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And just so that no one is tempted, the one built into some Tacomas is optimistically rated at 400W max. It's not what one would call "high quality" either. Would be acceptable for a heating element without conditioning, though.

I have zero familiarity with these FCA sway bars so I'm going by your description. Perhaps they are measuring current to know when the motor has traveled enough but that would require a sensor, too. That could be on the board itself. Unless they really do just run it for a fixed length of...

As I understand it the operation is to power the motor to wind up a spring on the plunger. That plunger is held unlocked with an electromagnet that remains powered holding it. When power is cut to the electromagnet the plunger is forced to lock the two halves back together with the spring...

Indeed, there's very little left once you go below 11 V and by 10.5 V it might be possible to count individual electrons. Heck the ones that are flowing at 10.02 V are probably just as likely energized from background radiation as being forced by the battery. I suppose the one thing you can...

That's important to highlight. Odyssey uses 10.02 V as their 100% depth of discharge when rating capacity, so right off the top you have to adjust for real world values. But they are apparently somewhat tolerant as long as you follow good charging practices.

I agree with your keep it simple (cheap) philosophy but will say that there's a balance. I worked for years in a bike shop and have been around this stuff long enough to know that riding a cheap bike or using a cheap tent is a pretty guaranteed way to discourage someone when conditions aren't...

Too many variables to generalize into a single statement but Odyssey in their tech manual touches on what @john61ct is saying. If you charge properly, which in the case of Odyssey means using 14.7V absorption rather than 14.2V and each time return 5% more capacity than you remove, the number of...

100% agree with the advice to use your truck stock. This is what my previous truck looked like for the first couple of years I owned it. It didn't stay like that, several iterations of suspension, tires, gears, armor, etc. But when I finally sold that truck 200k miles later I remember...

Nothing has to be actually be designed or work at all to file and win a patent. Just needs to be a concept drawn up and submitted to the USPO with enough evidence to show a significant difference that it doesn't infringe on any existing patents. I don't know statistics but I suspect most...

I think the original TM-D700 was released around 1999 and the TM-710A was introduced in 2008. The only thing the 710 lacked really was built-in GPS, which they added in the TM-D710GA. There's always a chance the 710 could get replaced but I wouldn't consider that as an important criteria for...

Just a random example, probably not even a particularly high end one, the Smittybilt contractor rack. https://www.smittybilt.com/product/index/41.htm 800 LB Capacity *Evenly Distributed* Manufactured from .120 wall 2" tubing Now new this Smittybilt is $400 so it's not cheap either, but...

Seems to me the main reason for having a mobile antenna on your roof as opposed to a fender or bumper is reduced chance it will detune from close by metal or create a distorted pattern.

It depends on if the noise is rattling or whistling. The linked TSB is for the gasket between the door and body. You'd want to put silicone I think where the rubber weatherstrip meets the body next to the windshield. The TSB shows the gasket in question. If it's the window loose in the...

Indeed. Absolutely agree, no reason to use 4 AWG for short branch runs to the end device unnecessarily adding weight and taking up space. But it won't hurt anything if he does.

Would just play devil's advocate and mention that if you're going to do something might as well do it right once. Inevitably you run a 12 AWG wire because all you ever think is it'll be a few lights. Then you add a fridge. Then a solar controller. Then a ham radio. Before you know it you're...

No performance downside to using big cable but you should watch the mechanical strain it might put on whatever you're connecting to. For example there exists #10 ring terminals for 4 AWG cable but I'd be skeptical that just any random device or fuse block with #10 terminals can handle 4 AWG...

Satellite APRS works fine and the APRS side itself is no different than any other APRS station. The terminal and modem side is the same. The radio itself is the same, other than you use a different frequency. But yes, it's not a constellation of vehicles to provide continuous coverage...

APRS has a lot of uses and I'm amazed sometimes where I'll hit a digipeater. But it's probably not best seen as a substitute for InReach/SPOT. There are a couple of ways to do APRS using spacecraft. The ISS has an APRS radio usually running (they have a TM-D710 onboard) and there's a couple...

I believe you're asking about the Echolink application on a PC. I'd think using a headset would be handy for clarity and to avoid feedback. I use plain old smart phone earbuds with the inline mic with my laptop. You don't need super high fidelity since you're talking to/from someone who's...