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Admittedly I don't watch news at all or keep up with the times. But when I heard they used CF for the hull my reaction was pretty much "you gotta be kidding me" I may not know anything about submarines, but I know enough about CF and materials science to know you don't use CF on a sub at those...

My long term exp with bunnings marine ply is its consistently better quality than the standard ply, so thats why I use it. There is no practical diff to them both in general, however if the project is to be exposed to water its best to seal it with watery thin 2pack epoxy clear, the stuff at...

If you want actually chilled drinks that are refreshing instead of the rubbish "cold", forget an upright, none I have used were capable of chilling drinks in 40 degree heat. I'm somewhat skeptical of Trailblaza, they are used by armed forces, so what? Armed forces don't pay for them, they have...

https://www.snowys.com.au/blog/podcast-battery-chemistry/ They say the alternator will only charge to 85% which on many isn't true, they in fact can charge to near 100%, it may just take longer, in fact lithium can charge to near full with quite low voltages. They speak about the ratings at...

Yeah you can't expect a precise answer without giving details on riding environment, "gravel" is like "Drama" [shakes head] The big mistakes people make is not properly testing bikes, thinking they can just cheap out- remember it's the only thing between you and hard ground, and I am afraid...

All the tech doesn't mean much when accoustics are completely hampered in a vehicle. Why go in the great outdoors to listen to music???????? That I will never understand! Like these guys who watch tv and play on their phones. Anyway, individual solar panels which are almost always 36 cells in...

Well Current does indeed flow inside the conductor, Current is the flow of charges (electrons), there just has to be alot of them moving in a similar manner to constitute Current. When electric charges move along the wire they give rise to a helix shaped magnetic field around the conductor, that...

To me, a tent means: Bare essential external setup, not just a swag or a RV 5 coz that would be ridiculous right? So Sleeping quarters, shelter, basic kitchen. Without those 3 you are dead in the water. While the 3 above can be in some way incorporated into a solo vehicle setup, so 270 awning...

I'll just say what no one is saying, the ebay item is listed as total output of 36watts, the way these devices work is they can't be overloaded and if you plug multiply items into it, the overall output is split in some ratio over the ports, it even says usbc is just 20v 1.5a, so 30watts for USB...

Man 1: "sir, can you help improve places getting locked up and make me happy in life?" Man 2: " ...nnnnnno. No, I can't do that. But I don't know if you know this, I have a phone in my hand that fully chargers in just 10minutes. You wanna see it?" Personally I think USB c is so overhyped and...

My first Engel eclipse was $580 to my door :eek: the second one some time after $620-650 irrc:mad: Then some time after Engel got rid of the 240v and it was around $700ish???:mad::mad: ...ohhhh don't worry, they were kind enough to have the 240v brick thingy for another $100:mad::mad::mad: never...

I'm talking about the 12person twin cabin monsters that weighed 60kgs, took two people 45mins to setup. They were popular in the 90s. We had one with two awnings on both ends, back then it was completely unheard of spending that much. Without a solid plywood box to house all the poles the thing...

"Cut n Polish" is so vague the term is almost meaningless. After the pros spray the paint and actually put down a good thick amount (unlike OEM) using high end guns and compressors the coat has a very fine orange peel, so they machine wet sand or by hand with 1500-3500grit based on how good the...

And there is another group who have their head in the sand, those who are essentially a broken record and a slave to dogmatism, keep telling us we must act now before it's too late, yet offer no practical solution. Renewable energy aka "green" energy can't work, at least not without monstrous...

Basically those manuals are complete rubbish for sizing. As a general rule lifepo4 should not be allowed to exceed a cell temp of around 55degrees C for any decent life during charge, only way that temps will occur is at very high charge rates when the IR has climbed or a bad connection or if...

"What some people think looks good" is part of a larger umbrella. "What some people think is good" Starving themselves of a life to be seen driving a nice new 4x4, the dual cab and dual spare wheels to drive in the same places a 90s rodeo goes etc etc... "What some people think sounds good"...

Back in the early 2000s we used the Honda 2000, with up to 60m of extension lead. Ran in eco mode it literally was dead silent. Since it was my uncle's we never cared about looking after it, she just keep going n going. More recently when I got the Honda 2.2 they were advertised as silent, hmmm...

The gold standard in AA types is the eneloop bar none! They are arguable the best rechargeable battery you can get. I use them for sat nav where reliability, shelf life is important. They secretly work well in cold temps. Been using them since mid 2000s. They are super reliable and you will end...

This isnt really my thing, i focus on life rather than talking about numbers and planning out my future step by step. But to my way of thinking the high prices of 2nd hand are here to stay. I say that as: over the years ive been buying stuff like 2nd hand military gasmasks, after pandemic, the...

Is the 250 250ah? Becuase if yes a 60amp BMS is ridiculous. 2 250ah should run that thing effortlessly. 500watts is too low for boiling up water, 1000min from my usage. Sounds like the 3000w inverter is cutting out from low voltage protection, maybe it's set too low? Or maybe it's one of those...