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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2018 16:59:28 GMT
I do not cut them with side cutters as that still leaves a sharp edge, I prefer to trim them with a stanley knife as I find this allows you to trim tight against the buckle without leaving any corners available to slice yourself on. anyway if you really want a horrid edge to slice yourself to ribbons with then try using stainless steel cable ties Before I could afford to splash out on Kevlar waffle grips for the dirt bike I used to cable tie silicone tube to the twist grip so you got a bit more purchase on the throttle in shitty muddy conditions. You made damn sure they were nicely trimmed, it would wreck your palm - even through motocross gloves. A good sharp craft knife as good as anything for the job. Like Andy I leave cable tray work and wiring looms nice and neat, nothing worse than being cut to pieces when you have to ram your hand into a virtually inaccessible spot.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2018 16:59:31 GMT
I'll have a look later. Almost crashed into another boat just now as playing with phone too much .
I like bounty bars. The blue ones.
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Post by Andyberg on Sept 4, 2018 5:58:56 GMT
As for cable ties I prefer them uncut because cutting them introduces a nasty sharp edge. Ok it looks untidy but at least it won't slice your hands up The first video shows how to cut them without leaving a nasty, sharp edge, with a tool called a 'flush cut'. Knippex flush cutting side cutters are the tool of choice for the non-degree educated 'rubbing rags' of the engineering worldπ (Altho at Β£36 a pair you need a real engineers paypacket to justify themπ)
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Post by naughtyfox on Sept 4, 2018 10:35:19 GMT
Ooh.... they look dirty and rusty. I don't think I'll buy any, though, as the Knipex wire stripper tool I have (which is nice and clean and shiny) has a cutting edge on it which might do, and we have 'ordinary' cutters too. It's unlikely I'll ever be tying stuff up with cable ties.
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Post by Jim on Sept 14, 2018 10:54:58 GMT
Arrived late to the party. Firstly, being upside down, the gubbins will drain your battery, not charge it. As for relying on three lights, Bah! Why not fit a dual v/amp meter, digital display, needs a shunt for the ammeter, then you know what's going on with your batteries, how charged they are, what the drain is. Cheap as chips From China.
Having finally bit the bullet and replaced the battery bank, 4x 110ah, weighed to 2 knackered batteries in and put the 1/2 decent ones aside, the solar and engine are taking it up to 13.2v, it used to top out at 12.8 with the knackered batteries on the last trip. Although I have a PSW inverter I hardly need to use it, led lights, voltage converter for radio, 5v USB sockets for phones, means we have loads of spare voles running around. Go for it, do it yourself then you know how it works. It's hardly rocket, or even helicopter, science.
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Post by naughtyfox on Sept 14, 2018 11:15:28 GMT
Why do you need all this electricity? Are you thinking of tasering somebody?
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Post by Jim on Sept 14, 2018 12:11:49 GMT
Why do you need all this electricity? Are you thinking of tasering somebody? Gadgets, radio, lights, water pump and recently a 12v fridge. I don't have an oily Deisel with a big alternator to run, annoying the neighbours, or 240v system, if we are moored somewhere for a while. Eg not too long back we were stuck at Stanley Ferry for a week (I pity the poor souls who live there permanently), so what we have is maybe 200ah useable power stored. Better to have a bit of reserve than to run out. I recently renewed the battery cables too, with + and - busbars, equal length 10mm cables and quick release battery clamps.
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Post by JohnV on Sept 14, 2018 12:46:51 GMT
Why do you need all this electricity? Are you thinking of tasering somebody? If you only have just enough, sooner or later you will get a spell of bad weather/emergency use of more power etc. You then run your batteries too low and either greatly shorten their life or kill them. Much better to have a generous reserve.
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