Phoon508 Member 188 Member For: 13y 9m 10d Posted 03/05/15 04:53 AM Posted 03/05/15 04:53 AM I believe old mate Nicholas Cage has a similar looking button on his gear knob.
Phoon508 Member 188 Member For: 13y 9m 10d Posted 03/05/15 04:54 AM Posted 03/05/15 04:54 AM Unfortunately my typhoon mustn't have gotten the nos option from factory. 1
"Captain Retard" Member 1,417 Member For: 12y 4m 16d Gender: Male Location: Shellharbour NSW Posted 03/05/15 04:57 AM Author Posted 03/05/15 04:57 AM I knew I was pushing my luck sticking a photo of that button up........sigh!!!
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Legacy Donating Member 19,334 Member For: 20y 11m 26d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 03/05/15 05:05 AM Posted 03/05/15 05:05 AM Start with that button mate, find out what it does and how it's wired. 1
Wilko16 Legacy Donating Member 1,672 Member For: 18y 9m 28d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 03/05/15 05:12 AM Posted 03/05/15 05:12 AM I think you have an aftermarket alarm or immobiliser installed...And that button will be a reset or backup or some other strange operationPull the lower part of the dash off and trace that button, might find another fuse somewhere 1
"Captain Retard" Member 1,417 Member For: 12y 4m 16d Gender: Male Location: Shellharbour NSW Posted 03/05/15 05:25 AM Author Posted 03/05/15 05:25 AM Yeah I'll have a go tomorrow and leave the battery on trickle charge overnight.Wilko are you sure about the 30-50 (0.03-0.05 amps)milliamps or is it 300-500 (0.3-0.5 amps) milliamps draw?Because I have about 300 milliamps (0.3 amps) draw.
Wilko16 Legacy Donating Member 1,672 Member For: 18y 9m 28d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 03/05/15 07:46 AM Posted 03/05/15 07:46 AM Well a 400ma current being drawn is the same as a 5w globe glowing constantly Should be aiming for less than 0.1amp (100 milliamps)I'll go out and test my car and see what I get [emoji106] 1
"Captain Retard" Member 1,417 Member For: 12y 4m 16d Gender: Male Location: Shellharbour NSW Posted 04/05/15 12:33 AM Author Posted 04/05/15 12:33 AM How'd you go Wilko with the battery draw test???
Wilko16 Legacy Donating Member 1,672 Member For: 18y 9m 28d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 04/05/15 09:37 AM Posted 04/05/15 09:37 AM 220 milliamps So was higher than I thought... but my brain is still grinding it's gears, trying to think of a solution for you Did you trace that little red button yet ? 1
"Captain Retard" Member 1,417 Member For: 12y 4m 16d Gender: Male Location: Shellharbour NSW Posted 04/05/15 10:24 AM Author Posted 04/05/15 10:24 AM Thanks mate your a champ!No I didn't trace the button yet, I've had the battery on a trickle charge for the last 24hrs.I will wait until the battery is back to full strength then get stuck into it.On nightshifts atm.My plan is to trace the red button wires and find out what that alarm inside the car is connected to, will do it sometime this week.Thanks again Wilko[emoji7]
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