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RE: Entry Door
A bit expensive, but EDWIN is what you want.
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Chris Bryant
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05/21/13 09:23am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Will RG6 improve my RG59 signal on my 5er
While the importance of good connectors has been mentioned, properly stripping the cable for the connector is very important as well- stripping with a razor knife will usually nick the center conductor. Because of the skin effect, this will cause serious degradation of the signal.
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Chris Bryant
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05/21/13 07:29am |
Technology Corner
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RE: dometic fridge intermittent
It sounds like a bad heating element. The check light is only for LP operation, indicating ignition failure.
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Chris Bryant
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05/21/13 06:09am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Air in propane line
It is perfectly normal. Solenoid LP valves seal in one direction only, and do not seal perfectly even in that one direction- there is an allowable leak rate for the valves- the no drop in 3 minutes standard is because any leak smaller than that is insignificant. Add to that the fact that a small change in temperature will make a difference in the pressure in the lines, the pressure in the lines can be below atmospheric.
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Chris Bryant
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05/20/13 12:10pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Air Conditioner Issues
I guess my badly made point is you need to figure out what is wrong- that is not at all normal, and fix the problem rather than jury rig a band-aid.
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Chris Bryant
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05/18/13 03:30am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Grid tie inverter with power outage capability
The "gaf" with the system I linked to is each panel has its own "micro"inverter, and puts out 240 watts of 240 volts a.c.
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Chris Bryant
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05/17/13 03:04pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Grid tie inverter with power outage capability
The grid tie system I have been looking at is this 10kw system- a complete system with the inverters integral to the solar panels. at just under $20k for everything including hardware it's looking better.
Our peak energy use has only been a bit over 12kw- this is residence and shop.
I do not believe this system I am looking at will work sans utility power though.
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Chris Bryant
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05/17/13 10:37am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Dometic Refrig keeps cutting out.
Do you have a thermocouple? Most Dometic models do have one, but quite a few use an ignitor on the board- these are pretty reliable though.
A model number would help.
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Chris Bryant
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05/17/13 07:18am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Ouch ! obsolete oven parts are expensive !
Go to the hardware store and buy a 3/8" male flair plug and just disconnect the range for the time being. It's something to keep in the junk drawer in any case.
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Chris Bryant
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05/16/13 04:26pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Oven issue - is this normal?
The back just fits over and the burner is secured only at the front.
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Chris Bryant
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05/16/13 02:49pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Can't find thermostat on fridge
If you look inside the box on the right hand fins, you can see the sensor in a white plastic clip- move this up for colder, down for warmer.
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Chris Bryant
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05/16/13 02:26pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Ouch ! obsolete oven parts are expensive !
They have banned mercury in motor vehicles, so the parts are nla. There is a company- http://www.erepco.com/ which rebuilds controls like these.
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Chris Bryant
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05/16/13 02:21pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Air Conditioner Issues
I would carefully look at the installation- I would bet that air is recirculating inside the ceiling assembly, causing the short cycle.
I will just quote myself-
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Chris Bryant
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05/16/13 02:07pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Win8 Tablet--Is It a "PC"?
You will have to install the programs on the tablet- I doubt that Windows will let you run most of them from a USB drive, unless they were installed on the USB drive- I could be wrong though, as I don't do windows.
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Chris Bryant
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05/16/13 06:52am |
Technology Corner
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Denon Cat5 cable- $10k
This is way OT, but I had to share http://amzn.to/10YfZeM- be sure to read the reviews and look at the customer supplied photos.
It is called a Denon AKDL1 Dedicated Link Cable, but it looks like a cat5 cable. For $9,999.00 I guess they can call it what they want :)
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Chris Bryant
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05/15/13 04:29pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Portable Air Conditioner?
I have to say, those portable units (at least the ones I have and have seen) are LOUD and hot. While they do work, you have the whole thing right there radiating heat, along with the exhaust hose. Personally, I wouldn't be able to stand the noise in an RV.
YMMV.
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Chris Bryant
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05/14/13 09:02am |
Do It Yourself Modifications and Upgrades (DIY)
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RE: A L T E R N A T E gas guage sender unit
Dip Stick?
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Chris Bryant
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05/14/13 06:05am |
Tech Issues
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RE: compressor won't run on Coleman mach 3 ac unit
The most common failure is the freeze sensor, which will keep the compressor off. Depending on the model, you can jumper the freeze sensor terminals to test. The relay is not wired in a standard way as I remember. They feed power to the whole board through a top terminal.
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Chris Bryant
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05/12/13 04:31pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: SLIDE MOTOR RELAY???
I am surprised the slide is wired through the fuse panel, but the LED basically says the fuse is not conducting current. It could be a fuse that looks good but is bad, or it could be the fuse holder itself is bad. I would try a new fuse, make sure it fits tightly in the fuse holder, and if that doesn't work, move the lead to another fuse position.
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Chris Bryant
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05/12/13 02:37pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Bolt snapped off but from where??
I would expect to see less corrosion where the washer was- neither of those looks like there was ever a bolt and washer there. There are typically extra mounting holes on accessory belt brackets for other optional equipment.
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Chris Bryant
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05/12/13 09:18am |
Tech Issues
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