My Chicago Garden

Figures…

As I posted in an earlier post I had invested in a battery isolator/combiner and some auxiliary battery capacity so I wouldn’t damage my vehicle electric system.  Well that system paid off in an unexpected way.  On my drive up to Chicago for my first day of work several weeks ago, my car lost all electrical systems. The dash went black and my car would not shift out of first gear (automatic).  After a few minutes I remembered I had the backup system that was intended to charge off the car and power my laptop system. It was never intended to power the car itself. But that’s what it did…perfectly.  I reached down and flipped the toggle switch and the car sprang back to life.  I was able to limp the car into my new place of work.

I was afraid that the car wouldn’t start when it came time to take it to the shop, but it did.  I played with it all the way to the shop, flipping the toggle off/on to make sure it was the car electric that was having problems. Sure enough. Without the backup system the car would simply not work.

Sometimes it does pay to be prepared!