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Dis-car-nect

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  • 06-05-2005 2:54pm
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    Dades
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,558 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Anyone use one of these?

    Dis-car-nect

    Little gizmo that disconnects your starter motor from the battery with the twist of a knob. Acts as a cheap immobiliser and also stops any battery drain you might have going on.

    Anyone seen them on sale in Ireland, Halfords maybe?

    CHEERS!


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    De Hipster
    Registered Users Posts: 1,160 ✭✭✭De Hipster


    The Atheist wrote:
    Anyone use one of these?

    Dis-car-nect

    Little gizmo that disconnects your starter motor from the battery with the twist of a knob. Acts as a cheap immobiliser and also stops any battery drain you might have going on.

    Anyone seen them on sale in Ireland, Halfords maybe?

    CHEERS!


    If it cuts the battery, does it not also disengage the brain & alarm systems?!


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    Alun
    Registered Users Posts: 21,464 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    De Hipster wrote:
    If it cuts the battery, does it not also disengage the brain & alarm systems?!
    If you'd actually taken time to read the link you will have discovered that there is a 16A fuse wired in parallel with the switch that will allow the brain (sic) to still work, but which will blow when anyone attempts to start the car.


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    Alun
    Registered Users Posts: 21,464 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    The Atheist wrote:
    Anyone use one of these?

    Dis-car-nect

    Little gizmo that disconnects your starter motor from the battery with the twist of a knob. Acts as a cheap immobiliser and also stops any battery drain you might have going on.
    Actually it won't, as there is a 16A fuse in parallel with it to keep the alarm, clock, radio settings etc. intact. This will blow as soon as anyone tries to start the car. You could, of course, remove the fuse yourself, I guess, but unless you really enjoy reprogramming your radio and clock every time you start your car it doesn't sound like a good idea. Some cars' ECUs can lose iinformation too if the battery remains unconnected for too long which will force them into a recalibration mode every time.


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    Dades
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,558 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dades


    De Hipster wrote:
    If it cuts the battery, does it not also disengage the brain & alarm systems?!
    In my car the "brain" sits behind the wheel and the alarm system is an LED light attached to nothing but a couple or wires. ;)

    That said my car is 33 yrs old. I guess the battery drain stopper is only an "option" to those who don't have stuff that needs to be kept alive.

    I still think the cheap "immobiliser" bit is cute though.


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