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Old 06-24-2009, 09:32 PM   #97 (permalink)
Istas
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My handbrake's loose too. I tightened it once, guess I'll do it again. I at least can access it by removing the plastic armrest in between the two front seats and tightening it there.

So, I wired the MPGuino directly into the battery, even making my own crappy ring connector out of sheet metal, putting a 3-amp fuse in line with the power, and wiring in a switch too. Hooked it all up, turned on the switch (which has a little LED indicator to tell when it's on), plugged it in, it works just fine.

Until I beep the horn, and it reboots. What the f**k?!

I'm going to learn what I need to learn to wire something into the power line that'll hopefully smooth that out enough so it doesn't happen (like a capacitor (or two?), and possibly an 8 volt regulator so the one on the circuit board of the device doesn't produce as much heat on its own), but the nearest Radio Shack is an hour away. I'll just avoid using my horn on the trip home (not that I usually use it anyway).
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