My Almost Dead V1 Moment

[Ace_Racer]

Well I almost had a horrifying experience today with my Valerie. I went into the store to get groceries and things and when I came out I went to turn my Valerie on and nothing. No quick flash on the remote display to indicate some power source. So I spend hours checking and rechecking the knobs and phone lines.

Well after a pain staking stomach turning 4 hours I decided to check the connecting wires underneath (extensions basically 2 wires connected by those white connector things) and sure enough one of them had come loose somehow I still can't figure out how only that my foot must have pulled it out or something. I tried a new cigarette adapter ( from my 3.863) and nothing. I figured it out by using the concealed displays short cord and testing it in which it powered up but when I used the straight ones hardwired underneath the car it failed to work. So I am happy me and my girl are all right. I almost thought I was going to be attending a very sad funeral here



Ace

[pronacyk]

Wow, that's pretty sad (in more ways than one) :P

[Ace_Racer]

HEY!

Watch It Man!



Ace

[erickonphoenix]

I named my V1 "Valerie" too.

[bauzer71487]

That's good that you figured it out. . .


1st thing you check. Physical connections.

[Rottman]

I named my V1 "Valerie" too.

:shock: :shock:

[jmorton10]

Well after a pain staking stomach turning 4 hours

LOL. it took you 4 hours to figure out it wasn't getting 12v power??

Good thing you're not an auto mechanic............


~John

[Ace_Racer]

Yeah I know well it was mainly due in part to that I kept switching units back and forth and checking e-mail and stuff. I didn't actually sit there for 4 hours debating what it was but between my other tasks it was about 4 hours.

Still I am not mechanically inclined though

Ace

[Switchback]

Well after a pain staking stomach turning 4 hours

LOL. it took you 4 hours to figure out it wasn't getting 12v power??

Good thing you're not an auto mechanic............


~John

Thats our wonderful education system at work.

here is 4 simple words to live by also known as the acronym "K-I-S-S"

"Keep It Simple, Stupid"