Member Since: 05 Jun 2011
Location: Kineton
Posts: 3373
saw good comments from you guys on here, i will leave the faultmate gear to people that know what they are doing
15th Apr 2014 7:23 pm
Jay666d
Member Since: 11 Feb 2014
Location: Northumberland
Posts: 753
I think the IID Tool s going to be the one for me...
What's this about connecting a battery charger?07 Land Rover Discovery III HSE
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15th Apr 2014 7:28 pm
Robbie
Member Since: 05 Feb 2006
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Posts: 17932
With all programming it is good practice to start with a fully charged battery and to connect an alternate source of power to ensure that the voltage does not drop due to the staggeringly high current draw.
Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
Member Since: 14 Oct 2013
Location: 'Sunny' Zomerset
Posts: 9424
I have a IID tool and too be honest it's all done through the car instrument dash using the cruise control buttons. Never had any battery issues and been playing for at least 1hr on a few occasions
I do check battery and charge one a week anywayIggy/Ieuan
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15th Apr 2014 7:34 pm
SWR
Member Since: 07 Nov 2013
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 840
I have been contemplating one of these. Will be interested in have a look when You get it Yogi.
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15th Apr 2014 7:42 pm
Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 20837
As Robbie says, it's good practice to have a power source connected, to keep voltages up during any programming work.
Not particularly essential, but D3/D4's are very power hungry, so the more you do to keep it happy, the less likely anything will go wrong during writing/programming My D3 Build Thread
Member Since: 20 Jul 2010
Location: Gloucestershire
Posts: 1349
I've recently purchased the Bluetooth IID Tool, very good and they're always expanding what you can do with it......
The best bit, is that it's small and quick to use
I also have an MSV2, very capable, but I lack the talent it requires to use it fully
15th Apr 2014 8:12 pm
mrszymon
Member Since: 17 Apr 2012
Location: London
Posts: 425
Disco_Mikey wrote:
The IID only connects via USB for updating
Pretty sure that with the latest beta firmware the tool can be controlled via USB and the PC application
Of course I sold my disco before I could test that *sigh*
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