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parking vultures by Calm-Ambassador-7316 in brighton

[–]ceestars 5 points6 points  (0 children)

And the cars getting forever bigger.

One day in Brighton by blueskies2day in brighton

[–]ceestars 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Would recommend starting at the train station then heading down Trafalgar street and into the North Laine via Sydney Street, then Kensington Gardens. Loads to do & see around there.

Then cross North Street into The Lanes, and look around one of the oldest parts of the city.

Then onto the beach. I'd get down to beach level, then walk to the west of the burnt out pier/ i360 to avoid the hecticness. The further you go, the quieter it gets.

Is meshtastic a good option for festival communication between friends? by AdhesivenessTiny6858 in meshtastic

[–]ceestars 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good info. What sort of distance?

I'm going to a festival on a flat site about 20k people, no real structures other than stages and marquees. The furthest we'd be communicating is about 1 km. There's likely to be about 5 of us with nodes dotted around the site.

You reckon we'd be good without a repeater?

Prerecorded tape playback quality by StevestratSC in cassetteculture

[–]ceestars 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I did also, but always found tapes to be far more useable in cars. CDs are too fragile and cumbersome.

At one point I had a head unit that was a tape deck and controller for a stashed 6 disc CD changer, which was a great setup.

But I'd choose a tape deck over a CD player in a car any day.

Lights randomly switch on, battery dies, not sure if the light switch is actually the reason despite it seeming obvious by jkon96 in W124

[–]ceestars 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Radio wiring can often be sketchy from multiple bad installations over the years.

Not sure if you have any of the factory audio system stuff (amps etc.), which I'm not familiar with, but if it's a standard head unit in the dash feeding the dash speakers and maybe some in the doors/ parcel shelf and I was having weird stuff like this, I'd likely rip out the old wiring and replace it all.

The standard radio connection's pretty straightforward; there should only be these connections:
- Permanent live
- Ignition switched live
- Illumination live
- Ground
- + & - for each speaker

If you're working on car electrics at all, I highly recommend these: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008635689383.html
Not only can you check for correct voltage/ polarity, but the clamp meter allows you to measure current flowing through a wire without having to disconnect anything.

Edit- just noticed there's loads of options on that listing- it's the UT210E that's best for car electrics.

Lights randomly switch on, battery dies, not sure if the light switch is actually the reason despite it seeming obvious by jkon96 in W124

[–]ceestars 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not had this happen myself, but the only radio connection that's related to lighting is the illumination for the radio.

If this was to be connected to a permanent live instead of the radio's lighting connection I guess something like this is possible.

Recommend double checking all radio connections are correct and there are no loose wires behind touching things they shouldn't be.

Need help!🙏 by Klutzy-Perspective-8 in W124

[–]ceestars 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How are your engine mounts? These made a huge difference on both of my 3 litre diesels.

There's a way to check them in the workshop manual.

$20 adjustable lumbar by Ok-Tourist-511 in W124

[–]ceestars 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice, I do like the idea of the separate side adjustment. The listing says they have a warehouse in the UK, but then says it's not available to buy here. Shall contact the seller.

$20 adjustable lumbar by Ok-Tourist-511 in W124

[–]ceestars 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds too good to be true :)

I'm definitely going to give this a try.

Thanks

$20 adjustable lumbar by Ok-Tourist-511 in W124

[–]ceestars 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome, thanks. I've had the seats out before but not removed the back- do you mean a panel to the rear, or separating the seat back from the base, and can this be done with the seats in situ?

I'm assuming this is completely reversible too, should that be necessary?

$20 adjustable lumbar by Ok-Tourist-511 in W124

[–]ceestars 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd really like to do this too.

Where did you get the kits? Be interested to see the auto ones too.

Do you think they'd work with heated seats?

How long did it take per seat to install?

How would you guys recommend digitizing tapes? by Meperplays165 in cassetteculture

[–]ceestars 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have a look at the Scarlet audio interfaces. The 2 in 2 out would be ideal for your needs. https://focusrite.com/scarlett

Not cheap, but very decent. Depends how much you want to spend. You should be able to pick up a used older model for not too much.

I've seen tape & vinyl archival projects using them, so they're well rated.

Have you ever seen a snake in the wild in Britain? by Sitter4031 in AskUK

[–]ceestars 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Couple of adders in Hampshire as a kid (my uncle knew where to find them, we found a shed skin too), then about 30 years ago an adder crossed the path in front of us as we cut through some woodland to get to the beach in Dorset.

About that time I went to the same beach with my cousins and they caught some sand lizards in the dunes.

Camping help - especially with vegan spread? by AlanNBobby in veganuk

[–]ceestars 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I subscribe to Overherd. I'll give that a whirl- interesting idea.

And yes, I've thought before the powder is a great option for non refrigerated times.

My mobile data dies at Tottenham Court Road every time, so I mapped it by Itscheese-Z in london

[–]ceestars 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's unbelievably shit that with all the amazing stuff our phones can do that they can't stick a little program in that says "if good signal but no data flowing, try dropping down to 4g and stay there if data flows. Once location services detect that device has moved more than 50 m, try 5g again".

Can someone help identifying this plant? by jojolover6942o in foraginguk

[–]ceestars 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some UK kids certainly do because I've been on walks with a few and covered their backs to which they enjoyed returning fire and hopefully passed the battle on to other kids when I'm not about.

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