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RE: Screaming smoke/fire alarm
A low battery won't cause the smoke alarm to scream but instead it should chirp loudly about once every minute or so. What will set off a smoke detector though is Ozone generated from a spark or short in the electrical. You did say it went off shortly after connecting your battery to charge. My advise would be to check everything out and not write it off as a smoke detector battery issue. Better to be safe than sorry.
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jay2003
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10/14/08 12:59pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Getting Bored with Verizon Phones
Dump the aircard and the phone an get the BlackBerry Storm when it comes out and tether it to your laptop. It's going to give iPhone a run for it's money. Not as many bells and whistles when it comes to music but how many truely spend hours listing to music on an iPhone with it's short battery life.. any handheld for that matter.
Storm will give you what you want and no I don't work for Verizon.
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jay2003
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10/10/08 05:33pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Honda generators
I second Wise Sales. They have a new Honda 2000iA and it comes with a 30amp RV plug built in. This makes it easy to parallel two honda 2000 generators.
Cool find. Didn't know they started making one that was easier to parallel without the kit. Something I noted though from the specs on the Honda web site is that the 30A plug is NOT an RV style plug and is a traditional 30A locking plug. If you intend to use it for an RV you would have to get an adaptor. It also has a slightly smaller fuel tank. .95 gallons instead of 1.1 gallons. Great idea but I think Honda might have missed the boat on this one since there's probably more people using them for RV's than anything else. Not having an RV plug means yet another adaptor. Unless of course they were limited by UL code.
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jay2003
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10/08/08 07:45pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: catalytic heaters fueled by propane
Cost will vary with electricity depending on how you're getting your electical power. Obviously if you're using a generator costs will be higher due to gasoline costs.
All in all though the little cat heaters are probaby cheaper as they can run for hours on very little propane. On the other hand though they are less efficient since they don't have a fan or blower on them so it's more a radiated heat. Personally from experience though I stoped using my cat heater inside because I didn't like the smell that it created. Although supposedly safe to use indoors the smell wasn't something I wanted to deal with.
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jay2003
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10/06/08 02:09pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: How do they know...
My Tacoma is set for every 5000 miles no matter what I know exactly when the oil light is going to come on.
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jay2003
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10/03/08 03:08pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: What to do???
I'd say that if you're trading your C for a trailer you're probably not going to see much gain in MPG. Your C probably gets pretty "decent" mileage as it is. Once you load up your trailer and TV with all the weight you may find that you're getting less MPG than you were with the C. With my setup I get between 8 and 10 MPG and you'll find very few that will report more than about 15mpg with a loaded trailer. Even with a diesel you may find things are close.
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jay2003
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09/29/08 03:57pm |
Hybrid Travel Trailers
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RE: Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
The only way to properly shield against GSM interference (that coming from your cell phone) is to actually shield the electronics of the CB head unit. If you can wrap a piece of heavy aluminum foil (only as a test) around the head unit making sure to vent properly then you'll see what I mean. The other interferrence you're resolving by putting electronics in line with the power for the head unit is that which is generated by the electronics of the vehicle itself.. usually the alternator. Used to be a big problem in the early days of CB but most of the auto manufactures made changes in automotive electroncs that using the extra diodes and such wasn't needed anymore. A higher quality CB may be in order as well that already has the shielding in place.
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jay2003
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09/29/08 03:52pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Verizon Blackberry User Input
It depends on what you are trying to do.
If you are just looking to tether your laptop, you can do that with most of the Verizon phones. I am using it with my KRZR. As long as you pay for your data plan. There are ways to get around that and use your airtime instead of paying for a full data plan.
Crackberry is a different animal. The point of having one is that is so you do NOT have to lug your laptop and everything is self contained.
I Do have a BB Bold. It is pretty cool, but I can see the Storm would be much cooler(touch screen). If I did not have to do international travel, I would wait for the Storm. The only advance the Bold has is it finally added WiFi and 3G. the old GSM/GPRS/EDGE BB was just slow.
Alex
FYI the Storm is an international device and has dual radio both GSM and EVDO :) .. EVDO-REVA is also faster than AT&T 3G and REV-0 is a huge bunch faster than EDGE with the "old" BlackBerry.
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jay2003
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09/29/08 03:47pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Verizon Blackberry User Input
If you haven't bought yet wait a month or two. The new BlackBerry Storm from Verizon is going to give the AT&T Bold a run for it's $$$. Both the Bold and the Storm though are going to offer a lot more features and run on each carriers faster networks for a much better internet experience. Something the world of BlackBerry users has been waiting for. Not to mention if you needed to (with an extra cost) you can tether these to your laptop computer for a wireless modem which is nice to have if you need to access something from your computer.
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jay2003
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09/28/08 09:31am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Welcome to KOA
jay2003, your best friend is a bully. It is very easy to abuse a minimum wage cashier who is trying to adhere to a store policy which may or not make sense. Why not ask to see a manager if he is so upset at not getting change? Besause thats what a bully does when he does not get his way....pick on the defenseless.
Not to get off topic but I would only agree with you if he hadn't already made a purchase and just forgot to ask for change during that transaction (never leaving the counter) and was willing to wait through the next customer in line. Yes if he had just walked up and asked for change and handn't made a purchase then yes the cashier would have had to follow policy. Sorta like the OP standing at the counter of the KOA and trying to do all the transactions at the same time. The point of the story is that sometimes people at the counters of businesses aren't willing to work with you and provide real customer assistance. That concept is sorta lost in a lot of the US these days.
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jay2003
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09/27/08 09:20am |
Campgrounds, Resorts and Attractions
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RE: Welcome to KOA
I'm sure they have a policy against all the stuff you mentioned to keep them from losing money. Figure you buy the card and they discount all the nights stay basically paying for the card a couple times over. Then you don't come back again.. so they lose $$. I'm sure KOA functions like the cell companies do. Free phones .. umm.. yeah.. they make their $$$ back by signing you up for a contract that pays for the phone ultimately. So you buy the KOA card.. they overprice their sites to begin with but you end up coming back again since you have the card. You pay the discounted yet still overpriced site costs and they make their $$ back over time.
I have to tell this story that happend to my best friend because it applies here. So my friend purchased something at a big box clothing store but paid for it on his ATM card. He turned away from the counter then rememebed he promised his daughter he would give her some coins to stick in one of the vending machines. He didn't have any coins so he asked the cashier. She wouldn't open the drawer and break his $5 bill even though he had just made a purchase. She said she couldn't open the drawer without purchase. Ok so someone else was in line so he waited. When her drawer opened he asked and she again said she couldn't do it.. It was against policy to give change. So he reaches down and found a nicknack on the counter and said he wanted to puchase it. She rings him up gives him change which he pockets. When her drawer closes he tells her. "Ok now I would like to return this product." Cashier couldn't do a darn thing except take the return and give him his money back. He ended up with his change, made his point with the cashier through his actions and his daughter was happy. Too funny if you ask me. Sounds like your KOA cashier experience.
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jay2003
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09/26/08 08:21pm |
Campgrounds, Resorts and Attractions
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RE: LEVELING YOUR LEVELS ?
I do it on the floor because your fridge will still be within the tollerances of operation. If it's not then you've got bigger problems. :B
BTW my 5 year old almost did the same thing but I caught her before she twisted it. Kids are definitely creative.
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jay2003
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09/26/08 09:20am |
Hybrid Travel Trailers
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RE: Honda CARB Compliant Generators
I would imagine the whole grandfather thing would take place. Sorta like they do with automobiles. In time I'm sure they'll be some sort of replacment requirement... but that will be a long time. If as Honda says all their generators are CARB compliant then I would imagine they meet the emissions stuff on the engine itself and that the real difference may in fact be the gas cap. I think I commented before but why would Honda just not send out all the same gas caps and avoid confusion. Maybe cost has something to do with it.. who knows. They should do like the automobile industry finally did in making 50 state legal vehicles.
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jay2003
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09/26/08 08:33am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Honda CARB Compliant Generators
On a more technical note, what is the physical difference between the two gas caps? Just curious.
Venting is different. I would imagine on the California models that the venting when ON is less than the venting on other models. Less fuel evaporation. The same standards are used for gasoline cans that also have to have caps that reduce or prevent fuel evaporation which is one of the leading causes of polution for small engines.
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i229/j4x4ar3/HondaCap.jpg
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jay2003
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09/25/08 07:15pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Honda CARB Compliant Generators
Geeze, what a whacko state! :E
Research before you speak sir. All states will eventually adopt the CARB standards as EPA standards start to meet or exceed current CARB standards. California is just a bit ahead of the game currently.
See the below links:
Link #1
Link #2
Link #3
This EPA standard was just signed September 2008 - Note the section under What are the new standards. EPA mandates current CARB standards at the federal level by 2011
Link #4
There's a ton more but I'm sure there's enough to read up to this point.
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jay2003
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09/25/08 07:08pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Nissan's 2010 Transmission
You do know (as has been widely publicized in automotive circles) that Nissan's next generation Titan is rumored to be a variant of the 2009 Dodge Ram, and will be built by Chrysler right? Part of a sharing agreement between Nissan and Chrysler. Nissan gets the pickup, Chrysler get a Versa variant small car....
Nissan wanted the engine but didn't want the redevelopment costs to stuff the engine into the existing Titan. The new Titan will in fact be a Dodge with a Nissan Titan label and some Nissan body styling.
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jay2003
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09/25/08 09:13am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: ScanGauge II vs. Trans Temp Gauge
ScanGauge uses the information from the ODBC-II connector meaning it gets it's information directly from the vehicle ECU. Should be just as accurate as any external aftermarket gauge you may want to install.
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jay2003
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09/25/08 08:57am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Honda CARB Compliant Generators
Acording to the Honda website:
USDA-Qualified Spark Arrestor/Muffler
All Honda generators are equipped with United States Department of Agriculture qualified spark arrestors to help prevent fires.
According to the Mayberrys website:
Honda Generators meet all CARB and EPA emission standards.
You're correct! I wonder why they told me different over the phone?
Read my earlier post. All Honda generators are CARB certified yes if you're looking at the marketing. They're basically saying they make a CARB certified model of all their generators. In reality there are two different SKU numbers depending on if you're ordering in California or outside California. I did some additional research after my previous post and the only real difference is the gas cap as the engines are the same. Not sure why Honda doesn't just make all of them CARB certified with the same gas caps.
In response to the other poster that said theirs only has "A" at the end of their model number. This is correct and is the same as mine. These models were sold in California prior to the legislation that was put into place requiring CARB certification on small engines. These are still perfectly legal to use in California EXCEPT in areas that require you use CARB certified equipment... which are few and far between right now. In looking at the user manuals for the EU2000i they actually have photos of the gas cap with designations for "California" and "non-California" model. When I look at my gas cap it's the "non-Califoria" one since I purchased my generator prior to the requirement. Camping World started selling the CARB certified EU2000i within a year of my purchase. I believe legislation was finalized in 2007 from the technical link in my previous post.
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jay2003
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09/25/08 08:36am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: New TT owner with water pump issues
Hmm.. everyone has said to check for an air leak into your fresh water tank. Even when I have no water in my fresh water tank though my pump will eventually turn off from simply the air pressure in the lines. My guess is that you've got a leak someplace else. Fresh water from the tank to the pump should come off the bottom of the tank so any air in the tank wouldn't be a problem. It's more likely to be in one of the lines instead. It's the pressure after the water goes through the pump that shuts the pump off. Doesn't matter if the pressure is air or water.. at least not in my trailer.
What happens if you connect to city water? Do you have full pressure? That would give you an idea of where to look for a leak.. either before or after the pump inlet.
Something to consider as well.. does your pump have an adjustment screw on it that is causing it not to function at optimal levels?
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jay2003
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09/24/08 03:01pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Why are KZ's so pricey?
Try waiting for an RV show to be in your area. That's how I got mine. I got my KZ for about $4500 less than what the lot price was.
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jay2003
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09/24/08 02:56pm |
Travel Trailers
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