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RE: Worst/most dangerous design flaw is _______
We had a Salem trailer a few years ago that was designed improperly. Too much weight on the rear of the trailer. It swayed so bad that oncoming traffic pulled over.
Turns out they only sold 2 of them before recalling the rest. Unfortunately we got one. It's a long story but the factory was not a lot of help. The dealer stepped up for part of the cost and we replaced it with a fifth wheel.
There was a Holiday Rambler TT a while back with a serious balance problem- the factory finally bought Hensley Arrow hitches for all of them.
My "most dangerous design flaw" would be the new Atwood LP/Electric water heaters that have no type of eco/safety device between the power relay and heating element.
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Chris Bryant
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11/28/09 04:55am |
Tech Issues
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RE: firefox
I switched with the release of 3.6b4, and other than a handful of extensions that don't yet work, I like it- much faster than even 3.5.
About the only extension I miss is flashblock, which would crash the browser for me, but I don't really miss it.
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Chris Bryant
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11/27/09 10:03am |
Technology Corner
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RE: OK to use plumping tape on LP plumping threads?
FWIW, I use Harvey's RectorSeal #5, though Loctite makes a good product as well. I really don't like Tef Tape for anything, other than convenience.
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Chris Bryant
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11/27/09 09:56am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Thankgiving Fridge Failure!!!
FWIW- the only time I've ever *had* to physically clean a flue was after it had been burning very badly for quite a while, and it was coated in soot. Even then usually compressed air will clean it well enough.
99% of the time it's an orifice/burner/pressure problem.
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Chris Bryant
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11/27/09 09:54am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Help Finding a Propane Hose Assembly & Fitting
The Extend-A-Flow is what you want- standard POL in and out, with a T for the disposable style hose.
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Chris Bryant
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11/27/09 07:44am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Thankgiving Fridge Failure!!!
This probably isn't exact, but it should be close:
http://bryantrv.com/images/temp/burner.png
Basically, remove the thermocouple and there are 2 screws holding the burner in. The orifice needs a 12mm wrench- just soak the orifice, don't poke anything in it.
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Chris Bryant
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11/26/09 12:18pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: My wife has me worried now...
How many things did you learn from the first one that you would apply to the next? Are there many things you say "If I had to do it over, I would..."
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Chris Bryant
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11/26/09 09:56am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Thankgiving Fridge Failure!!!
Turn it off for an hour, then turn it on again.
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Chris Bryant
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11/26/09 09:26am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Attwood water heater remote switch light not coming on
http://bryantrv.com/images/temp/atwood-dsi2.jpg
In the picture, you should have 12 volts on the brown wire coming out of the back of the heater, then through the flame fuse- though you may not have the flame fuse, as that's a newer safety component- then power through the thermostat to the board.
If you don't have power on the brown wire, then look at the switch.
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Chris Bryant
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11/26/09 06:49am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Attwood water heater remote switch light not coming on
The red light is a fault light- termed the "no combustion" light, and does get its power from the circuit board, but will not come on unless the unit has not ignited.
Usually, when you don't get hot water or a light, it's a problem with the thermostat or flame fuse (on an Atwood). Test the thermostat on both sides for 12 volts, and go from there.
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Chris Bryant
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11/26/09 05:28am |
Tech Issues
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RE: OK to use plumping tape on LP plumping threads?
NFPA
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Chris Bryant
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11/25/09 12:23pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Dometic Fridge door falls off!! Grrrrrrr!
There is a trim piece that was originally there which held the pin in place.
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Chris Bryant
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11/25/09 04:54am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Carefree slide topper unraveled
FWIW- here's the service manual text for the SOKII:
SOKII
HOW TO CHANGE A SPRING ON A SOK II:
(Left Spring, part number R00731)
• With the slide open remove the black screws that hold the L bracket onto the main mounting
bracket, left side if facing the coach, on the face of the slide.
• Attach a vice grip to the L bracket.
• USING EXTREME CAUTION, carefully slide the L bracket out of the main mounting bracket. If
there is tension on the spring, carefully unwind.
• Once there is no tension on the spring, drill out the two rivets holding the bushing to the roller
tube.
• Pull the spring and bushing out of the roller tube.
• Detach the spring from the L bracket.
• Put the new spring into the roller allowing about 6” of the spring to be exposed. Slide the bushing
over the spring into the roller. Attach with rivets. Using the vice grips, turn the L bracket in the
clockwise position to add tension. Refer to the spring wind chart for the correct tension.
• USING EXTREME CAUTION, slide the L bracket into the main bracket. Attach with the black
screws that were taken out earlier.
ADDING TENSION TO THE SOK II:
• With the slide open remove the black screws that hold the L bracket onto the main mounting
bracket, left side if facing the coach, on the face of the slide.
• Attach a vice grip to the L bracket.
• USING EXTREME CAUTION, carefully slide the L bracket out of the main mounting bracket.
• Using the vice grips as leverage, turn the L bracket in the clockwise position to add tension.
Please refer to the spring wind chart for the correct tension.
• USING EXTREME CAUTION, carefully slide the L bracket into the main bracket. Attach with the
black screws that were taken out earlier.
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It gives 17 turns with the room closed, an extra 1 turn per foot of extension with the room open.
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Chris Bryant
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11/24/09 10:38am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Need to Replace Plug on 50Amp Shore Cord
One tip- cut the cord using the measurements given- I usually just cut and strip without measuring, but not for these.
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Chris Bryant
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11/24/09 10:23am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Please clear up Kindle question
Not really answering the questions, but the Kindle comes with its own cell/data connection built in, and the cost is contained in the cost of the Kindle and books you buy.
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Chris Bryant
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11/24/09 09:45am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Battery wiring?
The best way would be to use terminal post and run separate (equal length) positive and negative to each pair, but simply hooking the negative to one pair and the positive to the other should be fine.
I would use the largest cable you can for interconnects.
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Chris Bryant
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11/24/09 05:50am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Mushroom Networks
Looks neat, but having to pay for 4 wireless numbers would get pricey pretty quickly. For someone who needs mobile Internet for business and could write off the expense, it sounds like a great solution, as long as you are in range of a cell tower.
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Chris Bryant
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11/24/09 04:50am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Windows 7 GRRRRRR!
I did compare XP to Win7 on my laptop and it was just as fast, if not faster, than XP. Apples to apples. ;)
Was it a fresh install of XP? Windows has a tendency to slow a lot after time.
I have fresh installs of both XP and 7- gave 7 twice the memory, and it's quite a bit slower than XP for me. 7 does make it look like it boots faster, but getting to the point of actually doing any work takes a bit longer.
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Chris Bryant
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11/23/09 10:25am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Suburban Water Heater - No anode rod?
I've seen them go at about 2 years, though that was constant use. It's kind of variable, depending on the water and how much of the porcelain gets burned off when the flame cup is welded in.
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Chris Bryant
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11/23/09 07:44am |
Tech Issues
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RE: What's the Difference Between 32 and 64 bit Windows 7
"though for programs you have to install 32 bit libraries."
Tell that to a consumer, that is why consumers don't use Linux.
Well- that is automatically done when you install anything that requires it- no extra moves required, other than saying "yes" when asked if you want to install the dependencies. If the consumer is too stupid to do that, then they don't need to be running *any* computer.
I say again- I cannot believe that Windows cannot use 32 bit drivers and applications on the 64 bit version.
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Chris Bryant
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11/23/09 05:18am |
Technology Corner
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