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Re: oh 'dangle berries'
« Reply #30 on: 17 January 2011, 21:16:28 »
what would happen if i wore rubber gloves and rubber shoes, left the battery +ve on and just ripped the power sounder battery out?
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Re: oh 'dangle berries'
« Reply #31 on: 17 January 2011, 21:19:39 »
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what would happen if i wore rubber gloves and rubber shoes, left the battery +ve on and just ripped the power sounder battery out?
If it's still working it will scream at you till the batteries go flat.
The key on then disconnect main battery within 10 seconds bit tells the power sounder not to trigger as the battery is going to be disconnected, then you can remove it in silence.
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Re: oh 'dangle berries'
« Reply #32 on: 17 January 2011, 21:22:38 »
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what would happen if i wore rubber gloves and rubber shoes, left the battery +ve on and just ripped the power sounder battery out?
If it's still working it will scream at you till the batteries go flat.
The key on then disconnect main battery within 10 seconds bit tells the power sounder not to trigger as the battery is going to be disconnected, then you can remove it in silence.

Mine continued to spontaneously 'sound-off' following removal, until it was dropped into a bucket water.....`very satisfying; having endured weeks of it`s false alarms (night and day). ;D
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Re: oh 'dangle berries'
« Reply #33 on: 17 January 2011, 21:25:51 »
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what would happen if i wore rubber gloves and rubber shoes, left the battery +ve on and just ripped the power sounder battery out?
If it's still working it will scream at you till the batteries go flat.
The key on then disconnect main battery within 10 seconds bit tells the power sounder not to trigger as the battery is going to be disconnected, then you can remove it in silence.

Mine continued to spontaneously 'sound-off' following removal, until it was dropped into a bucket water.....`very satisfying; having endured weeks of it`s false alarms (night and day). ;D
Must have been thirsty. ;D
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Re: oh 'dangle berries'
« Reply #34 on: 17 January 2011, 23:02:13 »
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what would happen if i wore rubber gloves and rubber shoes, left the battery +ve on and just ripped the power sounder battery out?

I don't think you would get the battery out, its sealed inside the unit and requires some cutting to get out. To replace the batteries is not difficult, once its open, however I wonder if the answer is not to simply fit a properly rated fuse in the feed line to it. A simple in line fuse holder like we used to use for radios etc, would stop the car battery discharging through any short, while leaving the sounder working.

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Re: oh 'dangle berries'
« Reply #35 on: 17 January 2011, 23:55:09 »
For those who are going to disconnect their power sounder.
Afaik - disconnection wont prevent it from catching fire. It needs to be removed from the car altogether, and have the batteries removed. :y
« Last Edit: 17 January 2011, 23:55:28 by albitz »
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« Reply #36 on: 17 January 2011, 23:59:50 »
so sorry to hear about this mate, i know i'd be absolutely gutted if it happened to mine. just hope you get some form of payout to get a replacement miggy soon. not heard of this before and its quite scary to say the least!
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Re: oh 'dangle berries'
« Reply #37 on: 18 January 2011, 00:23:31 »


For those who are not aware of this, here is a link that will show you how to disconnect your power sounder. However, if you are going this far it would be safer all round to remove it completely from the car and discard it safely.
Don't leave it lying in your garage they can still self combust.

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1220198611
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Re: oh 'dangle berries'
« Reply #38 on: 18 January 2011, 00:29:25 »
i am so sorry to see that, that's gotta be devastating, i went to remove mine on advice from the forum only to find it had already been removed and this is in a car that has only ever been serviced by vauxhall (or opel! over here) so quite clearly a cause for concern if they didn't even want to put one back in (although it's a swiss car and maybe car theft isn't a high priority there!)
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Re: oh 'dangle berries'
« Reply #39 on: 18 January 2011, 07:52:14 »
Sorry for your loss Mantagte, I'd be totally gutted if that were to happen to mine as I'm sure anyone on here would.

I had mine removed a few years ago due to it making chirping noises, been meaning to get it replaced ever since as I get no alarm sound at all now. But I never knew there was such an issue with the unit.

Slightly worried now as I can't remember what I did with it, it was in the boot for ages but it could be in my shed or house now!!  :'(  I better try find it!

Wonder why my horn does not go off either though?
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Re: oh 'dangle berries'
« Reply #40 on: 18 January 2011, 09:39:36 »
exactly the reason why on all 3 of ours i have removed it!
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Re: oh 'dangle berries'
« Reply #41 on: 18 January 2011, 09:51:20 »
my sounder was disconnected when I got the car but I did not realise that the batterys inside can still ignite without help from the main battery,job for later today methinks.
sorry for your loss mantagte,hope the insurance compnay see you right
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Re: oh 'dangle berries'
« Reply #42 on: 18 January 2011, 09:58:01 »
right must remember to remove mine and safely store it under the wifes side of the bed ;D
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Re: oh 'dangle berries'
« Reply #43 on: 18 January 2011, 09:59:12 »
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i am so sorry to see that, that's gotta be devastating, i went to remove mine on advice from the forum only to find it had already been removed and this is in a car that has only ever been serviced by vauxhall (or opel! over here) so quite clearly a cause for concern if they didn't even want to put one back in (although it's a swiss car and maybe car theft isn't a high priority there!)

Assuming yours is LHD I wouldn't be surprised if it simply never had one; AFAIK they're there for the Thatcham CAT1 alarm certification, which doesn't exist in mainland Europe (or anywhere but England) as far as I know.
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Re: oh 'dangle berries'
« Reply #44 on: 18 January 2011, 10:36:38 »
Are all the Mig alarms with power sounder CAT1 then? I have mine down as CAT2 on insurance because thats what I thought it was.
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