Captain Furious Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 It’s a feed for a caravan battery charging circuit so it’s 30a cable with a 10a fuse. The ctek pushes a max of 5 amps in its bulk charge phase...so it’s basically what it was put there to do... just in the opposite direction. And I know the wiring is in tip top condition because I put it in new about 18 months ago. I’d probably be less likely to shove it through the cars original 34 year old wiring. AMC Rebel and Talbot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Honda Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 I've a Lidl / Ultimate Speed one and the only drawback that if the power is interrupted, it falls back to "off" state, rather than "last" state which then requires a couple of button presses to resume charging. Not sure on what the Ctek does under these circumstances. As pointed out before. An old-school dumb charger and a modern smart charger both have their uses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 I bought an Aldi solar panel charger and it is shit, attached it to the 405 and came back (months later) to a flat battery. Took the charger back and was told to contact head office who said they would send a postage bag out but didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tul66 Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Solar panels to keep battery topped up = PISH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 When you want to buy a car there is some utter dross out there.Looking at 1.6 pez Scenic - any good or bad things about these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legasoil96 Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 I'm looking at Renault's aswell but I'm a bit unsure about dci's 2.5 in a 2007 Master . Bonne or Panne ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewel25 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 I'm considering buying a set of ramps to make servicing the Mazda 3 and 6 easier. The 6 has an undertray which makes it less straight forward doing an oil change compared to my 45. All 3 of the fleet are going to need some rust treatment/prevention soon. Are car ramps worth getting? Would you need the ramp extensions for a Mazda 3 , 6 and Rover 45? Finally , any recommendations for a particular model / brand ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Handy for jobs that don’t need the wheels off IMO I just have some generic ones, not sure branded ramps make much difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Check very carefully that you can drive onto them without ripping your front airdam off. I have had several sets of drive-on ramps, and they have all been the same angle, which is always just slightly too steep to get them under anything under about 30 years old. I'm sure they would work fine on a Mk2 scrote, but anything newer, forget it. AMC Rebel, tooSavvy and Dj_efk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 .... IIRC we have had 'ramps' >> with wooden starter wedges for Laggy and Mundaneios? TS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 I've got a set from machine mart that I bought with the ramp extensions. The extensions did go banana shape when I drove up a Saab 9-5 the first time I used them. Now I tend to jack the car up and lower it onto the ramps. I feel a lot safer going underneath on ramps than axle stands. Far more stable. A good jack helps wonders in jacking a car up too. None of this £25 2 tonne generic jack nonsense. They invariably are unable to get most cars high enough. After recommendations on here, I thoroughly recommend the SGS engineering 3 tonne jack. Even if it's darn heavy to lift out of the garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sports-car-long-low-profile-low-angle-incline-lifting-Ramps-2000Kg-a-pair/251174359693?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649 Proper ramps. You can get a Cobra on them. Talbot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bfg Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 .Battery charger : Can anybody recommend a particularly good charger for AGM (absorbed glass mat) battery for maximum life. ? ..and preferably affordable !I don't know whether these need special care, slow charging or whatever. First hand advice, or else a link to a reliable knowledge base, would be appreciated. These batteries are said to be tolerant of deep cycling and also good as a starter battery, so I bought a couple to use on my boat (which is from the 70's, is scruffy, has a motor and a steering wheel, and has cost me more than it worth.. so surely must qualify as Autoshite !) Thanks.Bfg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 The intelligent* charger that didldidi sell from the aisle of mystery surprise is pretty good and quite a bit cheaper than a ctek one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sports-car-long-low-profile-low-angle-incline-lifting-Ramps-2000Kg-a-pair/251174359693?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649 Proper ramps. You can get a Cobra on them. They look ideal for Modernz, or indeed anything with a lowish airdam.. At the price they sell for, I think I need to get my welder out and start making them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigmund Fraud Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 .Battery charger : Can anybody recommend a particularly good charger for AGM (absorbed glass mat) battery for maximum life. ? ..and preferably affordable !I don't know whether these need special care, slow charging or whatever. First hand advice, or else a link to a reliable knowledge base, would be appreciated. These batteries are said to be tolerant of deep cycling and also good as a starter battery, so I bought a couple to use on my boat (which is from the 70's, is scruffy, has a motor and a steering wheel, and has cost me more than it worth.. so surely must qualify as Autoshite !) Thanks.Bfg I'm a big fan of Optimate chargers... They're not cheap but they're miles better than the Lidl/Aldi/ebay smart* chargers. They're AGM safe and I've used mine to keep the Panasonic AGM battery of my old MX5 going. I've also used it to successfully revive batteries that other chargers had pronounced dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 They look ideal for Modernz, or indeed anything with a lowish airdam.. At the price they sell for, I think I need to get my welder out and start making them! Exactly what my son thought and said, except he needed them and I was doing the welding.After careful thought I decided if he could afford a Cobra he could afford the ramps.There's a fair bit of steel in them though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMC Rebel Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 ANy wisodom on towbar and electrics for a Discovery 3? Everything seems v expensive and not much out there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMC Rebel Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 They look ideal for Modernz, or indeed anything with a lowish airdam.. At the price they sell for, I think I need to get my welder out and start making them! I know they are a lot - but when you factor time, materials, insurance etc I think they are pretty reasonable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Furious Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 ANy wisodom on towbar and electrics for a Discovery 3? Everything seems v expensive and not much out there?I just bought a towbar for my Mk4 Mondeo from PF Jones, went for the own-brand one off their eBay shop which was £80, it arrived yesterday and they’ve actually sent me the Witter bar and ball which is £144 on their website, so a bit of a result. Just need to get the twin electrics kit now which is £40 including a bypass relay, but comes with a shoddy looking split charge relay, so probably another £16 on that for the PCT item. To offset this minor result I also bought this, from ECP super mid week bargain bonanza sale. £19.99 down from £46. Been meaning to get one for a while for emergencies and whatnot. It came today. Dogshit. Takes fucking ages to blow up even a low profile tyre, the gauge is full of shit and they have inexplicably put this hunk of plastic around the valve which serves no purpose other than to obstruct you getting it attached to the tyre 2/10 would not buy again AMC Rebel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave21478 Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 does anyone have a Makita cordless impact wrench? I have an old Snap On CTU4850 which does the job, but is getting on a bit and the batteries are starting to fade - they are old ni-cad packs. I am already invested in the Makita LXT 18v stuff with drills, grinder etc, so would just be buying the bare tool.Looks like the DTW1002z is the top model - its claimed torque figures are way above the snap on, but it is also a chunk heavier too. Has anyone used one before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Re the PF Jones, they did that with my 75 Towbar. Paid cheap, supplied expensive one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike60 Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Mebby not what you want but there's a guy on Ebay who fits new batteries into a Snap On 18v one for about £50 or a bit less supply only. I keep threatening to do mine but it only died because it didn't get used often enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Check very carefully that you can drive onto them without ripping your front airdam off. I have had several sets of drive-on ramps, and they have all been the same angle, which is always just slightly too steep to get them under anything under about 30 years old. I'm sure they would work fine on a Mk2 scrote, but anything newer, forget it. I have 2 long pieces of old timber decking, and 2 shorter pieces. these are placed on the bottom 2 steps on my ramps, thus making them less steep. Works a treat even on low cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave21478 Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Mebby not what you want but there's a guy on Ebay who fits new batteries into a Snap On 18v one for about £50 or a bit less supply only. I keep threatening to do mine but it only died because it didn't get used often enough. Aye, I have seen that.....Im in two minds about it all. I have had shit experiences with replacement batteries in the past - granted a few years ago now, but useful life was short on the new cells, plus the general age of the gun itself means a failure could be round the corner...already had the switch changed on it. A new Makita would be nice, its apparently over twice as powerful as the one I have and I already have the batteries....but its a fair wedge of wodge. On the other hand I could probably still get over a ton selling the snap on....I dunno. In my usual style I will probably ponder this for months and still not make a decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Spares & Tyres Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Im going to fight my fears and teach myself to solder. Any recommendations on which iron to buy?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike60 Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 About 5 years ago for £30 I bought a disgustingly manky CTU 4850 complete from the van, a p/x they'd taken in. At the time they did a fixed price £55 refurb which I went for, when it came back it had new casings on so looked the bollocks. It then made £188 on Ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike60 Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Im going to fight my fears and teach myself to solder. Any recommendations on which iron to buy??For fairly small stuff the gas ones are good, I find the lead on electric ones a pain. The one I have was about £12 from Aldi. Something like this, though mine had more bits and bobs with it. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DRAPER-78774-SELF-IGNITING-REFILLABLE-BUTANE-LIGHTER-GAS-SOLDERING-IRON-TORCH/273065051332?hash=item3f93f204c4:g:zwMAAOSwPDBaEXb5 D Spares & Tyres 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 does anyone have a Makita cordless impact wrench? I have an old Snap On CTU4850 which does the job, but is getting on a bit and the batteries are starting to fade - they are old ni-cad packs. I am already invested in the Makita LXT 18v stuff with drills, grinder etc, so would just be buying the bare tool.Looks like the DTW1002z is the top model - its claimed torque figures are way above the snap on, but it is also a chunk heavier too. Has anyone used one before?I'd be very interested too. I've invested into the LXT range and awfully tempted with that impact wrench. Like you said, it's pricey, but Makita stuff is generally solid and the specs aren't full of lies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Im going to fight my fears and teach myself to solder. Any recommendations on which iron to buy??What are you going to solder? If general electronics then get a decent iron. I.e. genuine Hakko, Weller or Metcal. Make sure it's genuine too. Loads of fakes about. The Hakko FX888D is a great, professional iron at a good price. It's a Japanese design and manufactured iron. The official UK distributor is here: http://www.dancap.co.uk/soldering/fx888D.htmlYes their website is awful but it's a small mom and pop type outfit that mostly deals with big manufacturing companies, so it doesn't matter to them too much. You can get it elsewhere, but it's more expensive. Buy a good soldering iron once and you will never have to buy another again. A good iron will suddenly make soldering so much easier and you'll suddenly find it's not that hard. Cheap irons just can't get enough heat to the tips quick enough and the tips themselves are crap quality. My personal setup is two Wellers. They weren't cheap but I bought them when I was back in Uni (~2008) and I don't regret it. If I was buying now I'd choose the Hakko. Hot air rework is another useful tool and skill. But that's a different ballgame and one for another day... D Spares & Tyres 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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