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The Workshop => Audio / Security / Electrical => Topic started by: uktotty on January 15, 2010, 01:01

Title: Word of Warning
Post by: uktotty on January 15, 2010, 01:01
If like me, your MR2 has been laid up due to the snow, use an optimate.
If you battery dies to the level mine did, your alarm will go off at midnight waking all the neighbours and then you cant open the door or turn it off due to the fact your battery is dead.
Just to let you know, keep it charged or take it out.
Title: Re: Word of Warning
Post by: custardavenger on January 15, 2010, 08:53
LOL. your neighbours really love you and your car don't they.
Title: Re: Word of Warning
Post by: Anonymous on January 15, 2010, 09:12
Lollerskates  s:lol: :lol: s:lol:   s:lol: :lol: s:lol:   s:lol: :lol: s:lol:


Reminds me of the call Mark got from Chris when we were in the middle of Demon Tweeks  s:D :D s:D
Title: Re: Word of Warning
Post by: uktotty on January 15, 2010, 10:54
This is of course after I relocated the alarm to make it as loud as I possibly could!
Title: Re: Word of Warning
Post by: markiii on January 15, 2010, 12:08
Quote from: "Dan M"Lollerskates  s:lol: :lol: s:lol:   s:lol: :lol: s:lol:   s:lol: :lol: s:lol:


Reminds me of the call Mark got from Chris when we were in the middle of Demon Tweeks  s:D :D s:D

yes trying to explain to my rather mechanically inept Mrs where in teh garage to find a spanner (what a spanner actually is) how to manually unlock the car and disconnect the battery in the cold and dark with teh neighbours giving her dirty looks was an experience I have no wish to repeat  :-) :-) :-)
Title: Re: Word of Warning
Post by: mrzwei on January 15, 2010, 15:58
 s:lol: :lol: s:lol:  Top thread!
Seriously, my old battery has got to the 'clicking point' on serveral occasions having been left without starting up. So at what point is the alarm set off? I've not seen this posted before.
Title: Re: Word of Warning
Post by: markiii on January 15, 2010, 16:09
when teh battery is so dead teh alarm thinks someone pulled power to kill your alarm

the alarm then uses its internal battery to sound off
Title: Re: Word of Warning
Post by: Anonymous on January 15, 2010, 16:58
Quote from: "markiii"when the battery is so dead the alarm thinks someone pulled power to kill your alarm

the alarm then uses its internal battery to sound off


Is there any way you could tap into that power and use it as a booster to get the car started?


(Yes I am taking the pee   s:lol: :lol: s:lol:  )