On Thu, 14 Jan 2021 11:04:03 +0000
The Natural Philosopher  wrote:

>On 14/01/2021 09:23, Folderol wrote:

>> To get round that use a latching relay 'start' circuit, and when the
>> battery voltage gets too low unlatch the relay-  Zero power demand then.
>>
>>
>Its getting as complicated as a renewable energy grid though isn't it?

Oh come on now!
I designed my first latching relay/(manual)shutdown thing when I was about 10.
When I was in my early teens I did one that would automatically time out, using
one of those new-fanged transistor things and a cap.

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