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Offline russ-vdub

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Jump start busted my MFA
« on: 30 March 2008, 14:26 »
I got a flat battery the other day cos forgot the interior light and side lights were on the whole 3hours i was working on my motor, jump started it, now my MFA just has a blank screen  :angry:  anyone have this before, if so is just a case of disconnecting and then reconnecting the battery? or has something blown that i can't see?

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Offline lordbigsack

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Re: Jump start busted my MFA
« Reply #1 on: 30 March 2008, 17:12 »
My MFA has always started working again after leaving the battery disconnected for a couple of hours. 

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Re: Jump start busted my MFA
« Reply #2 on: 30 March 2008, 17:29 »
cool, off comes the neg terminal :)

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Re: Jump start busted my MFA
« Reply #3 on: 31 March 2008, 10:59 »
yep worked a treat :) was sooo happy to see it come back to life again!

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Re: Jump start busted my MFA
« Reply #4 on: 31 March 2008, 11:27 »
Mines done that, I just pulled out the fuse (cant remember which one  :rolleyes:) and after about a minute put it back and the jobs a good un  :wink:

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Re: Jump start busted my MFA
« Reply #5 on: 31 March 2008, 11:30 »
strange init, ecu must trip it out to protect mode or something when its jump started, hell of a lot of volts and amperage goin through it i should think..

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Re: Jump start busted my MFA
« Reply #6 on: 03 April 2008, 18:21 »
Your lucky... My battery was disconnected for a couple of weeks and the MFA LCD's have leaked, sending half the screen black   :cry:


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Re: Jump start busted my MFA
« Reply #7 on: 04 April 2008, 09:13 »
oh mate comiserations go out to you, i'd feel naked without my mfa!