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XR~ADZ
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 Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 11:07 am Post subject: trickle charging an EF Falcon |
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Hi all.
As the title suggests, i need to trickly charge the Falcon (dead battery)
Apart from removing the caps on the battery, are there any other things i should know / do before i charge the beast??
Dont wanna fry my ECU or anything..... |
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4.9 EF Futura
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| Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 11:09 am Post subject: |
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| Any reason you need to leave it in the car? |
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XR~ADZ
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| Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 11:13 am Post subject: |
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its not completley dead - dont wanna loose my fault codes.
went thru a real annoying time last time had to reset the codes.... |
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| Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 11:15 am Post subject: |
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| when ours is flat, we just link it upto the battery charger..and make sure noone gets into the car or anything.... |
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XR~ADZ
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| Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 11:16 am Post subject: |
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thats all i wanna do.
I just wanted to make sure its okay to do it to an EF??? |
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Disco Frank
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| Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 5:50 pm Post subject: |
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yer basicall remove the leads off the battery and hook up the charger!
as for fualt codes they should come back anyways...
or if you are real worried all u do is modify a ciggy plug to carry a 9 volt battery and plug that in. this shoudl put power through the ecu and keep fault/radio codes etc stored |
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| Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 6:07 pm Post subject: |
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we just leave the cable connected...hasnt done any damage yet
**touch wood** |
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| Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 11:03 pm Post subject: |
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Good thinkin Disco Frank. You might need to put a diode in series with the 9V battery to Idiot proof it so you dont blow the 9V battery up when you re-connect the car battery. Have you tried 9V battery trick
You shouln't need to take the caps off the battery they are vented anyway
unless your battery is totally sealed.
Just make sure the battery is topped up with de-mineralised water before charging and put the caps back on.
If you are going to charge with the leads still on it probably wouln't be a bad idea to connect the negative charger lead to a good earth on the block.
You've got the right idea trickle charging a totally dead battery you need to bring them back from the afterlife gently.
good luck |
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Disco Frank
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| Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 11:53 pm Post subject: |
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| stikky wrote: | Good thinkin Disco Frank. You might need to put a diode in series with the 9V battery to Idiot proof it so you dont blow the 9V battery up when you re-connect the car battery. Have you tried 9V battery trick
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me nope saw it ona car show in WA called it a "code saver"
dunno how well it works yet to try it
every time i dc my battery it only 1 code i have to put in and thats radio and takes all of 2 secs! |
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| Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 7:25 am Post subject: |
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| You should be able to buy one over the counter at Repco or bursons or the like just plug it into the cig lighter socket |
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