New Disco Stops!! Mrs swift not happy---

**Pedro_The_Swift** · 5th April 2006, 06:30 PM

'tis true,,
it failed to proceed.
stopped at a chemist came out,, no go.
Racq arrives, tests battery, A OK!

then he says something really weird---

"lets push the car down there--"

so we pushed,,

and low and behold the car starts!

it seems Series II's have a little problem with power lines,,,,

park under one big enough and oggniB!
no start, or even door lock.

Was THAT one well documented Inc?

:wink:

**drivesafe** · 5th April 2006, 06:39 PM

Actually pedro, was it an Amcal chemist.

There is something to do with their security scanners at the entrance that plays up with the discos.

There are a number of things that will do it.

I have a set of Sennheiser wireless headphones and they stop everything within 20 metres of the base transmitter from unlocking or locking.

**Pedro_The_Swift** · 5th April 2006, 06:44 PM

Originally posted by drivesafe
Actually pedro, was it an Amcal chemist.

There is something to do with their security scanners at the entrance that plays up with the discos.

There are a number of things that will do it.

I have a set of Sennheiser wireless headphones and they stop everything within 20 metres of the base transmitter from unlocking or locking.

8O
you ARE good Tim,,,
yes it was an amcal,,

funny though,, the car started outside the chemist ( heres where I cop it---) and we drove it 50metres to a servo

ops: where it didnt start

I kinda didnt want to mention the servo

ops: :roll:

**Pedro_The_Swift** · 5th April 2006, 06:45 PM

so,, am I reading your reply right--- its the locking mechanism that wont let the car start??

**weeds** · 5th April 2006, 06:46 PM

gee best you dont do any of those trackes under the really big power llines

**DeeJay** · 5th April 2006, 06:47 PM

The RACV even had an article saying not to park out the front of the Inverloch Post Office- same thing, and the local RACV patrolman just tows it 100m away.
BTW a professional photographer mate of mine used to take his remote camera unit down to the park and activate it- the remote planes just fell out of the sky. His idea of fun.. :?

**Bytemrk** · 5th April 2006, 06:47 PM

8O 8O 8O 8O

Bugger.....

Never had that happen to me............................yet!

Maybe you should have bought one with a sunroof Pedro...

... easier to spot those power lines :roll:

Mark

PS. Pedro... I replied to your CDL PM a few days ago.... but it's still sitting in my outbox.... they tell me that's cause you haven't read it yet :?

**one_iota** · 5th April 2006, 06:52 PM

Electrickery....

I have heard this before but dismissed it as an Urban Myth 8O

The other one that causes consternation is the proximity of the GSM mobile phone to the cars brain.. 8O :?

**noddy** · 5th April 2006, 06:55 PM

I was reading the manual of the Defender the other day (same immobilizer as the D2) and it operates off (from memory) 800Mhz band.

I am sure someone will confirm, but interference in that bandwidth will affect the entire system (doors, immobiliser etc).

Will try and find that section in the manual again..... :?

**noddy** · 5th April 2006, 06:59 PM

Originally posted by one_iota

The other one that causes consternation is the proximity of the GSM mobile phone to the cars brain.. 8O :?

GSM operates off the 900Mhz spectrum, CDMA 800MHz, so they are not far off what the immobilser is running off.

Something for the Aust Communications Authority (ACA) as I thought that spectrum was licensed :?

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