MrKev

You should be able to use a display such as this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/260920951001 Drivers for these are available at http://www.lilliput.com.cn/en/service02.php I've used a previous version of that type of screen and driver under a couple of operating systems, so ought not be too complicated - they do a Debian package, which I beleive the RaspberryPi will be supporting. I got dissappointed by the poor light output from the display I was using, and so the car-puter project never got finished. At the time, it was an install for my MG TF, but especially with the roof down, a serious amount of light was required to compete with the sunshine. The RaspberryPi should also support a composite input, and as I still have the screen, I may resurrect if for a play around. Kev

I was with Retro et al too, riding with Retroanaconda, and pretending to navigate. Here's the list of current TROs for you: http://www3.hants.gov.uk/row/making-changes/traffic-regulation-orders.htm . Quite a few of the lanes in the East Meon / Langrish area were closed, which was a shame. There is also this awful mapping service on the hants website: http://whereilive.hants.gov.uk/rightsofway/Webform1.aspx which takes ages to get anything useful our of, but it's all there. Kev

I haven't thought of a use for one either, but I'm sure I will! Kev

Great day out, thanks to all the organisers. We came 12th which I'm quite happy with, and learned a lot through out the day on how to tackle the sections more efficiently in future. Another event sometime in January, so I'll try to make that, Kev

With a 12V - 240V transformer, the 240V primary has 20 times the voltage, and therefore about 1/20th the current of the secondary. I would therefore expect the secondary to have the heavier gauge wire. If you go in backwards, you'll either blow up the transformer, or output 20x the input voltage (4800V - well on the way to making your next tazer....) What Bowie69 says is also true, depends how good / cheap your multimeter is though. What is definitely not true, is your original post says "12v +ve and -ve". A transformer will be giving AC voltage out, to feed a DC motor, or do the same job as your car battery, you'll need a rectifier, and if you're doing it properly, a voltage regulator too, though the wire speed control board on your welder may have this on it - depends how you connected your car battery up. Kevin

I've printed one out http://images.google.com/search?tbm=isch&hl=en&source=hp&biw=1339&bih=649&q=silva+roamer&gbv=2&oq=silva+roamer&aq=f&aqi=g-S1&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=1254l2660l0l3012l12l10l0l2l2l0l188l1007l2.6l8l0

I don't even have a roamer (in fact I had to look up to see what one was!).

See, in his avatar, even James' has a slight lean to the left. Kev

Looks like Derbyshire is covered by the Peak District: http://www.4x4response.info/?pid=groupregister and http://www.peak4x4response.org/ Leicestershire: http://www.leicestershire4x4response.org.uk/ The Nottinghamshire link as you say, doesn't seem to work. Hope this is of some help. Kev

Looks great Mark. We must find an excuse to try those recovery loops out. Kev

A little disturbing. I would question the use of a supervisor who cannot work this out with you, and would consider asking around some otehr students who may be able to give you a few pointers. SPI is a tried and tested interface, and well documented. A 'scope, and the datasheet should be all you need to find out why this interface is not working as you wish. If you want to post / send any waveforms for me / anyone to take a look at, by all means do. Kev

I'll add it to the diary. Kev

I'll be there, along with Mark. Kev

or you could try: "There you go my lovely, a brand new washing line for you!"

Surely you can fit something like http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WAECO-HEATED-SEAT-KIT-RETRO-FIT-KIT-2-SEATS-/370471873822?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item5641d82d1e#ht_3137wt_1040 to any vehicle that you don't mind doing a bit of seat surgery too, and sort out appropriate wiring, cable, switchgear, fuses, etc... Kev

There was 90 on page 5, now you're back down to 86 again. Can freelander owners not count Kev

1200lb winch eh?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Landrover-Discovery-Monster-Truck-/200670512817?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2eb8e506b1 lol, etc. Kev

TV4x4 will be at Broxhead Common, on Sunday November 13th for some muddy fun in aid of Help For Heroes. Gates open at 9am. Please bring water for the jetwash, plenty of change for the fines imposed for getting stuck, having too much fun, not having enough fun, or anything else we think of. The burger van will be in attendance, and rough camping will be available on the Saturday night if required. Broxhead Common is arguably the best MoD site around - lots of open space to try out your shiney, plenty of woody bits for the not-so-shineys, and the mud run for the suicidally insane! More info available here: http://www.tv4x4.co.uk/joomla15/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=144:broxhead-common-november&catid=16:tv4x4&Itemid=39 The price for TV4x4 Club members is £25 Extra drivers are £5 per person. You can join the club on the day at any event at the moment for a fiver, which is a years membership from that day. So you're typically looking at £30 if you are not a member. As this is charity event too, there is likely to be marshalls looking for donations in the event of needing a recovery, scrutineering finding your vehicle to be too dirty / too clean, fines for not looking like you're enjoying yourself / enjoying yourself too much and so on... Mind you, we're only talking loose change for these 'fines' - 20p or whatever you feel you can afford. I did recover a very new, very shiney, but nonetheless very stuck defender TD5 double cab at the last event though, and the kind gentlemen offered £20, which was very much appreciated. Kevin

As a recovery marshall at events, they do break up some of the monotony of a straightforward drive round day, especially when you're there for 10 hours! It's quite fun seeing these people 'ragging' round (so long as they do so safely ) as they usually get nicely mucky and often provide some more technical recovery challenges, which for me makes the days interesting. Kev

Typical markers lamps are 5 Watt bulbs, not 5 Amp. A typical main beam 55W bulb is just about nearly 5A. (Watts equals Volts times Amps).

I've got a long list of parts to hunt down for the 110, so I'll be along and hopefully finding some of them! Look for the guy in a LR4x4 top wearing a brown hat. Kev

It looks like a sprag clutch, but set up to work with drive in each direction, but also with free wheel in each direction if the torque comes from the driven member. Sort of a cross between a sprag and a centrifugal clutch perhaps - maybe the needle rollers in the bearing cage 'fly out' and engage when drive is applied. Quite elegant, but I can't see how it could permit engine braking on a decent, for example. I would worry about only fitting them on the rear purely on the assumption that you always drive down hills - what happens in the case of a failed ascent? Watching for a knowledgeable explanation with interest. Kev

I have got some LEDs that run at 1.5A, but they're far too bright to be used as side markers. Kev

So, basically, according to the flowchart, if the following can be found, there's no need to inspect any further: " Livery and model markings " " Large battery compartments on roof " ...A few stickers saying 'Hybrid Electric Vehicle", and some 'batteries on the roof' (why there?) would make it a hybrid