elbekko
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They were used on some Saabs as well (Saab 900 according to Google, and some other GM stuff, maybe even a Ferrari), looks to be ACDelco 25530882, not really available anywhere...
ACDelco doesn't list the part anywhere either, so can't even look up a datasheet or anything. If it fits and the connector is the same, I'd say it has a good chance of being the same or close enough.
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Clough42 has some videos on printing organisation as well:
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1 hour ago, geoffbeaumont said:
Provided the GPS is decent - no way I could rely on the one in my phone for this, it wanders all over the place. Confuses the satnav and has my speed fluctuating wildly (apparently my car is capable of impressive speeds and truly amazing acceleration....).
Make sure your phone is set to use actual GPS, and not just cell towers.
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3 hours ago, steve200TDi said:
One of those drill bit stands that stores all your drills in size order.
And drill guides!
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40 minutes ago, bishbosh said:
I find my butt cheeks are the best measure of a side slope. Never understood why anyone would want an inclinometer in their vehicle. Each to their own I suppose.
The ones in the Merc were actually perfect for levelling the roof tent!
But off-road, nah.
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I'm sure there's a million phone apps that display exactly that.
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Glad to hear that's an easy option! Will keep it in mind for the future
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But also a huge radius. And a bog chunk of aluminium to dissipate the heat.
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1 hour ago, Stellaghost said:
how to achieve a sand cast look...
Chuck it in the cement mill at work?
Or build your own rotary tumbler
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12 minutes ago, Nonimouse said:
I've been watch Casey Ladelle giving these a go. I'm struggling to see the need.
Brendan Metcalf is sending me over one of his kits to hold a rope in the groove on a normal ring....
The big upside, from his videos, is 2 of them can do the same as 4 snatch blocks, since the rope can go arpund the outside and the middle. And the ring not spinning arpund the soft shackle seems useful as well.
12 minutes ago, landroversforever said:Only real bonus I see is a weight saving over a normal snatch block. If I’m interpreting it right, it looks like two can be used instead of 3 normal snatch blocks too? Seems like a lot of friction for the rope going round the outside as this type doesn’t spin like the redwinch ones.
No different than a smooth fairlead.
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I'd be more inclined to carry this around - seems very useful (but a bit spendy):
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29 minutes ago, FridgeFreezer said:
there's a TON of ready-made modules on eBay and the like
That's a good shout, seems to give better results than googling stuff.
Although I was more thinking of schematics & component list to integrate into my own stuff. Build it myself, but with a proven circuit.
34 minutes ago, FridgeFreezer said:joining them together like lego blocks
That's what I'm struggling with at the moment, it feels like everything is 1x1 lego blocks, instead of a nice corner block
34 minutes ago, FridgeFreezer said:On the plus side it's never been easier or cheaper to throw a board together in KiCAD (free) using the JLCPCB parts library and get it made & soldered together & posted to you by JLC for peanuts.
Something like that would be preferable, indeed, but that would then require knowledge of the proper circuits, which is what I'm trying to find.
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41 minutes ago, landroversforever said:
Not sure I can work out what the Safe-Xtract is supposed to do @Nonimouse? Some way of using your winch with less on the drum?
https://www.safe-xtract.com/tutorials/x-lock-uses/
Some sort of not-a-shackle thing?
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@Escape ordered some tyres from the USA a few years back.
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As I've posted elsewhere, I'm starting to dabble a bit in electronics with an ESP32 (and it'll be Land Rover related at some point as well, hence only sort of OT).
My main frustration at the moment is that it appears you need to roll everything yourself from basic components. As a software developer, mainly working with .NET, I'm used to the concept of NuGet packages where a lot has already been figured out for me, and where the solution is maintained by some open-source people.
Simple example, I was trying to look up a straightforward way to sense a 230V AC signal. An hour of trawling the interwebs, having to skip past all the "ermahgerd mains voltage" tripe, and I'm barely any closer to a properly robust solution. And most of it is outdated, referencing components that are NLA.
So I'm wondering, is there really nothing similar like NuGet/NPM/PyPI/... for electronics? Just a "230V AC to GPIO" package, or a "regulated 3.3V from 8-20V" package, or a "drive a stepper motor" package, that you just drag into your circuit design and done with it, you know it's been validated.
Oh, and sidenote, I absolutely loathe the filter function on sites like RS. What good is being able to define an input voltage range when every component lists it in their own, unsearchable way? I'm starting to remember why I stuck to the software side
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20 minutes ago, Stellaghost said:
Part of me is wondering if the tyres I bought are quite old and have lost a degree of flexibility will need to see if they have an age marking
You have Swampers, right? I came across this thread a while back, it talks about 47s, but I'm guessing the same holds true for the smaller tyres on smaller trucks:
https://irate4x4.com/threads/47”-swampers-breaking-in-and-grooving.395899/The gist of it: run them at 0psi for a while to "break in" the sidewalls, and cut some lugs to make the tyre more flexible.
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ARB kinetic strap, tree strap, various sizes of shackles, nowadays a 12k winch and pulley, jack, spare, lots of tools.
On long trips in the Merc I transfer some stuff over. Usually a few shackles, the kinetic strap, some tools. It has gotten a jack and a tyre repair kit as well (no spare, nor room for one).
4 hours ago, Claytonv8 said:Put the kinetic back in the garage has I refuse to trust 90% of people's recovery points!
I'd rather gently pull with a kinetic than with a fixed strap, greatly reduces the shock load. Kinetic doesn't mean foot-to-the-floor-launch.
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Should be dead simple on a Milemarker, just a tiny pulling air piston.
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Now do one in opposite drop for a P38
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1 hour ago, FridgeFreezer said:
Doubt they'll care much, the genuine batteries will have decent protection and the £18 tool is likely to set itself on fire before it manages to upset the battery.
That's most likely true, yes. A good battery shouldn't allow itself to be overly discharged/short-circuited/...
So worth a punt, then. Hmm *locks away visa card*
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12 minutes ago, landroversforever said:
£18 is hilarious
It is. But I'm not sure I want to set my batteries on fire
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50 minutes ago, FridgeFreezer said:
Have to say if I had the money I'd probably sooner spend it on something like this than a brand new whatever costing a similar amount. Given you can spec almost anything JLR make or a Grenadier up to this price or beyond, I suspect this RRC will outlive them all.
It's a thought I've had rather often, having spent that on a new car. But on the other hand, you also end up with a car that isn't allowed into many LEZs (disregarding the use of those), and has low parts availability. Plus, for me personally, a vehicle of that price is only really attainable as a company car, and no way that would fly with a rebuilt RRC.
On the other hand, I probably should've put half of that money into my P38 and been better off. Maybe. Who knows.
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It's listed in the Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brtprt.lynx.evo&hl=en_IE
But indeed also says "This app is not available for any of your devices". So yeah, not exactly confidence-inducing...
And the mirror sites where it's available don't exactly exude confidence either...
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Having an initial peek at the application.
Lots of .NET assemblies. OmniTec is promising, as they're the ones that made T4 as well:
That config file has some interesting looking stuff in it:
Looking at the referenced classes, also very interesting:
So maybe with changing a few settings we can get it to use a PassThru connection (aka the OpenPort 2.0) instead of the Lynx hardware (which apparently goes over FTDI)?
Promising
More poking around shall be done...
Cold weather and tensile strength
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That's what I was thinking too. But the things it's bolting down should shrink as well, so not sure how much any of that matters.