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We should've hung on to this fella for a bit longer when he visited a couple of weeks ago!

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A lot more than I intended to!

Went into Lockhart River for our weekly shopping this morning & on arrival back at the Research Station found coolant p*ssing out of the bottom of the car. Finding...

Not today, a few days ago. Drove through two rivers (actually more than 70 crossings in the 190kms we travelled, but most were fairly shallow) both had water the same height & both fairly wide. The...

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During our last few weeks travelling we had no hot water. Not exactly a crisis, but MrsTea has been accustomed to turning on a tap for hot water to wash up with. Putting the billy on works but is far...

Whilst most of you have been out buying the last minute Christmas pressies, stuffing the turkey, trying on your Santa suit or whatever you do on Chrismas eve I have finally , at last , fixed the damn...

High 30's & 40% to 90% humidity here. Need full gas windows here, especially in the tractor sitting in a mobile greenhouse.

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Anything is possible. Could be more than one problem? I have decided that the first priority is to get the sub tank fuel gauge working again. Could be some time before that happens though - no...

Had the battery disconnected overnight & have also tried the removing the 7.5A fuse as per the thread you linked too. No difference. Am thinking now it more likely to be the sub tank sender which is...

Shorted out transfer pump sounds like a possibility. Can thy short out internally? Whilst up on the Tele Track one thing I tried was running 12v direct from battery to pump. It ran, but far more...

Spent much of the day under the car trying to find/fix the cause of my sub tank to main tank fuel transfer system not working,

It died half way up the Old Telegraph Track. I never did trust it so...

Today was the day for our Patrol's annual wash!

When you are full time 'on the road' & travelling mainly on dirt roads washing the car seems a little pointless. However we will now be staying in...

The 4 year lifespan of the built in BMS is still only anecdotal stuff. I can't warrant it as true or correct, but it is sufficient to make me wary.
LiFePo4 has been around for well over a decade...

If Enerdrive drop ins can be charged with existing battery chargers without a specific lithium charging profile, & with replaceable BMS & cells at reasonable cost I reckon that is a real game changer...

What I am saying is that many of the cheaper lithium drop in batteries claim higher capacity than they actually have. (Just like many cheap solar panels are actually less than advertised). It's ok if...

Replaced the auxiliary batteries in the pod. One of the 3 Ritar 120Ah AGM’s failed, placing the other two under stress in the cloudy weather FNQ has been getting. At a tad under 10 years old they...

Finished packing & prepping our Patrol (& Tvan) for our forthcoming trip up the Cape. Leaving Saturday via Chillagoe. Excitement (mixed with a little apprehension) is building. Will be on the Old...

Good stuff, braided line too!
Have you got the bedding in instructions - easy to do, but important I think. I did the x3 for Yellowstuff. Performance noticeably improved whilst out doing it.
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Good stuff, braided line too!
Have you got the bedding on instructions - easy to do, but important I think. I did the x3 for Yellowstuff. Performance noticeably improved whilst out doing it.
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Not sure I understand Tony - try substituting 'In short incredible' with 'Briefly, they were incredible" or perhaps 'In short, they were incredible' ?? :D:D:D

Having fitted both a new headlight wiring harness & a LED lightbar I waited for a nice dark night, before the moon came up over the nearby hill to see what they were like. In short 'Incredible'. I...

Splicing would be a handy skill to have.

No worries MR. Your thinking about 'shared storage' makes sense. It is actually the normal way to charge multiple batteries - to have them connected together in a battery bank. Essentially two ways...

The Victron MPPT 100/30 should keep you happy & at reasonable price on ebay. (Around $250) ...

It sounds like you know what you are getting into PeeBee,

The issue which concerned me, the over 20% charging current with possible shortened battery lifespan is a matter of choice. Fair enough....