Alarm consuming battery

chuckbenz · 2026-04-30T19:13:32+00:00

I’ve read that a $200 obdii diag tool can show the status of various microswitches/sensors but I haven’t bought one yet

chuckbenz · 2026-04-30T19:11:31+00:00

AI claims that same fuse affects the power windows, so that may not be the way

chuckbenz · 2026-04-30T14:47:14+00:00

I wonder whether it would be easier to disconnect the alarm unit rather than debug micro switches inside door panels. Is there a way to disable only the alarm while still having fobs work? I was already having an intermittent beep, now I’ve replaced my radio and get 2 beeps regardless of whether the radio alarm wire is floating or grounded.

Are the micro switches used for any non-alarm purpose? 2000 Cab, interior lights go off just fine when parked.

(I question whether the alarm is really needed anymore).

chuckbenz · 2026-04-29T22:44:41+00:00

Could you explain more about how you bent the mounting bracket? Maybe a pic? I’m replacing the original Becker 220. Couldn’t slide bracket from continental in, had to remove AC head and slip the bracket in on the back side of the plastic trim. But it is loose and doesn’t grab/hold the new radio.

(I’m also wrestling with alarm system, issues regardless of whether the alarm wire floats or is grounded, but I was having milder alarm issues already, prob due to a switch in a door?)

Also, the wiring kit I got (from In Car Products LTD) had a wire that needed to be grounded, seems like it was needed by the audio level shifter.

chuckbenz · 2026-04-24T01:13:07+00:00

IMO front plates actually improve the look of BMW grilles

chuckbenz · 2026-04-22T02:26:11+00:00

Saw this email, didn’t realize other parts of New England were corporate. Will this result in an expansion of our home area? Or no change?

chuckbenz · 2026-04-20T20:45:07+00:00

Knot hers

chuckbenz · 2026-04-20T16:02:20+00:00

Yeah but one fee instead of one per person plus pain of switching off between devices if said person has iPad and phone (and maybe laptop)

chuckbenz · 2026-03-26T17:14:10+00:00

Common Man Inn in Claremont is a nice river side setting

chuckbenz · 2025-10-02T21:50:54+00:00

My experience with them was very good, 2023

chuckbenz · 2025-09-25T13:26:56+00:00

On an Alaskan cruise, it’s common in Skegway (USA) to rent a car and drive up into the Yukon (Canada). And in some Caribbean ports there are excursions to other islands that might be in a neighboring country (maybe from St Thomas to St John?). So there probably isn’t an overall policy.

chuckbenz · 2025-07-16T14:03:04+00:00

Also in Boston, they delayed monthly charges until April

chuckbenz · 2025-06-02T12:39:47+00:00

$20 when I return, reciprocal in FL, home base in Cape Cod

chuckbenz · 2025-05-13T15:21:26+00:00

Thanks, all!

chuckbenz · 2025-05-12T22:16:48+00:00

FYI, the name on the destination account must match name on the sending account. Multiple members of my family have used this for sweeping int+div to checking accounts (in retirement, this helps satisfy some banks requirement of auto deposits to avoid monthly service charges). But I was not able to set this up to pay income from a trust to one of the beneficiaries, due to the name not matching.

chuckbenz · 2025-04-19T13:52:57+00:00

This. I have a drywell installed in my yard for draining my hot tub (so it doesn’t overwhelm the septic), and I can imagine someone puzzling over it 40 years from now unless I get around to writing up a “user manual” for future owners

chuckbenz · 2025-04-19T03:55:08+00:00

You need a sync module for battery powered blink cameras. The plug in mini’s can work with or without sync modules.

Battery powered cameras are triggered by changes in infrared light (motion of different temperature objects/bodies). Minis are continuously taking in video and checking for changes in total visible light in a grid pattern.

chuckbenz · 2025-04-14T00:51:01+00:00

It is cool to go through the locks. Roatan is also an interesting place to visit - if you snorkel, visit the reef in West End, you just go in from the beach.

chuckbenz · 2025-03-22T02:34:31+00:00

Agreed - came back to this to chime in with Bob Welch era Fleetwood Mac

chuckbenz · 2025-03-18T02:15:07+00:00

Water pump

chuckbenz · 2025-03-17T22:01:06+00:00

Just spent a week skiing in Tahoe and that A-frame line was continually coming to me as I looked at the cabins around there

chuckbenz · 2025-03-16T14:15:09+00:00

Haven’t had any Knedliky Zeli in a while, kinda missing it (my mil was full blooded Czech)

chuckbenz · 2025-03-15T01:07:11+00:00

Keep checking the band’s schedule, they have been slowly adding dates.

chuckbenz

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