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Yeah, I guess one of my 12V accessories is drawing too much current when off. I let mine sit of a couple weeks with everything connected. The rear battery was down to ~5V, but the front one was 12.5V.
It would be a very straight forward modification to make it compatible with 24V. I guess it just depends on if there is a big enough market to justify it for them.
Here is the 24V-12V DC converter I used for brake switch...
Probably around $800 but I bought a lot of extra waterproof terminal parts, wire and specific crimpers. I won't have to buy anything when I install accessories in the future. You can find the RFID system for less than $500. You can get RFID kits for ~$40, but you get what you pay for...
Here you go. The fob is set to manual mode (push unlock button to activate instead of automatic with proximity) so you can see it activate. Cold start and 40 degrees in the garage.
https://youtu.be/__1bpB_mRVY
I will look into it. Shouldn't be too difficult as you would probably just have to tie into the neutral safety switch so you can't start while in gear. For the push button start, I just looked at manuals online to see which manufacturers had the features appropriate for the HMMWV. I used...
RFID push button start
Black box is the RFID ignition module. I am using 24V relays with 12V coils to switch RUN and START. I didn't want to modify the vehicle harness, so I made small harnesses that plug inline and/or use mil terminals. Three wires on the left replace the STOP RUN START switch...
First post! Got the itch to pick up a HMMWV last summer (first military vehicle), and I found 86 M998 2-man for a really good price on Gov Planet. The inspection on Gov planet listed quite a few "issues" (no working exterior lights, dripping leak from transfer case...), but it had the front...
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