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  1. theksmith

    Old Dale Mining District (Near Joshua Tree National Park, CA)

    Cross posting this from OffroadPassport.com The original thread can be found here... continued...
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    The Triple Threat Grand Cherokee (2003 WJ)

    the trip report is finished from Old Dale (starts at post #5): http://offroadpassport.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2589
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    Edgestar Fridge Modifications Thread

    i'll agree, my 43QT, even with the jeep off is barely audible. i can hear the compressor kick on and then a little hum type noise afterwards, and i don't hear the fan at all really.
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    XOOM tablet based carputer project (work in progress)

    thanks guys! all the audio issues are fixed, sounds at least as good as the original radio + factory infinity amp, probably a little better. i'd like to replace the factory amp and speakers one day, but that's another project. main item left todo from my original goals is the steering wheel...
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    bad battery or not (arguing with Sears)

    Dave, your posts exactly highlights my 2 beefs with them... - when i asked what an acceptable open voltage after them charging it themselves was, they said somewhere around 11.8v - to me that is ridiculously low for any type of vehicle battery. so my 12.3v is considered "good" to them. -...
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    bad battery or not (arguing with Sears)

    today i wasted my breath arguing with Sears over what constitutes a bad battery. to sum it up, i believe that the reserve capacity of a AGM battery and it's CCA are two independent properties of the battery, and though loosely related, the battery may test "ok" for CCA but still no longer be...
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    Random RIG Shots

    a shot from the Old Dale area:
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    Blue Sea ACR Wiring Question

    when you have a winch near the battery, you have a short run of cable - no worse than the factory run from the battery to the main fuse box, hardly anyone fuses that. the OP however may have a more unique situation. the OP stated he would have a battery in the rear of the vehicle with perhaps...
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    XOOM tablet based carputer project (work in progress)

    the tablet setup performed pretty darn well on it's maiden voyage this weekend! the audio wasn't loud enough, but i knew that was still a problem going in. i worked on that a bit today and i think i'm getting it closer to being dialed in. i used Copilot Live just a bit to test it out, but...
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    Post your tents

    had fun driving the pegs into the rock in Old Dale, CA this weekend... the Kodiak Canvas tent performed just fine in the 45 MPH gusts though.
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    Post Pic's of your Jeep

    just made it back from the Old Dale Mining District...
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    The Triple Threat Grand Cherokee (2003 WJ)

    just made it back from the Old Dale Mining District...
  13. theksmith

    Helton Hot Water

    i used a plate style exchanger instead of the helton, but maybe a similar mounting position is available to you - lower front frame rail beside/beneath engine: http://offroadpassport.com/forum/showthread.php?t=754 (see post #9)
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    Blue Sea ACR Wiring Question

    for a circuit breaker, bussmann is quality stuff: http://www.amazon.com/Bussmann-Hi-Amp-Circuit-Breaker-Amps/dp/B0024JOKM4/ for the right size wire gauge, google "12 volt wire gauge table" and lookup what size you need for XXX amps over a 8' run. note that the tables vary a bit, go with the...
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    01 Taco DC-Fuse box, Relay box and Circuit Breaker

    nice and clean, i like it! might want to put some corrugated on that one exposed loop of 1/0, just to be extra spiffy and cautious.
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    XOOM tablet based carputer project (work in progress)

    going to take the first little trip with the setup this weekend (going to Old Dale Mining District in CA). the shutdown/lockup the other night does not appear to be from the cold. i had accidentally enabled some Tasker profiles that i wasn't done configuring and they crashed it. i finished...
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    New from California - New to overlanding.

    congrats! the X looks really clean. what area of cali?
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