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8 years 4 months ago #15194 by johnathon.balderas
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Just recently got 1st generation modis and the battery doesn't last very long. Would it be OK to use the scope while hooked up to the vehicle.

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8 years 4 months ago #15212 by Landroverman1958
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Hiya, just plug your modis into the 12v supply using the battery supply cable if you have one of course,they do suppy a vehicle battery lead with croc clips so you are able to connect to the cars battery or even a slave 12v supply.

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8 years 4 months ago #15226 by Tyler
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Hey johnathon. I've never had an issue using the scope with the OBDII cable plugged in at the same time. :)
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8 years 4 months ago #15261 by Noah
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The OBD cable will actually ground the scope.
I can remember using my modis with the OBD cable connected, and going to check power at the battery just to check my connections, and a spark jumped from the lead to the battery before contacted it.
Could have been unrelated, but it could have hurt something too.
"Ground cannot be checked with a 10mm socket"

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8 years 4 months ago #15311 by johnathon.balderas
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Hmm thats a bit scary. I know Paul uses his verus plugged into to the aldl connector often and he never has any issues.

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8 years 4 months ago #15349 by GypsyR
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That's all I use as my battery is completely dead. There apparently are no new batteries. You can get yours "rebuilt" though. Dead batteries bring up to $60 on Ebay (last one I saw)
Battery rebuilders- www.mtobattery.com/blogs/news/snap-on-mo...a0273b05a-rebuilding

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