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RE: Early Television
We had our first TV in the UK just in time to watch the QE II Coronation that was broadcast live. Up until then, I had never seen it, a kid in school had one before us and I asked him what was shown. He said 'everything'! When my parents brought it home, we switched it on and they were showing some festival with dancers going round and round some Maypoles. Interesting, but it soon got boring for this four year old ! Thinking that we could see 'everything' I asked Dad to put a 'Cowboy; show on! Of course, we only had one channel and so it didn't compute!
Who would know that it would take about 60 years for this to become a reality!
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Orion
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09/14/22 10:36am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Canada Day
HAPPY Canada Day to all my Canadian friends on Vancouver Island. Wish we were there. Sure do miss that place!
Lonnie and Hazel Thanks eh! say hi to Hazel for me! John.
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Orion
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07/13/22 07:43pm |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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RE: Rexall fuel gauge
I really don't know what chassis this is mounted on, other than it is a 460 Ford. I did read that on most class A's the tank has to be dropped to get at the sending unit, but I have also seen mention of them being accessible via the floor or hidden panels in the compartments. I'm hoping that even if the unit is at the top of the tank, where it grounds may be accessible as this can be the culprit.
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Orion
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05/19/22 02:35pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Rexall fuel gauge
We eventually figured out to check which wire from the tank and crawled under there this morning. Where is the sending unit, went all the way around it and could see nothing. Is it on top of the tank? We went under the bed and all there is there is the water tank and a solid floor with no access panels. Do you have drop the tank to get at the sending unit?Thanks!
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Orion
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05/16/22 11:46am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Rexall fuel gauge
Thanks for your help(s) ! I cant get under the tank to look at it , so we'll have to get her son to get under there. How many wires go to the sending unit, two or three?
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Orion
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05/10/22 06:14pm |
Tech Issues
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Rexall fuel gauge
I've been an RV'er for a long time but never a motorhome. An old widow friend is fixing up her MH before selling it. The only thing left is the fuel gauge, tank is full but gauge shows empty. Is there a way to tell if it is either the tank sending unit or the gauge itself. Thanks!
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Orion
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05/09/22 10:17pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: one more thing to worry about
I could not believe the number of people that would get out of car, then reach back in with their L shaped thing we are not supposed to talk about back in the car.
Can someone explain this! (I cannot imagine leaving cash and credit cards in the car)
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Orion
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03/11/22 06:24pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Antenna cable .
I think I got it! The centre wire was SO thin, but I was able to remove enough of the white insulator to expose just enough of the conductor to splice it to a wire I'd attached to the male bit. I'm half way through stripping some lamp cord to wrap around as an insulator. It was a toss up between doing all this or partially removing the roof liner to get at the antenna to put a new cable in! Gets me out of the house! ;)
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Orion
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03/07/22 04:39pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Antenna cable .
OEM Motorola plugs/sockets are generally not designed to be removed and reused once installed.
That's what I just found out! I ended up cutting off the female plug as it could not be completely opened up to repair it. I thought I could just wire the two halves together. BUT the actual antenna wire looks like a SINGLE very thin strand of copper. I can't imagine how to strip that! Thanks for the info!
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Orion
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03/07/22 03:07pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Antenna cable .
The radio failed again so I pulled the car apart and found that the problem does not appear tp be in the male plug. I can hold it and tug it any way, in and out , and the signal does not fade. My body acts as a pretty good antenna! So the problem must be in the soldering in the female part, or the way that they connect together. I can't see any way of opening it up!
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Orion
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03/07/22 12:08pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Antenna cable .
The car is a 2006 Mazda 6, and the antenna is in three sections with two connections, one in the C pillar and the other down by the drivers footwell. I had thought that the problem was just the connector not making good contact , but I see now that it's probably a loose connection in one of the ends, probably the male one.
Of course the antenna is working now , but the next time it goes, I'll have to pull it apart and see if I can re solder it! Thanks for all your help.
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Orion
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03/06/22 02:33pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Antenna cable .
I've put it all back together now and won't open it again until I fix it one way or another. When I say it's not a coax, I mean that the connector does not look like a TV antenna connector, I'm sure that it is shielded, but the cable is thinner than a TV cable. I could not find an exact Google match image but this is fairly close Image
except the main body is plastic with a slot on each side with a metal compression fitting . The central 'peg' is about the size of an RCA phono plug. Anything I could add to the connection to make it a better contact?
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Orion
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03/06/22 10:35am |
Technology Corner
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Antenna cable .
I'm not sure where to post this as it involves the antenna in our vehicle. We've had a problem with the radio for a while and have finally traced it to a loose connection behind the panel behind our 'C' pillar. It is just a push fit, but it does not maintain a good contact and keeps cutting out. It's in a protected spot , not dirty but even after using contact cleaner it still does not maintain the connection.
Anything I can do before I cut the cables and splice them together? It appears to be a single, non co-axil cable. Thanks
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Orion
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03/06/22 12:55am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Vancouver Island
Just saw this now. It was great to meet you and Hazel a few years ago and wish you all the best for 2022. BTW, we had a rare White Christmas and an even heavier snowfall a few days ago. It's been 25 years since we had snow on the ground for this long!
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Orion
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01/08/22 07:16pm |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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RE: Solar flare -- more auroral activity?
It arrived really late, 5am PDST, and was seen low on the horizon from the north end of the Island. This will be the last time I do an aurora warning post on Facebook! :o
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Orion
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10/31/21 01:37pm |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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RE: Medicare
We get quite a few US channels, and often they just leave the US commercials in. I've noticed all these Medicare ads. Maybe someone can explain why they advertise it as I thought it was a government programme, like Universal Healthcare for old folks. Why advertise?
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Orion
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10/26/21 09:26pm |
Around the Campfire
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