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  1. sam am I

    No Spare Tire Included!

    And funny thing is in all my years and all my flat tires, maybe 20% of them a can of sealer MAYBE would have worked. The rest, I definitely needed the spare. Wonder how many women are unaware that the car they're renting/driving have no spare? Maybe they don't care? Hmmmm
  2. sam am I

    No Spare Tire Included!

    Yeah just put a full size in my new to me truck and I won't be renting from anyone who doesn't at least provide a doughnut.......It's BS, esp. here in the west.
  3. sam am I

    No Spare Tire Included!

    Interesting, well this has normal tires......Not much faith in, BUT no fix a flat, pump, no repair kit, no nothing. This seems to have just showed up here because I know not but a year or so back, the car I rented from the same company had one for sure and 99.9% sure every one before did too...
  4. sam am I

    No Spare Tire Included!

    Perhaps I'm the last to figure it out, BUT rental cars DON'T have to include a spare tire? Legally they don't have to, I checked ........ I reckon this has been going on for sometime now, but not sure how long?.......I've rented cars for many years now here and there and as resent as perhaps 2...
  5. sam am I

    Battery gauge

    It appears to, yes
  6. sam am I

    Battery gauge

    Another options here, I have/use 4 of their products currently, phoenix inverter, their smartshunt and 2 diode isolators..... All very good quality stuff.
  7. sam am I

    Livorsi Tach/Hourmeter

    tach POWER, not "tach sig"..............geeesh Could leave the key on always(not that we do this often, but it happens obviously), but w/o motor running and STILL receiving tach POWER(similar to using oil or water pressure), the clock wouldn't tick off any motor usage. Was too early and did...
  8. sam am I

    Livorsi Tach/Hourmeter

    Who is this Mike dude anyway? Seriously, I've never heard of him/it.......More coffee?
  9. sam am I

    Livorsi Tach/Hourmeter

    Connected to the motor? So there is 12V constant(battery), 12V switched (Ig, Acc and Starter[momentary]), not sure where else you'd be connecting too........ Thinking that's correctly wired
  10. sam am I

    Livorsi Tach/Hourmeter

    I wonder why with a tach/hour meter combo why the design is allowing hours meter to tick off time if the tach/motor isn't running? Hmmm, seems w/o a active tach sig(motor running), the hours s/would be stopped. I reckon that's how I'd be designing it.... Could leave the key on always(not that...
  11. sam am I

    Livorsi Tach/Hourmeter

    As mentioned, oil pressure could be used, or even water pressure. For example a small mod using a tee fitting on either port, then with a 5 PSI pressure switch for example, energize a relay which in-turn sends 12V to the hour meter, pressure = "ON", no pressure = "OFF". But, doubt you'll be...
  12. sam am I

    Shrinkwrap or boat cover (and polytarp)?

    Been shrink-warping my boat better part of 20 yrs now and I'd agree with the shrink-warp as being better then canvas for long term winter storage. No doubt, canvas can hold moisture, doesn't shed snow too well and aren't typically big enough to make high tent poles, not for heavy snow loads...
  13. sam am I

    Mystery switches

  14. sam am I

    LED Driver question

    Right, black box it! And many ways to skin this cat, for sure..... Thinking though you know the C.C. needed based on the old driver, 300mA? So with your 13.5V P.S. as Vin to the 317, you'll want Iout = 1.25/R1 solve for R1.... R1 = 1.25/Iout R1 = 1.25/300mA R1 = 4.17 ohms In the case of...
  15. sam am I

    LED Driver question

    No, the 22 ohm is a series limiting resistor to use just with your 13.5V P.S. as a C.V. source, BUT I guessed at the 7V Vf Use a 317 with your 13.5V P.S. as depicted above as Vin in #6 as a C.C. source on it's output, use the formula they provided for R1 and wire as they'll shown, I never...
  16. sam am I

    LED Driver question

    Sure and yeah w C.V. and limiting current with diodes(small sig, zener, LED, tunnel, yada yada) Vf/Vz junctions, the total Vf of the LED(s) is just "used up" if you will and the left over(excess) voltage then sets the total circuit current, It = (Vt - Vf)/R Solve for R @ 300mA and assume Vf...
  17. sam am I

    LED Driver question

    You asked.......... I believe the blinking is being caused by a over current protect circuit in either the lamp's remaining other circuitry or the P.S. itself because the current isn't being limited with your replacement P.S., hence to limit current....... If you use a power supply that is...
  18. sam am I

    smart charger

    Sure, np and these are same'ish and mountable. I use them as well w no problems for perhaps 5 years now, the brand/quality seems dependable so far.
  19. sam am I

    smart charger

    I have three of these each (more similar options out there I'm sure) hardwired semi permanently config that live (each basically sit on top of each batt) with my 3 wet batts...........I then have them all plugged into a triple 120VAC outlet that goes to one 120VAC cord that just lays in the...
  20. sam am I

    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

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