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Thread Author: Bobby Replies: 10
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 Thu 8 Jan 26 16:24 
 Power pack question - Bobby
MIL 2014 Hyundai needs battery changed. I am anticipating she doesn’t have the radio code.

I have a power pack for jump starting cars. If I attach that to the positive and negative leads before removing the existing battery, will that keep enough power in the system to maintain radio code until I connect the new battery up?
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 Thu 8 Jan 26 16:38 
 Power pack question - Ted

Should do, I always used to keep a car 'live' with jump leads to a spare battery or donor car when changing s battery.

Just keep the,now loose positive terminal away from any earth once removed.

Ted
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 Thu 8 Jan 26 17:45 
 Power pack question - carmalade
You can do it that way , but be careful the leads don’t get in the way and short out . Don’t think the radio will be coded .
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 Thu 8 Jan 26 17:58 
 Power pack question - Robin O'Reliant
>> You can do it that way , but be careful the leads don’t get in
>> the way and short out . Don’t think the radio will be coded .
>>

Do people still nick radios? Obviously if you've got a super hi tech upgrade fitted, but as every car now comes with a radio as standard and I should think the market for used ones is pretty small.
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 Thu 8 Jan 26 18:08 
 Power pack question - carmalade
Plenty of vehicles still use security coded radios , but they are matched to the vehicle vin number . So they won’t work in another car .
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 Thu 8 Jan 26 18:56 
 Power pack question - Bobby
Cheers guys.
Searched the glovebox and FIL had the service book, handbook and everything in there. There is no mention of either a radio code or needing a radio code so might not need this approach after all.
But if it’s easy enough to do I might still attach the pack.

Cheers again
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 Thu 8 Jan 26 19:18 
 Power pack question - bathtub tom
>> vehicle vin number .

Duncan, DUNCAN!
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 Thu 8 Jan 26 20:57 
 Power pack question - Fullchat
Agreed. Radio codes have long gone.
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 Fri 9 Jan 26 05:55 
 Power pack question - Duncan
>> >> vehicle vin number .
>>
>> Duncan, DUNCAN!
>>

I know, I know.

You turn your back for a minute and the place goes to pot.

Serious question. Anybody got a Brompton bike they want to sell?
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 Fri 9 Jan 26 09:26 
 Power pack question - Bromptonaut
>> Serious question. Anybody got a Brompton bike they want to sell?

Neither of ours are available.
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 Fri 9 Jan 26 11:43 
 Power pack question - VxFan
>> Serious question. Anybody got a Brompton bike they want to sell?

Shirley you mean bicycle?
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