What does this do?

[jesfirth]

I know it's a battery but what does it do. I have just taken out my dash to build a new lighter one and found this battery. It dropped out when I removed the dash and I cannot find any wires that would have been attached to it so hope it's redundant. Alarm or immobiliser? Has anyone seen one in their car.

[Ant.]

Check on the rear of the speedo ??
Is it a small watch kind of battery?

[jesfirth]

Hi ant. Thanks. There is no small battery attached to the speedo so this might well be it. It's quite a big battery though. 3 inches long and weighs half a kilo which is great because its joining lots of other stuff in the skip in my search for less weight.

[jesfirth]

The dash today and the battery

[jesfirth]

Oops the battery

[Colin RedGriff]

It looks like the type of battery used in older home security systems as a backup in the case of mains failure. Not sure what it's doing in your car I can only think it is/was linked to an alarm system but they are usually integrated.

[dnb]

That's a bit of a random thing to find. I've never seen anything like that in a Griff (or Chim for that matter) before. I wonder if a previous owner had an idea about fitting an alarm keep-alive circuit?

[BarnFind]

Maybe its not a battery at all,perhaps its full of cash or drugs......!

[5.0ltr]

No clue either, can't read the battery spec, have you tried googling it see if it's usual use gets listed?

[PeteGriff]

I recognise this battery; it is used in alarm systems and emergency lighting units, have also seen a similar type on mowers with electric start! My guess is (like other post) that a previous owner had an idea about a live alarm when main battery disconnected?

[leerdam23]

Damn... I was hoping you wouldn't find that... oh and the paving slab behind the petrol tank is meant to be there too....

[jesfirth]

Simon, next you'll be telling me that my plan to fill the chassis with hydrogen is a bad idea.

[Ant.]

Lol that is not for the speedo !!!!!!!!

Its the same sort of battery that is connected to trackers , but a larger capacity.

[jesfirth]

Ant. That's it. I ran through the paperwork and I have found an old tracker agreement from 95. Thanks

[White S3]

Jes,

If you are building a new light weight dash, will you be retaining the original one?? Although I'm an S owner, currently helping a friend refurbish his Griff dash and the warning light/dash light plastic strip has seen better days and he is on the hunt for a replacement before he gets the dash re-veneered.

The quest for speed is endless.

Happy new year.

MRV

[jesfirth]

White S3 said:

Jes,

If you are building a new light weight dash, will you be retaining the original one?? Although I'm an S owner, currently helping a friend refurbish his Griff dash and the warning light/dash light plastic strip has seen better days and he is on the hunt for a replacement before he gets the dash re-veneered.

The quest for speed is endless.

Happy new year.

MRV

Hi. I am keeping the strip with the lights - it will just bolt onto the new dash. Sorry. Good luck in the hunt. Jes

[Colin RedGriff]

White S3 said:

Jes,

If you are building a new light weight dash, will you be retaining the original one?? Although I'm an S owner, currently helping a friend refurbish his Griff dash and the warning light/dash light plastic strip has seen better days and he is on the hunt for a replacement before he gets the dash re-veneered.

The quest for speed is endless.

Happy new year.

MRV

Check out this thread - http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[phazed]

Jes. I had a battery same as that in my chim but mounted above the fuel tank retained by a bracket.

I disconnected it..........nothing failed...........introduced it to the skip

[Mr Jenks]

jesfirth said:

Simon, next you'll be telling me that my plan to fill the chassis with hydrogen is a bad idea.

I thought your chassis was filled with nitrous,

phazed said:

Jes. I had a battery same as that in my chim but mounted above the fuel tank retained by a bracket.

I disconnected it..........nothing failed...........introduced it to the skip

I had the same on my Chim, mounted above the tank and wired into a tracker, filed it

[jesfirth]

Mr Jenks said:

jesfirth said:

Simon, next you'll be telling me that my plan to fill the chassis with hydrogen is a bad idea.

I thought your chassis was filled with nitrous,

phazed said:

Jes. I had a battery same as that in my chim but mounted above the fuel tank retained by a bracket.

I disconnected it..........nothing failed...........introduced it to the skip

I had the same on my Chim, mounted above the tank and wired into a tracker, filed it

thanks - everything still works so i have introduced it to my wheelie bin (-: