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RE: Inverted dish mount
HERE is what you are probably looking for.
I know how to build it, but if you had read my post, I am asking if it will work with a 110/119/129 receiver. I know it will work with a single or dual LNB, but the 129 receiver is offset and flipping the dish reverses the alignment.
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joshuajim
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05/16/12 01:00pm |
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Inverted dish mount
I'm thinking of building the inverted dish mount that places the dish horizontally. Will this arrangement work with the triple LNB for HD. It seems that the 129 receiver would be in the wrong location.
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joshuajim
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05/16/12 08:41am |
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RE: EZ Lube Bearings
I have the Ultralube on my less than one year old trailer. The brakes felt funny so I pulled the drums. One leaked enough to lube the linings, one had a slight leak. Two were OK. I think I shall hand pack after this.
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joshuajim
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05/14/12 08:39am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Driving in high heat conditions
The degree of the thermostat has absolutely nothing to control overheating. It is only the temperature at which it starts to open. Even a 205 stat will be fully open by 210 degrees. After that the condition of the rest of the cooling system dictates, not the opening temperature.
But ... look at a thermostat. It's opening is always smaller than the I.D. of the line it's in. You DO GET more water flow in your cooling system with no thermostat installed in the system at all. This has no down-side in hot weather in older vehicles (like the OP's). Running with no thermostat in older vehicles in cold weather is another matter, however.
Not necessarily true. If so, NASCAR engines would not run a 1" restrictor in lieu of a thermostat. Too large an opening can result in water circulating too fast and not spending enough time in the radiator to get cooled at higher RPM like when climbing a steep grade. You can end up pumping hot water back into the block.
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joshuajim
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05/12/12 06:06pm |
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RE: Driving in high heat conditions
The degree of the thermostat has absolutely nothing to control overheating. It is only the temperature at which it starts to open. Even a 205 stat will be fully open by 210 degrees. After that the condition of the rest of the cooling system dictates, not the opening temperature.
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joshuajim
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05/10/12 03:52pm |
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RE: to chip or not to chip DURAMAX engine?
One thing I learned when I used to build race engines in a past life, every engine has a horsepower-hour limit. You can get 1,000 HP for 100 hours or 100 HP for 1,000 hours.
Pays yer money, takes yer chance!
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joshuajim
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05/09/12 01:52pm |
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RE: No more guessing how much water I put in
I thought you could never have too much water or battery life when you were boondocking.
No, but you can have too much weight when hauling up a 16% grade.
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joshuajim
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04/25/12 02:54pm |
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RE: No more guessing how much water I put in
Neat idea. Can you fill a gallon bucket and see how accurate it is? Now all we need is a way to see how much water is already in there!
I ran a test on a 1 gallon milk jug and it was right on.
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joshuajim
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04/25/12 02:53pm |
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No more guessing how much water I put in
My TT has a rather large fresh tank and when I do a weekend trip, I don't want to haul excess water. I do a lot of camping at places that have no water available.
I bought one of these and it solved my problem. Less than $20 with shipping.
Here
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joshuajim
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04/25/12 01:41pm |
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RE: Power Max 80 issues
If you just use the 80 amper as a battery charger, not as the converter, and you already have that 40 amp 1093, then IMO instead of spending $200 on the 80 amper, just get another 1093 for $100 and use both together to get 80 amps.
Plus, the 1093s have temperature compensation which might be an advantage in the OP's climate.
smk and I disagree on charging rates. I find 80 amps on a 220ah bank is just right using Vectors.
Because the 1093's are big and bulky and I have to store them somewhere. I can build the PowerMax into my battery compartment, isolated from the batteries, and only have to worry about a single plug from the generator. Plus my Vector is one of the earliest models and I don't know how it would play with the newer ones.
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joshuajim
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04/23/12 03:54pm |
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RE: Power Max 80 issues
Quite frankly, I'm leaning more towards an inverter/charger or higher end charger-only unit. Just not happy with the converters. There's always a catch it seems.
If you recharge at home you don't need high amps. If away and want 100 amps, you can turn up the voltage of the Paramode to 14.8 and use the 1093 at the same time. That worked for me. However that also raised the float voltage, so
Use your OEM converter as your floater when on shore power
I plan to keep the WFCO connected for charging while at home and connect the PowerMax directly to the battery for boondocking.
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joshuajim
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04/22/12 01:20pm |
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RE: Power Max 80 issues
Yup.
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joshuajim
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04/21/12 08:12pm |
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RE: Power Max 80 issues
OK, test #2. I have a large 12v truck starting battery that I use for powering misc items as needed around the garage. I ran it down to 11.99v. Hooked up the Power Max and once again it would only output 13.0 volts. I think I got a bad unit.
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joshuajim
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04/21/12 05:35pm |
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RE: Power Max 80 issues
I have a 100amper, not the 80, but the profile would be the same. It needs "system voltage" at 12.2 or less to go into boost. Using the Trimetric, I had to watch the AH go down to half the capacity, not just go by voltage, which is hard to pin down, because of "bounce back" as soon as you stop the draw-down.
Perhaps your 12.1 seen was not really far enough down, so that when you started the recharge it had already come back up too high by then.
I found that the converter voltage starts at 13.x and slowly rises while the amps are going at full (80 for you) so you have to wait until converter voltage gets higher than 13.6/7 to be sure you are in boost I think. Otherwise converter voltage stalls at 13.6. Battery voltage remains a couple points behind converter voltage of course until later on.
Assuming your 120v input is ok above 105 or whatever, then if still no joy , they do have a "hassle free" warranty.
Rumour has it that PowerMax will have a new version out someday with a different charging profile, but as it is now it gets up to converter voltage of 14.6 and then suddenly drops its voltage to 13.6 sooner than you would like for a really fast charge.
For faster results in the field as it is, run the PowerMax till it drops its voltage and the amps drop with that, and then slap on the 1093 to finish up.
I started at 12.1, but it wouldn't even go into bulk at 13.6/7 it stayed at 13.0/1 and it never got over 30 amps. Line voltage is at 119 with the Vector still putting our 19 amps.
At 13 volts, it could take "days" to recharge!
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joshuajim
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04/21/12 12:01pm |
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Power Max 80 issues
I currently have a WFCO 8955 which of course never goes into boost even with #2 wire direct to the battery. I'm running a pair of COSTCO 6v which are 2 to 3 years old and have been providing good boondocking capabilities. They are always on shore power when I am at home and I run a recondition on the Vector every couple of months. Did one just last week.
I boondock 90% of the time and I wanted a faster recharge so I bought a Powermax 80 from Best.
I ran by batteries down to 12.1v to see how quickly they would charge. I hooked up the Powermax with #2 wire direct to the batteries and disconnected the batteries from the coach with my switch. I have a Trimetric to watch the values.
The best the Powermax could do was 13.1v and 30 amps! I verified the voltage with my Fluke meter. I hooked up my Vector 1093 after disconnecting the Powermax and it immediately jumped to 40.1 amps and 13.7 volts. I didn't try the WFCO, but it typically does around 45 amps.
I spoke with Randy at Best and he stated that my batteries must have too much internal resistance.
Your thoughts?
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joshuajim
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04/21/12 09:29am |
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RE: CLR in hot water heater
Hi All.
We think this is a pretty simple question to answer. And just using "Good Old Fashioned Common Sense, says:
If you "CAN NOT" drink it, then "DO NOT" put it into your Water System, Period.
Best of Luck to you. Good Luck. Happy Travels. Dan & Jill
Somebody had better not tell the food industry that or we won't have much "process" food on the shelves! ...and are you saying that you have never chlorinated your water system? :?
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joshuajim
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03/24/12 12:47pm |
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RE: Leave water in tank during summer in AZ ??
This sounds like it comes from the "Believe it or Not" file, but it actually happened.
About 30 years ago I worked for a developer and we were building some attached condo's. Just as the job was finishing up and we were preping units for sales our lender went bankrupt.
The units set for about a year empty until the bankruptcy was resolved.
A couple bought one of the units from the bankruptcy and since they set for a year the units were quite dirty.
The wife decides to run an empty load through the dish washer to clean it. A couple of minutes into the run, the dishwasher EXPLODES!
It turns out that the water heat was only partially full of water for the year. Being a new unit, there was still some dirt and construction debris in the lines as final cleanup was never performed.
The dirt/bacteria generated methane gas in the partially filled water heater and when the gas entered the washer, probable sparks from the motor lit it off. It blew the door completely off, almost hitting the woman. The rest of the washer looked like a balloon.
So the moral of the story is...
DRAIN IT!
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joshuajim
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03/15/12 04:36pm |
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RE: Changing Axle ratio on New F150 , Void the Warranty ?
Man oh man, how can changing the gears void the emission cert? As long as you pick a gear that Ford has Ford won't give a rats backside. Someone want to post a link to any State that does testing going down the road! None do as far as I know, sniffer up the tail pipe and that's it.
Don
Not true here in California. In the more "smoggy" areas, the test is done on a dynamometer. Not exactly going down the road, but the "road" is sure rotating under the car!
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joshuajim
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03/12/12 08:32am |
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RE: Old 6 volt Battery Corrosion
Some people will tell you that this is snake oil, but years ago I started adding about 1oz of mineral oil to each cell. Since that time I have NEVER added water or had any post corrosion.
Your mileage may vary.
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joshuajim
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02/02/12 03:01pm |
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RE: Yamaha that took a licking and keeps on ticking
Note that both the 2400 and 3000 Yammy's use a 171cc motor. Don't know if its the same motor but it is the same size.
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joshuajim
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02/02/12 02:54pm |
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