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Re: locked out
« Reply #15 on: 20 September 2006, 12:14:26 »
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high cant get in the boot if i could i could open the bonnet as i always leave the middle section of the seats undone cheers..
Are you able expand on why you can't get in boot - is the lock jammed?
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« Reply #16 on: 20 September 2006, 12:45:47 »
To be honest I wouldn't use a battery charger......they have a bit of a nasty non-smoothed output.

In the past I have used a battery and jump leads and just dobbed the positive onto the starter motor feed from under the engine bay.
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« Reply #17 on: 20 September 2006, 13:13:16 »
I don't understand why you can't open the boot. :-/
When this happened on my 96 P Reg Elite, I opened the boot, forced down the back seat, and had a volunteer (my wife) climb through and open the bonnet. Jump leads on the battery, problem solved.  ;)
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Re: locked out
« Reply #18 on: 20 September 2006, 13:22:52 »
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To be honest I wouldn't use a battery charger......they have a bit of a nasty non-smoothed output.
OK Smartie, a charger with a bloody great capacitor....
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« Reply #19 on: 20 September 2006, 14:26:24 »
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To be honest I wouldn't use a battery charger......they have a bit of a nasty non-smoothed output.
OK Smartie, a charger with a bloody great capacitor....

I doubt the rectifier diodes in them would cope then.....
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« Reply #20 on: 20 September 2006, 14:42:51 »
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To be honest I wouldn't use a battery charger......they have a bit of a nasty non-smoothed output.
OK Smartie, a charger with a bloody great capacitor....

I doubt the rectifier diodes in them would cope then.....
One of mine is so old, I reckon it will have plate rectifier  ;D
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Re: locked out
« Reply #21 on: 20 September 2006, 15:35:05 »
Thats what mine has....it buzzes like mad until you hit it!
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Re: locked out
« Reply #22 on: 20 September 2006, 15:37:48 »
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To be honest I wouldn't use a battery charger......they have a bit of a nasty non-smoothed output.

In the past I have used a battery and jump leads and just dobbed the positive onto the starter motor feed from under the engine bay.

That's how I got into mine, once....
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Re: locked out
« Reply #23 on: 20 September 2006, 15:47:54 »
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Thats what mine has....it buzzes like mad until you hit it!
yup, thats the one!
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Re: locked out
« Reply #24 on: 20 September 2006, 23:05:58 »
from memory when I got into my old miggy (pre-facelift) in this way, I seem to remember that when turning the key in the driver's door lock you had to turn it to the rear of the car to get past the resistance - isn't that the way you normally turn it to lock the door? It then freed up at the end of travel, could then turn the key back to vertical and to the end of the travel clockwise to unlock.

then again that was a few months ago and I've not needed to do it since!
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Re: locked out
« Reply #25 on: 21 September 2006, 14:44:21 »
Just been out and tried my drivers door -just inserted key and turned clockwise no problems.
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Re: locked out
« Reply #26 on: 21 September 2006, 15:36:40 »
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Just been out and tried my drivers door -just inserted key and turned clockwise no problems.
When battery OK, its easy to turn. When power is lost, you have no electrical assistance, and it is very stiff, esp if deadlocked...
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Re: locked out
« Reply #27 on: 21 September 2006, 15:42:50 »
high just to let you know i managed to get into the car i used the wifes key and really forced it i was afraid the key would snap but it didn't so cheers for all your help i will get a new battery so thanks.k j gurmin..
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Re: locked out
« Reply #28 on: 21 September 2006, 15:43:49 »
Glad you got it sorted :)
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Re: locked out
« Reply #29 on: 22 September 2006, 04:12:01 »
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high just to let you know i managed to get into the car i used the wifes key and really forced it i was afraid the key would snap but it didn't so cheers for all your help i will get a new battery so thanks.k j gurmin..

Good to know it worked..I recall fearing the worst when I tried it but it worked fine. ;)
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