Honda Car Forum

On Wed, 09 Jul 2003 23:56:31 GMT, <Gmlyle@scvnet.com> wrote:

>
>"Gary Seven" <garyluckynospam@nospa.yahoocom> wrote in message
>news:2cuogvcei0udi3h9mripuenaropvt1ofa6@4ax.com.. .
>> On Wed, 09 Jul 2003 15:15:42 -0400, "Elmo P. Shagnasty"
>> <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote:
>>
>> >In article <i2oogv0a61kadsjqn9140a4ruci1sr19a3@4ax.com>,
>> > Gary Seven <garyluckynospam@nospa.yahoocom> wrote:
>> >
>> >> This retired old guy working here doing odd jobs changed the batters
>> >> on the company's 1999 Odyssey. The display obviously wanted the radio
>> >> code. instead of finding the code he hit a few random buttons. Now
>> >> it says Code Erre on the radio. I tried entering the five digit code
>> >> and absolutly nothing happens. We have the card that gives the serial
>> >> number and code so the code is 100% correct. What the heck do we do
>> >> now? The manual says nothing about "code erre" on the display.
>> >
>> >Leave the radio on for an hour, then try again. The manual should
>> >mention that.
>>
>>
>> leave the thing on for an hour? Wouldn't that drain the battery we
>> just replaced?
>
>If you think that leaving a car radio on for an hour will make much of a
>dent in a fresh car battery I'd advise against calling anyone else "stupid."
>



yeah sure. I'd advise maybe something better to do with your time
than nic pick the usenet. The problem was solved by disconnecting the
battery and entering the code. Turn the ignition to power only, and
turn the radio on. Sure, that won't drain a thing. The electricity
comes from the sky - not the battery.

"Gary Seven" <garyluckynospam@nospa.yahoocom> wrote in message
news:231rgvsiivcgso0nj0o3b2023g7u6i2dan@4ax.com...
> On Wed, 09 Jul 2003 23:56:31 GMT, <Gmlyle@scvnet.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >"Gary Seven" <garyluckynospam@nospa.yahoocom> wrote in message
> >news:2cuogvcei0udi3h9mripuenaropvt1ofa6@4ax.com.. .
> >> On Wed, 09 Jul 2003 15:15:42 -0400, "Elmo P. Shagnasty"
> >> <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >In article <i2oogv0a61kadsjqn9140a4ruci1sr19a3@4ax.com>,
> >> > Gary Seven <garyluckynospam@nospa.yahoocom> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> This retired old guy working here doing odd jobs changed the batters
> >> >> on the company's 1999 Odyssey. The display obviously wanted the
radio
> >> >> code. instead of finding the code he hit a few random buttons. Now
> >> >> it says Code Erre on the radio. I tried entering the five digit
code
> >> >> and absolutly nothing happens. We have the card that gives the
serial
> >> >> number and code so the code is 100% correct. What the heck do we do
> >> >> now? The manual says nothing about "code erre" on the display.
> >> >
> >> >Leave the radio on for an hour, then try again. The manual should
> >> >mention that.
> >>
> >>
> >> leave the thing on for an hour? Wouldn't that drain the battery we
> >> just replaced?
> >
> >If you think that leaving a car radio on for an hour will make much of a
> >dent in a fresh car battery I'd advise against calling anyone else
"stupid."
> >
>
>
>
> yeah sure. I'd advise maybe something better to do with your time
> than nic pick the usenet.

Well, show disrespect for others and you can't expect much respect to come
your way!

> The problem was solved by disconnecting the
> battery and entering the code.

Congratulations!

Turn the ignition to power only, and
> turn the radio on. Sure, that won't drain a thing. The electricity
> comes from the sky - not the battery.

A car battery can hold about 40 amp hours of energy. The radio draws less
than an amp unless you crank the volume way up. Turn it on for an hour and
you'll use about 3% of the battery's capacity. With a typical alternator it
will take about 30 seconds to recharge the battery after the engine is
started.

"Gary Seven" <garyluckynospam@nospa.yahoocom> wrote in message
news:m0argvcavk8ieenl7pnhiufau15p8m9e96@4ax.com...
> On Thu, 10 Jul 2003 17:09:49 GMT, <Gmlyle@scvnet.com> wrote:
> >A car battery can hold about 40 amp hours of energy. The radio draws
less
> >than an amp unless you crank the volume way up. Turn it on for an hour
and
> >you'll use about 3% of the battery's capacity. With a typical alternator
it
> >will take about 30 seconds to recharge the battery after the engine is
> >started.

> i want to keep that 3%.

Something tells me that our friend Gary Seven thinks that car batteries run
down like disposable flashlight batteries.

I give up.

I should have known better than to try to explain something to an obscure
Star Trek character.

In article <0j4sgv8vnjcgrpuu1lsn9fs7s9n74uv8u7@4ax.com>,
Gary Seven <garyluckynospam@nospa.yahoocom> wrote:

> >I should have known better than to try to explain something to an obscure
> >Star Trek character.
> >
>
>
> Yeah, only an idiot would think a device that uses electricity could
> actually drain a device that stores electricity.

And only a huge idiot doesn't know that the alternator will recharge the
battery, such that leaving the radio on for an hour is meaningless once
you've driven the car an mile or so.

On Thu, 10 Jul 2003 23:34:43 -0400, "Elmo P. Shagnasty"
<elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote:

>In article <0j4sgv8vnjcgrpuu1lsn9fs7s9n74uv8u7@4ax.com>,
> Gary Seven <garyluckynospam@nospa.yahoocom> wrote:
>
>> >I should have known better than to try to explain something to an obscure
>> >Star Trek character.
>> >
>>
>>
>> Yeah, only an idiot would think a device that uses electricity could
>> actually drain a device that stores electricity.
>
>And only a huge idiot doesn't know that the alternator will recharge the
>battery, such that leaving the radio on for an hour is meaningless once
>you've driven the car an mile or so.



And an even greater idiot knows that if the battery were completely
drained the vehicle would not start thus making the "miracle mile" of
yours moot.

In article <5qmugvc7hggeavtar9fcsa1augre7ae6qe@4ax.com>,
Gary Seven <garyluckynospam@nospa.yahoocom> wrote:

> >You're a ****head.
>
>
> No, stupid old man installed new battery, it was fine to begin with...
> though it needed to match the paint I guess. Stupid old man screwed
> up the code... five times thereby locking it. Leaving electronic
> devices on drains batteries...

The radio, sitting there, turned on but doing nothing except displaying
"code error", draws virtually NO power.

And yet, here you are, whining about how you don't want to leave the
radio on because that will draw power--even though those are the very
instructions that Honda gives for getting rid of such an error.

What about leaving the radio on for an hour don't you like? You said
you don't want to use the power required for that, even though people
here have told you time and again that your alternator will replace that
power into the battery in no time flat.

A new battery running a radio that's playing no signal, and hence has no
amplification happening, will not even notice that it was being used for
that purpose for an hour.

What about all of this don't you want? You want the world, ****head.
You want a solution that requires no battery use, even though the system
wasn't designed for that.

On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 23:08:13 -0400, "Elmo P. Shagnasty"
<elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote:

>In article <5qmugvc7hggeavtar9fcsa1augre7ae6qe@4ax.com>,
> Gary Seven <garyluckynospam@nospa.yahoocom> wrote:
>
>> >You're a ****head.
>>
>>
>> No, stupid old man installed new battery, it was fine to begin with...
>> though it needed to match the paint I guess. Stupid old man screwed
>> up the code... five times thereby locking it. Leaving electronic
>> devices on drains batteries...
>
>The radio, sitting there, turned on but doing nothing except displaying
>"code error", draws virtually NO power.
>
>And yet, here you are, whining about how you don't want to leave the
>radio on because that will draw power--even though those are the very
>instructions that Honda gives for getting rid of such an error.
>
>What about leaving the radio on for an hour don't you like? You said
>you don't want to use the power required for that, even though people
>here have told you time and again that your alternator will replace that
>power into the battery in no time flat.
>
>A new battery running a radio that's playing no signal, and hence has no
>amplification happening, will not even notice that it was being used for
>that purpose for an hour.
>
>What about all of this don't you want? You want the world, ****head.
>You want a solution that requires no battery use, even though the system
>wasn't designed for that.


Maybe if you just say ****head a few more times. Yes, I wanted a
solution that didn't drain the battery at all... and thats what I
got. Problem is solved without leaving the keys in the ignition, with
the power on. You have to say "****head" 30 more times then you will
officially be an expert in everything and a true man. Because real
men watch football, drunk Bud and swear every word.
I guess I circumvented the system design than. I'm a genius!

Why don't you just idle the car for an hour with the radio on and then
re-enter the code. I think you have 3 attempts every hour from what i
remember, and being that there are 10 possible numbers and 4 digits on my
radio that means that the combinations are 10 to the 4th power or 22.8 years
to guess the combination if done continuosly round the clock without
stopping.



>
> yeah sure. I'd advise maybe something better to do with your time
> than nic pick the usenet. The problem was solved by disconnecting the
> battery and entering the code. Turn the ignition to power only, and
> turn the radio on. Sure, that won't drain a thing. The electricity
> comes from the sky - not the battery.