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Nothing to see here people, move along. · by DJ » Mon May 16, 2005 3:35 pm

Can you jump start a car with a alarm / immobliser (no clue of its on it not, the batterys dead) cause I heard it you do try to it the alarm will d/c the engine electrics.

by **Lanius** » Mon May 16, 2005 3:38 pm

Depends on the make / type of alarm.

Nothing to see here people, move along. · by DJ » Mon May 16, 2005 3:39 pm

Lanius wrote:Depends on the make / type of alarm.

Dunno, its A Unidem one

MY KE70'S · by **pervert** » Mon May 16, 2005 3:53 pm

I used to jump start my VR4 with a Uniden alarm in it all the time, because I hardly drove it the alarm kept flattening the battery, it got jump started maybe 20 times, and never caused a problem.

Alarm was a Uniden VS2600.

by **Lanius** » Mon May 16, 2005 3:54 pm

It should be fine. Make sure you use the "computer safe" jumper cables (they have an additional fuse in the middle that will blow if it overcharges).

I've jump started plenty of cars with alarms ... never had a problem.

by **B ROWDY** » Mon May 16, 2005 4:33 pm

Jumping anything should be fine...........as long as its not Ginge :twisted:

MY KE70'S · by **pervert** » Mon May 16, 2005 4:44 pm

SERABABY wrote:Jumping anything should be fine...........as long as its not Ginge

Best quote for the week...

by **Adamal** » Mon May 16, 2005 5:04 pm

pervert wrote:
SERABABY wrote:Jumping anything should be fine...........as long as its not Ginge

Best quote for the week...

Hahahah agreed!

Good thing I'm dark blonde

by **Lloyd** » Mon May 16, 2005 9:57 pm

Lanius wrote:It should be fine. Make sure you use the "computer safe" jumper cables (they have an additional fuse in the middle that will blow if it overcharges).

That would be a surge protector in the middle. More of a capacitor than a fuse

And you should be able to jump start it assuming you have the remote for the alarm. Generally if you put the jumper leads on the alarm will sometimes be set as its just had its power cut so its a protection setup. When you give it power it sets itself so you push the button on the remote and the alarm is off, start the car as usual.

If the alarm isn't set when you put the leads on then just start the car.

by **Lanius** » Tue May 17, 2005 9:33 am

I'm no electronics whizz, but I thought a capacitor stored power and released it in pulses as it builds up ... ?
*shrug*

You get the idea

by **peas** » Tue May 17, 2005 3:02 pm

Thats what a capacitor does but it also removes spikes (unless it is full). They dont always lose their charge quickly, it depends on what is drawing the charge from the capacitor.

And yeah... best steer clear of the ginge

by **B ROWDY** » Tue May 17, 2005 3:08 pm

Adamal wrote:
pervert wrote:
SERABABY wrote:Jumping anything should be fine...........as long as its not Ginge

Best quote for the week...

Hahahah agreed!

Good thing I'm dark blonde

Thank you, thank you very much............. :twisted:

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