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Originally Posted by Toxic_Avenger

Hmmm I see.
Are your concerns aesthetic or technical?

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Aesthetic partly..

Just make sure the relay can drain sitting at 90 degrees.. or it may fill up...

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Originally Posted by Toxic_Avenger

This also has the benefit of allowing battery disconnect with 1 cable as opposed to 3. The puma can be a bit cantakerous with the battery disconnect sequence, and I haven't had problems with it, but this will mean I can easily hit that 17s disconnect window after unlocking the car.

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Puma Defenders have a battery disconnect sequence?

Also I love your work!

Yeah mate.
1) Lock car.
2) Unlock car
3) Disconnect battery earth within 17s (according to fsm)
4) when you reconnect the key fob won't work. You need to start engine before you can use the fob. I think it need to recode itself or something... I'll dig up some info tonight .

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Originally Posted by Toxic_Avenger

Yeah mate.
1) Lock car.
2) Unlock car
3) Disconnect battery earth within 17s (according to fsm)
4) when you reconnect the key fob won't work. You need to start engine before you can use the fob. I think it need to recode itself or something... I'll dig up some info tonight .

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Amendment to above- FSM recommends:
1) Disconnect the battery ground cable.
2) Loosen the nut.
3) Turn the ignition key to the run position.
4) Turn the ignition key to the off position.
5) Within 17 seconds of turning the ignition key to the
off position, release the battery ground cable from
the battery.


So locking / unlocking not necessary. Cycle between Run and Off key positions before disconnect within 17s.

I didn't know that. Lucky nothing bad happened when I did it.

Achievement get: 3years of defender ownership as of 07.05.2017.

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Originally Posted by Toxic_Avenger

Achievement get: 3years of defender ownership as of 07.05.2017.

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Give the boy a Kewpie Doll.

Congratulations Mitch. Mine was last Christmas eve.

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Originally Posted by cuppabillytea

I didn't know that. Lucky nothing bad happened when I did it.

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I must admit to being guilty of knowing about it, but still ignoring it completely every time I disconnect the battery. Can't say I've ever had a problem with it.

Cheers,
Jon

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Originally Posted by Toxic_Avenger

Amendment to above- FSM recommends:1) Disconnect the battery ground cable.2) Loosen the nut.3) Turn the ignition key to the run position.4) Turn the ignition key to the off position.5) Within 17 seconds of turning the ignition key to theoff position, release the battery ground cable fromthe battery.So locking / unlocking not necessary. Cycle between Run and Off key positions before disconnect within 17s.

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I think the amendment needs an amendment.[bigsmile1]
Delete item 1 as this is a heading for the procedure. The procedure is:
1)Loosen the nut of the ground cable. (don't disconnect yet).
2)Turn the ignition key to the run position.
3)Turn the ignition key to the off position.
4)Within 17 seconds of turning the ignition key to theoff position, release the battery ground cable from the battery.
This is the procedure in the workshop manual.

Yeah, I read it and thought it sounded a bit odd. Guilty of the old copypasta from the FM (as in RTFM).
It's like the old story about how to disarm a bomb- 1) Cut the red and blue wires. 2) But first, cut the black wire.
The devil is in the detail.