What do you call the thing that you hook up to a battery that moves an electric window? Plz help.

1999 HYUNDAI SONATA
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SHIANNREIN
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I bought a new window motor and it didn't work
The guy at the auto shop connected it to
This thing and it moved the window up

Plz note that the window didn't moved at
All before he done this plz help me out!
Apr 24, 2012 at 5:44 AM
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FIXITMR
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this thing is NOT enough of a clue. what battery are you referring to? the 1 in the car or something else. and hooked up to what /where? somehwere on door? underhood? so why did he not fix problem?
Apr 24, 2012 at 5:52 AM
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SHIANNREIN
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He got another battery from the shop
Connected a cable to the battery with red and black
Clip, the other end of the cable looked like a stick
He poked it in the window switch that was connected
To the window motor and the lever moved up and down

And he didn't fix it because as he put it he sells
Parts And he's NOT a repair man.

Is that enough info?
Apr 24, 2012 at 6:15 AM
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DJCL
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Its called a power probe. You can do the same thing with 2 jumper wires connected to the battery
Apr 24, 2012 at 11:42 AM
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FIXITMR
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so you had a new window motor installed but it did not make window work. is this same place where this guy made it work with battery? sounds like you have a bad switch or power to the switch problem.
Apr 26, 2012 at 8:05 PM
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DJCL
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Its eather a bad switch or a wiring problem. To you have somthing to test it with. Test light power probe or. Volt meeter
Apr 26, 2012 at 9:58 PM
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