I've recently had the dead Quarterhorse battery problem turn up on my '89 Fox body Mustang. I found a workaround until I can replace the battery or the QH.
It's simple: While the engine is still running, plug in a cheap USB charger into the cigarette lighter, and plug the QH cable into the charger.
Obviously this is only going to work for a couple days at a time, but if you need to drive somewhere without your laptop, it will get you there and back.
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Chucko
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QH battery temporary workaround
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Re: QH battery temporary workaround
Howdy Chucko,
Been there, done that too.
Moate's will repair or replace your QH free of charge, all you have to do is pay shipping to them. Fast turn around too.
Paul
Been there, done that too.
Moate's will repair or replace your QH free of charge, all you have to do is pay shipping to them. Fast turn around too.
Paul
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Re: QH battery temporary workaround
Thanks Stengun. I've already been in contact with Moates support, and that's what they told me. I'm using the opportunity to get an F3 and Jaybird so I can "set-and-forget" and not worry about batteries while my QH is in the shop.
'89 LX 5.0, Crane 2040, Pro-M 75mm Bullet, 65 mm TB, ported stock intake & E7TE heads, 24 lb injs., JBA shortys, cat X-pipe, A3M1 (GUFB strategy) w/Moates Quarterhorse, BE & EA, close ratio T5Z, 3.55 rear
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Mine just died...was thinking about desoldereding it on my own, glad I saw this post!
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Re: QH battery temporary workaround
Howdy phutch,
Much, much easier just to ship it back to Moate's.
Paul
I thought the same thing until I pulled the QH out and looked at it.phutch11 wrote:Mine just died...was thinking about desoldereding it on my own, glad I saw this post!
Much, much easier just to ship it back to Moate's.
Paul
FFR Spyder GT 414cid 351W Edelbrock Vic Jr w/ 60lb injectors, AFM N-71 cam, AFR 205 heads, Probe forged crank, rods and pistons. EEC-V FTE0 CDAN4 BE w/QH.
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"A veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The 'United States of America', for an amount of 'up to and including my life.'" (Author unknown) Federally medicated Disabled Combat Veteran for YOUR safety.
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decipha
Re: QH battery temporary workaround
just take a D battery with a couple wires and back charge the soldering joints for the battery, should be good for a couple months
Re: QH battery temporary workaround
Howdy,
This would be a short term fix but it's still easier to return it to Moate's.
When my battery died the QH would work fine as long as it was connected to my laptop so any device that will connect to the QH's data cord should provide power to the QH.
Paul
Actually it will take two D cell batteries for 3VDC to charge the QH's 3VDC battery.decipha wrote:just take a D battery with a couple wires and back charge the soldering joints for the battery, should be good for a couple months
This would be a short term fix but it's still easier to return it to Moate's.
When my battery died the QH would work fine as long as it was connected to my laptop so any device that will connect to the QH's data cord should provide power to the QH.
Paul
FFR Spyder GT 414cid 351W Edelbrock Vic Jr w/ 60lb injectors, AFM N-71 cam, AFR 205 heads, Probe forged crank, rods and pistons. EEC-V FTE0 CDAN4 BE w/QH.
"A veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The 'United States of America', for an amount of 'up to and including my life.'" (Author unknown) Federally medicated Disabled Combat Veteran for YOUR safety.
"A veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The 'United States of America', for an amount of 'up to and including my life.'" (Author unknown) Federally medicated Disabled Combat Veteran for YOUR safety.
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