Aidan88

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Today I removed what I'm pretty sure was a radio from my ex utility 110 td5 and whilst I was at it, I removed the battery temporarily (completely, not just unplugging one terminal). After replacing the battery, when I turn the ignition, nothing happens :( - no dash lights or anything.

I have checked the terminals and the earth from the neg. seems OK. I'm charging the battery now but seems unlikely that it's so flat (thought I haven't driven it for a few days and I may have left something on).

Does anyone else have any ideas? I have a voltmeter but no multimeter.

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Where abouts was the 'radio' mounted? Somewhere near the drivers seat by any chance? I would suspect that you have removed the ECU, not a radio!

-Tom
 
The ecu is still sitting happy under the drivers seat :)

Both the 'radios' I took out had antennae connections on them...They were behind the passenger seat.
 
It maybe I went a bit crazy with the hacking away of wires etc - what should come straight off the battery?
 
20120708_235146.jpg.jpg The radios
 
One of them is made by marconi. Do the make ECUs? A charge didn't help so I'll just have to trace the whole system when I get back from Weymouth. Thanks guys
 
One of them is made by marconi. Do the make ECUs? A charge didn't help so I'll just have to trace the whole system when I get back from Weymouth. Thanks guys

Don't think they are ECUs; the BNC & "D" type connections on the back of the units suggest data comms - they look like GPS / commercial tracker units - any old antenna mounts on the vehicle?
 
Thanks cutty. The BNCs made me think the same. They were going through the antenna on the front and were disconnected (unplugged) before I began tinkering. I suspect somwhere the ignition or similar is wired in series via a wiring block which I've hacked in my fervour to remove the devices.
 
definitely not radios

if it's any sort of tracking devices they may have been wired into the ignition system somehow
 

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