Recent content by tencentlife

She makes the sign of a teaspoon He makes the sign of a wave... -Paul Simon Sorry, but one of my bench grinders plays the opening note of Graceland as it spins up, and then the album plays in my head. Good thing I like it.

As someone already said upthread, maybe you haven't seen that many vans lately. I'm an accessories manufacturer/vendor in the T3/Vanagon market, and a lot of the owners like to festoon their rigs with way too much stuff, on top, on the front, hanging foolishly heavy and bulky loads off the rear...

Yeah I can't stand that the whole point anymore for all these companies is harvesting our data first, provide us with useful goods and services second, even where the goods are top-quality. I have a Victron PV charge controller as part of my home system. It has 7 or 8 pre-set charge output...

That just says they went cheap on their internal power supplies, they assumed their units would only ever be recharged from grid power. Not an unreasonable assumption, what you're doing was not on their screens at all. It's always been the case that whether or not any electronic device will run...

Impressive execution. I'm sure there's a market for it in the high-end RV sector, because even though someone can just put more fixed panels on, there is a limit on roof space, and we're already near the practical upper limit of PV cell efficiency, so no big gains are in the offing by that...

My DD, '86 T3 Syncro, high-comp 2.2 wbx with tuned exhaust and fan-assisted oil cooler, Sanden 7 OBA, air lockers R & F plus Badlands 6000# inboard winch controlled with Redshiftt Bluetooth gear knob, custom interior with Speedhut gauges console, Corbeau seats with custom armrests, too many...