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Calling all Tech 2 owners
« on: 31 March 2013, 17:21:28 »
All pie in the sky but I've got a mate who owns a garage. He has sat on the shelf an GM tech 2. It's been there since he took on the garage. He says it doesn't work and has offered it to me but I haven't a clue who to take it to for repair. I don't know nothing more than that about it. So before I part with a good price for it can anybody tell me where it can be repaired.
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Re: Calling all Tech 2 owners
« Reply #1 on: 31 March 2013, 20:58:57 »
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Re: Calling all Tech 2 owners
« Reply #2 on: 31 March 2013, 21:10:01 »
Well all I can say is I'm looking at paying that price........ minus the 1 at the front and less 199 quid.
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Re: Calling all Tech 2 owners
« Reply #3 on: 31 March 2013, 21:12:08 »
Quote from: doz on 31 March 2013, 21:10:01
Well all I can say is I'm looking at paying that price........ minus the 1 at the front and less 199 quid.
At that price I Think I'd be willing to take a punt... Might be something simple :-\
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Re: Calling all Tech 2 owners
« Reply #4 on: 31 March 2013, 21:31:27 »
Yep. It's worth it. I know it's got lots of leads and vauxhall modules. However it be a whole lot better if I can get it fixed
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Re: Calling all Tech 2 owners
« Reply #5 on: 31 March 2013, 21:57:53 »
Bargain  :y

Hope you get it working ok mate
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Re: Calling all Tech 2 owners
« Reply #6 on: 31 March 2013, 23:20:42 »
What kind of batteries does Tech2 use?

If NiCd they don't take kindly to being left discharged. Might be as simple as replacing a battery pack if it had been left unused for some time before your mate tried to use it :-\
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Re: Calling all Tech 2 owners
« Reply #7 on: 31 March 2013, 23:22:17 »
The dont have batteries - they take the power from the diag socket :y
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Re: Calling all Tech 2 owners
« Reply #8 on: 31 March 2013, 23:25:26 »
Quote from: Jimbob on 31 March 2013, 23:22:17
The dont have batteries - they take the power from the diag socket :y
Ahh. Scratch that theory then  ::)
Start off by checking for cable damage and blown fuses.
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Re: Calling all Tech 2 owners
« Reply #9 on: 01 April 2013, 08:59:46 »
Quote from: Jimbob on 31 March 2013, 23:22:17
The dont have batteries - they take the power from the diag socket :y
I'm thinking that it hasn't been tried on a car so has no power :-X ::) Hence why I'd definitely have a punt!
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Re: Calling all Tech 2 owners
« Reply #10 on: 01 April 2013, 11:20:40 »
Don`t know anything about these guys, but they do a lot of advertising on ebay regarding repairing of Tech2

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TECH-2-CLONE-REPAIRS-WE-CAN-REPAIR-YOUR-CHINESE-TECH-2-/250775846256?pt=UK_Diagnostic_Tools_Equipment&hash=item3a6367bd70
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Re: Calling all Tech 2 owners
« Reply #11 on: 01 April 2013, 12:10:26 »
Parts tend to be dear. The 32Mb card, for example, is around £300 - I've bought enough of the frakkers. Thats for a known working pattern. Its fusy on the type, have the correct spec is no guarantee it will work, sadly.

Some of the caps on the main board fail, sometimes taking out other things. Keyboards fail, as the ribbons degrade. Main lead tends to get pulled, and fail.

Could be anything.
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Re: Calling all Tech 2 owners
« Reply #12 on: 01 April 2013, 15:39:21 »
That's great but who fixes them? Surely garages don't just throw them in the bin?
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Re: Calling all Tech 2 owners
« Reply #13 on: 01 April 2013, 17:34:11 »
Quote from: doz on 01 April 2013, 15:39:21
That's great but who fixes them? Surely garages don't just throw them in the bin?
Why not. Tax deductable, and not a particularly expensive garage item ;)
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Re: Calling all Tech 2 owners
« Reply #14 on: 02 April 2013, 20:10:58 »
I put a new keypad on mine a year or two ago. Think it cost me £120 for the part.

If the cash is not too much of a problem then start low and see what the fella wants. You might just get a bargain that simply needs a clean.  ;)
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