Battery Backup Guide

monkeyteeth asked:


it has been on for 4 months now and its really pissing me off.for work purposes its ok and im not bothered being tracked
its just i want to use it on the weekends so i dont want to remove it or damage it.thought about taking the fuse out but have an idea thats its on a battery backup.any ideas welcome

OneProudRican716 asked:


APC, i am looking for the website where i can order from them a Chrome gas door, i cant find them anywhere for my car (1996 Honda Civic) if anyon knows it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

rh2racing asked:


On the latest Ford Mustangs the windows drop down a bit when you open the door. They say it is to make a better seal for enhanced quietness. What happens if the battery fails? You wouldn’t be able to open the door to pop the hood to jump the car. Does it have a battery backup or anything that would allow it to work? Also if the window motor fails (this has happened to me in two different cars) how would you get the door open?
I should clarify by also saying READ THE QUESTION. The window drops down in allow the door to be opened. If you don’t know what the new Mustangs are like Please do not try to answer.

SFVStyle asked:


I have a ‘99 volvo S80 with the security package (including an interior motion sensor, inclination sensor, and primary battery/ backup battery powered alarm). If a tow truck driver were to tow my car the alarm would go off, it’s very sensitive. Is there anything they could do to my car to stop the alarm while it’s going off? Otherwise the person would have to deal with the alarm for quite a while. This is obviously speaking in terms of towing I didn’t authorize, no one wants to come back and find their car missing from where they left it.
They wouldn’t be able to get at the fuses though, because it’s locked. I mean I figure they’re not going to care about an alarm going off. And it has a backup battery, so when the main battery power gets to a certain level the backup takes over. It obviously doesn’t have the same capacity as the main batt though, but can keep the signals flashing for 24 hours cuz the siren doesn’t stay on the whole time (or so I’ve read). I guess the tow truck driver wouldn’t care, but I pity the poor sucker who’s sitting in the impount lot
Not that I park illegally though anymore than I have to- but I do live in LA and am in Hollywood alot, and there’s never any parking there so you can get the picture. Everyone in LA has to illegally park sometimes, but I try not to leave my car there that long.

djchill08 asked:


Im planning on doing it. Installing a home security system that has door sensors and a motion senor inside my ultilty van that is full of equipment. The system can run on either 120AC or 12VDC (stated as backup battery since installing them in vehicles is never really talked about) anyone have any tips or suggestions? will it run my battery dead? does it pull much power? will it work?