Spec ohm rating on a lq4 2004 hummer h2

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#11

08-14-2020, 06:34 PM

Shugoki

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How come when I send a message in this forum it will either post or get sent off for a review?

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08-14-2020, 11:12 PM

bronxteck

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i never had the issue. do you use a vpn?

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08-15-2020, 04:39 AM

Shugoki

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Originally Posted by bronxteck

i never had the issue. do you use a vpn?

Nope just WiFi. It's happened twice.

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08-17-2020, 08:41 AM

clsimmon

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Originally Posted by bronxteck

i disassembled my clone and i was surprised to see superb quality of it. it was either original manufacturer design or maybe even better. it even had gold plating on the internals there connectors and pins. the only thing that needed work where the cable end adapters as those where only tin plated and needed a bit of dielectric grease to get them to feel smooth and not bind and fully lock into the cable end.

It does seem to be high quality. I had a shorted to ground cig lighter which blew the fuse and carried forward to the obdII connector. I made the mistake to plug the external 12v cig lighter connector in to a rear seat receptacle to get the voltage to the Tech2 that I needed to troubleshoot. I immediately smelled electronics burning and a small amount of smoke coming from the bottom of the unit before I could remove the power.

I thought for sure the unit was fried, however it seems to still be working fine. I know I fried something, just don't know what. Lesson learned, if you're cig lighter fuse is blown, do not attempt to use your Tech2