Had to do a quick bit of welding yesterday. Well, I say quick- welding took 5 minutes, disconnecting every ECU and electronic item in the car took about 3 hours!
Being Mr Ultra Cautious and not used to welding on any car that actually has electronic modules, I followed the instruction in RAVE to:
- Disconnect all ECUs.
- Disconnect airbags and sensor system.
- Remove airbag modules. See
SUPPLEMENTARY RESTRAINT SYSTEM,
Repair. - Disconnect alternator.
OK, I didn't remove the airbag modules and carry them in a bomb box to the middle of a field, but could see the logic in the rest of the instructions.
My question- has anyone ever blown up anything electronic (or heard of it) on a P38 when just following the time honoured method of disconnecting the +ve and -ve battery leads then hitting it with the MIG?