Recent content by GeneralDisorder

If you dismount those paper weights for balance beads just throw them in the dumpster. 12 year old tires are going to get you killed. Those are garbage and should be destroyed so they can't hurt anyone.

Yep kinda like power windows and starters. 24v makes them really move but can shorten their life. Definitely should always be prepared to jumper out a relay if needed.

Stress risers at sharp corners is an issue for many sheet materials - even aluminum in some applications like aircraft (typically much thinner). You familiar with the tombstone engineering of the de Havilland DH.106 Comet? To be clear - I don't think Globe Trekker products are unreasonably...

The windows typically used in composite RV construction have rounded corners like aircraft windows. This is because you don't want sharp corners or cracks may form in the outer skin and propagate from the sharp stress point. I spoke with Bill at Glob Trekker (we're local to each other) about...

A 12v relay is going to use a 12v coil and expect a maximum of probably 16v. Sending 24v (or 28v when running) to the coil will almost certainly damage the coil. Maybe not the first time........ but maybe the first time! Not at all advisable.

Jump pack or batteries - same difference. It's a voltage source with a positive and negative. You attach a meter to the negative post, and then you start at the positive post and work your way through the circuit testing at each wire connection or component till you find the voltage drop. When...

What do you mean by "just after the battery"? - when you discover the first voltage drop from the battery positive post, you need to stop and address it.

But what is the cost? Truck pricing - cargo models vs. van models. The van's tend to be going for about double the price of a cargo. With a 4x4 cargo being in the $15k to $25k range and a 4x4 van being in the $35k to $55k range. Lets say a van is $20k more. A 12' rectangular enclosure (same as...

Absolutely. I just like to check batteries out of circuit on multi-battery setups. Especially the 4 batt setup - I test them individually and rotate them periodically. If a load tester isn't available then a voltage drop test is the next best option and the first step if the batteries are not...

Do you have a battery load tester? I've got several battery chargers - both dumb and smart - and they often will indicate charging complete or the amperage drops off like they are done taking current but this doesn't tell you what condition they are in as far as cranking amps, resistance, and...

5930-01-573-8366 RD-5-11064-0 I see several on eBay for quite reasonable.

Is this a factory system such that part numbers will be in the TM? What is your truck serial number? If it's a TM part I will need the serial number to look it up.

Not just those guys either. Acela has done that to a bunch of trucks because the owner didn't want to source the bead-locks. Friend of mine with an Acela built A1R had one of his tires go flat from a leak and it popped the bead off the rim. He was not aware till that moment that his truck didn't...

Yeah Trucklite makes a lot of the lighting and modules for the military so that would likely be a fine alternative. Question though - why are we needing a flasher module? Is it bad? :unsure:

No. As with many things in A1R life it is not the correct flasher. The A1R uses an LED capable flasher module. It does say it's LED compatible but it doesn't look like the ones I'm used to.