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RE: Buying a New Television?
Here are some links I found.
How To Buy an LCD HDTV
Making sense of the specs
They are somewhat old but I found them helpful.
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thgoodman
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06/01/13 11:31am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Directv DVR continuously resetting when no signal from sat
And while DTV is at it, why don't they put the beeps back in the receiver? Sheesh.. who decided *that* was a good idea? Because of it now we all have to have meters and jump through hoops to set it up.
I had the new Genie system installed about a month ago and the beeps are back. YMMV Now I can once again set up the dish by myself.
I'm not a techie so I can't tell you specifically what hardware and software was installed.
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thgoodman
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05/31/13 01:52pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: 50/30/20 amp help
If you're using a cheater box, they will not work with a GFCI outlet....Dennis
Thanks, Dennis. Nope, no cheater box. Just 50A -- 20A adapter on the end of the MH cable to simple shop type extension cord to GFI outlet.
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thgoodman
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05/30/13 02:17am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: 50/30/20 amp help
Thanks everybody. Lots of great answers. It's raining today so I'm not going to fool with it. Tonight, I will be in a regular campground with a 50 amp hookup so that solves my immediate problem.
Most campgrounds also have a GFI outlet on the pedestal so I can continue to trouble shoot if it stops raining. The only variable that is beyond my control is no longer having access to my friend's GFI outlet. If the problem disappears, I can be pretty sure it's my friends outlet and I can confirm that in the fall when I stop by on my way back south for the winter.
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thgoodman
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05/29/13 08:34pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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50/30/20 amp help
My A/C electrical system is your typical 220v 2 leg system (L1 to ground and L2 to ground = 110 V, L1 to L2 = 220 V). I have at times used my adapters to hook to 30A services and 20A services with no problems. Of course, when one sees no problems, one tends not to notice details.
This weekend, I put on my 50 -> 30 amp and 30 -> 20 amp adapters and tried to plug into a friends GFI protected outdoor outlet. The outlet immediately saw a ground fault and opened the circuit at the outlet. There were no significant loads online in the MH at the time (no air, heating, etc). I'm wondering if something has gone wrong with my RV electrical system. I've plugged into 20A circuits before and have never seen smoke and fire but I don't remember if they were GFI protected circuits or not.
Any thoughts?
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thgoodman
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05/28/13 08:07pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Would this be considered a "popup"?
Here is the URL for one of my pix:
http://i56.tinypic.com/6fv521.jpg
When this is inserted into the 'img ... /img' tag it is rendered as:
http://i56.tinypic.com/6fv521.jpg
Huh?! What?! It happened (see back 2 posts) Thanks camperpaul
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thgoodman
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05/26/13 04:29pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Would this be considered a "popup"?
http://i.imgur.com/6Xd9X2S.jpg
OK, can everybody see this now? camperpaul, I think you had the answer. I could see the image all along because it was on my hard drive. This time I uploaded to IMGUR. "Can you hear me now?" :)
RATS !! Now I can't see the image either. :S
ah-hah !! :B Thanks camperpaul!
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thgoodman
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05/26/13 12:15pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Would this be considered a "popup"?
Is there a photo or a link?
Yeah, just me struggeling to post a pic which I don't do very often.
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thgoodman
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05/25/13 04:56pm |
General RVing Issues
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Would this be considered a "popup"?
file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Jan/Desktop/Pictures%20for%20Sorting/Car-Tent.BMP width=620
Seems to be home made. Wonder what the advantage is.
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thgoodman
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05/25/13 04:46pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: test photo
Thank you. How did you determine that? It looks nothing like the address string I copied from the Facebook page that contains the picture.
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thgoodman
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05/25/13 03:02pm |
Forum Technical Support
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RE: test photo
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=653187118030364&l=ada6c27279
test
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thgoodman
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05/25/13 02:18pm |
Forum Technical Support
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RE: Dometic microwave convection oven light
I have a GE microwave so this may not apply but... I Googeled "how to replace the inside light on a microwave" and got many answers on how to do it. Just substitute your manufacturer and model between the brackets in the example above.
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thgoodman
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05/15/13 11:19am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Dead panel HWH Levelers
I had a similar problem when I first got our MH. This may sound too obvious but did you hit the reset switch yet? I was crawling all over our MH the 1st time this happened to us looking for fuses, circuit breakers, etc and came upon the reset switch in an outside electrical bay. The button was lit up so I pressed it. Problem solved. I find I have to do this a few times a year.
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thgoodman
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05/12/13 11:19am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Directv DVR continuously resetting when no signal from sat
Wow! What a great thread. I usually glaze over and lose interest after a page or two but this has been outstanding. Thank you to everybody who contributed. I am having this same problem and am looking forward to the fix whenever it comes. I never thought it was possible to get anything intelligent out of DirecTV. You guys had the persistence to find the right people at DirecTV and get their attention. Thanks, again.
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thgoodman
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05/06/13 01:53pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Emergency road service...is there one you would recommend?
I can't really give you a comparison. I've had CoachNet for the last 8 years and have been totally satisfied. I've used their services 3 times and each time they were prompt, courteous and the service people they contracted with to come help me were great.
If you read through the postings on here, you will find complaints and compliments for all of them but the postings on CoachNet seem to skew to the positive. YMMV
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thgoodman
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04/27/13 12:10pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Replacement parts for Velvacmirrors?
I broke the base casting on mine as well. I'd like to fix it myself but I have been unable to get the center (flat) mirror off even after several discussions with the factory and copies of the drawings from the factory. What I see up in there just does match what is on the drawings. Dealers just want to replace the whole assembly at around $1500.00 when what I need is a $65.00 part and a skilled body man.
I'm in Mesa AZ right now. Anybody have any suggestions?
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thgoodman
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04/21/13 11:23am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Inside water pressure on HR/Monaco
I have the same problem with my '06 Beaver. I've noticed the problem occurs when I'm on city water but not when I'm using the water pump. As above, only the kitchen sink, not shower, wash basins, etc. Have Watts regulator set at 55 lbs. & tried most of the stuff mentioned above. I haven't looked for a kinked hose in the slide yet (thank you, Jim@HiTek) and not sure how to get access but I will pursue it.
I can't see the logic of my particular situation with "kitchen only" vs city water & water pump. Looking forward to more replies on this thread.
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thgoodman
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04/13/13 01:17pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: People who do nothing but complain
Can't remember where I 1st saw this but I think in kinda' applies here......Some people are offense kleptomaniacs, if they see one laying around, they just have to take it.
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thgoodman
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04/10/13 10:44am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Where can I buy 2 1/2" SQ. U Bolts ?
Try McMaster-Carr. They have everything you could ever think of. You have to give them a business name but I just made one up. Never had a problem getting my stuff.
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thgoodman
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04/06/13 02:11pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Refrigerator mother boards
Check out the Dinosaur Boards web page. If you think it looks like something you could use, call them. They are very friendly and helpful with trouble shooting. If you are comfortable doing some of your own installations, they could save you a bundle.
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thgoodman
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04/05/13 02:40pm |
General RVing Issues
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