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Just pulled one out of my new vehicle. What a pile of junk.
What are these?
They make your car evil https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/KITT#KARR
(I know, I'm old)
24 watts is quite a lot of continuous power for a small device with no airflow or other cooling. What on earth was it doing, besides cooking itself?
Theoretically tracking my car if it had been stolen, if I had paid for the subscription, that is. Supposed to also have a glass break sensor and interrupt the starter in cases of break in, but I've heard these functions are less than reliable.
this post was submitted on 09 Aug 2023
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