Phil Ambrose

Provided the belt matches your pulleys it would be most likely an alignment issue, you may need to add or take away spacers to get the new alternator in line. The screeching when you first fire up will be belt related ie slipping because of the initial high load on the alternator coupled with alignment issue. What was the size of your original alternator and did you change pulleys and belts at all. Phil

Dave is right, a pressure gauge is very useful in line by the Calorifier, wouldn't be without mine Phil

Plus it is a nightmare when someone comes in with a couple of carrier bags full of cash (And they do) You have to sit and count out several thousands of pounds often tatty and curled up, not a quick job and then you have to get someone else to count it , at least they did at my dealership Problem is people are fixed on the false idea that they get a better deal for cash not realising "cash" doesn't mean the folding stuff, a debit or credit card is still a cash sale and much more preferred than a scabby old notes Phil

Clodi I remember a very expensive, upmarket battery manufacturer that sold other "stuff" but my age has dictated that I cannot remember the name of said company. The name began with something like BAR . .... and they did sell kit such as you seek. Phil

Never gonna happen. Phil

As Daniel suggests, in fact any decent grab adhesive will be up to the job of making it weather proof. Phil

Hi David, now I hope I will not get into trouble for posting this, but Tony Dunkley has a wealth of knowledge in this area, unfortunately he is unable to use this site but can be found on Thunderboat I'm certain he can assist. Phil

Sam, don't want to disillusion you but there are no positives regarding your post, if there are they are very well hidden. Maybe you thought to amuse us but you kind of missed the mark I will however wish you all the best for the New Year. Phil

Life is too short to carry around hatred and recriminations, New Year is a time for fresh starts and forgiveness not a time for carrying around old baggage Phil

Just popped over to wish all the members of CWDF a very happy New Year and may it be calm and peaceful for all of us Phil (a Thunder Boater)

Alan you know as well as anybody , there are sealed batteries and there are sealed batteries. Phil

Ref the green so called "magic eye" All it consists of is a cage to contain a plastic ball a charged battery has denser fluid so the ball will float high, if charge is low the ball is floating in a less dense liquid and will float lower. Also if the fluid in the battery is depleted irrespective of the level of charge it will be insufficiently high enough to raise the ball in its cage. So the 3rd battery at 12.9v may only need topping up. Phil

Got a very good 12v soldering iron, got a 12v cordless drill and so on etc Phil

I think most plastic suppliers will have it, I got mine a few years ago from am outfit called DIYplastics. It is used a lot for industrial kitchens etc, also v good for shower rooms. And NO it doesn't dent anymore than wood. Phil

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned closed cell plastic, available in sheets and in thickness of 2mm to 4mm as well as planks and slabs. It is shiney on one side and matt in the other. It is warm to touch and for construction purposes can be treated just like wood. Phil

Strange, 20 years living aboard with both a 110 ltr larder fridge and a 80 ltr freezer both 12v and found them both to be efficient. Yes more expensive but hey so are inverters I too cannot see the point in taking perfectly good 12v electricity and turning it into 240v Phil

I don't think that gaspipes were used as conduit because the conduit goes to light switches plus the gas supply cones through black iron piping whereas electrical conduit is much lighter. But hey who knows it seems that to use a term "anything goes" or it did. Phil

Sincerely hope you do get back on track and normal service resumed. Regards, Phil

The use of steel conduit seemed to be almost universal in older properties, I can remember assisting my Bro in law rewiring such properties and getting the modern twin and earth in and through the conduit was a real PITA. Power sockets were also a mare as invariably power distribution was hit and miss by means of radial wiring, no such thing as ring mains. As for the question of where the power came from, well DC was not uncommon so the use of dynamo may well have been the choice of some. My secondary school in the late 50s was in fact run on a DC system. Looking back it is terrifying what people did, I still have the image in my head of my Nan plugging her iron into an adapter which was plugged into the lightbulb holder. I can also remember as a teenager going to parties at houses with no power at all only gaslighting. Fortunately for us battery powered record players existed Phil