- I hold another post in the Buckeye Trail Association and I finished writing information and rearranging a document concerning the logistics of the circuit.
- It was a rest day for me and my mechanic on the motorhome. He predicts that he has one day left. Then my uncle is going to help me tile it's floor, hopefully this weekend? I'm probably going to spend the next few days replacing the analog coax cable and mounting three antennas. There's two for the the wi-fi/ cellular signal booster and the other one is the upgrade from analog to digital TV. I have all the parts, they're just waiting to go in.
I might be able to tape, or couple the digital coax from the outside and master bedroom, then go to the other end and just pull them through? I've got a new faceplate to accommodate the some more ports that I wish to add to the current arrangement. There's a breaker switch to the converter that needs replaced. That piece of equipment is what converts AC power from what's known as the "shore cable," or the electricial line from the outside plug to the motorhome. It also converts the DC power from the batteries to it's AC outlets. At the moment, I'm convinced that the dual house batteries, which use 2 - 12V marine batteries have seen their last winter and are totally dead. I'll probably have them replaced on Friday?
The motorhome is pending a windshield and full replacement of all seven tires. It gets that seven by having 2 in the front, 4 in the rear (call "dualies") and one spare. From what I've seen on line, tires have a 6 year life. Mine are going on double that. The ones that I have now are a rough ride for about 20 minutes until they warm up.
The overhead cab might be strong enough for me to sleep in? I'm 6ft 6in tall and it's difficult to get up and down from, so, I'd like to sleep up there. That leaves the master bed and the table which sets down lower and the cushions convert to a bed. And I might have hikers stay with me?
Showing posts with label digital antenna. Show all posts
Showing posts with label digital antenna. Show all posts
2018/03/28
2018/03/12
Smartphone Batteries, Rear Speakers and Coaxial Cable Upgrades
I received three new 3200mAh batteries for my Samsung Galaxy Note 3 SM-900V smartphone. It's been slowing down lately and the batteries that I already had for it are probably about 3 years. So far, the new battery seems to be speeding things up and it might not be draining as fast?
I also got the second grill cover for the motorhome's new 8in rear speakers. Currently, it has the capacity for 2 - 6in speakers that install in the bottom of two cabinets. Each side has a hard plastic speaker protectors so that items can be stored on top of them. They also have speaker grills for them. Currently, they don't have any speakers or wires running to them.
To upgrade the ports, I'll have to use a jig saw on the cabinets to make their holes wider. Since there aren't any speaker wires running from the stereo in the cab to to the rear speaker ports, I'm thinking about adding them when the ceiling gets rebuilt. I believe that the analog coaxial cable currently installed is running through the ceiling and it needs to be upgraded.
In regards to the coax, I have a digital antenna upgrade to mount and I plan on hooking it up to a USB TV tuner that would be attached to my laptop. Additionally, the coax cables for the Wi-Fi and cellular signal booster need to be routed to a coupler that is on the bottom of one of the cabinets and in the closet in the master bedroom area.
I also got the second grill cover for the motorhome's new 8in rear speakers. Currently, it has the capacity for 2 - 6in speakers that install in the bottom of two cabinets. Each side has a hard plastic speaker protectors so that items can be stored on top of them. They also have speaker grills for them. Currently, they don't have any speakers or wires running to them.
To upgrade the ports, I'll have to use a jig saw on the cabinets to make their holes wider. Since there aren't any speaker wires running from the stereo in the cab to to the rear speaker ports, I'm thinking about adding them when the ceiling gets rebuilt. I believe that the analog coaxial cable currently installed is running through the ceiling and it needs to be upgraded.
In regards to the coax, I have a digital antenna upgrade to mount and I plan on hooking it up to a USB TV tuner that would be attached to my laptop. Additionally, the coax cables for the Wi-Fi and cellular signal booster need to be routed to a coupler that is on the bottom of one of the cabinets and in the closet in the master bedroom area.
2016/10/07
Log 2016100601
It's like somebody at the scrap yard asking me: "is it aluminum or steel?" I often wish I'd respond: "if it's not rusted, how in the hell do I know?" Is the roof of the motorhome rubber? I think so. Everything I've read says it is.
I went to another RV store today. I can tell that they're very knowledgeable and deal with mostly men. The ladder I can tell because when I don't know something, they keep trying to drive the hell out of it. And they don't know how deal with DIY'ers. Well, I was after covers for my outdoor electrical sockets and cable ports and didn't get them. But I did get a hand crank for the outdoor antenna and a retrofit replacement for that because the present one is analog. The current outdoor covers have a layer between them and the outer hull of the chassis. When I go to replace those coaxial cables, I'm not sure that I can save the shims. If not, I have squares of 1/16ths rubber and I can make a replacement for, but I'd rather have something that was manufactured for it just to be absolutely sure.
Looks like I'm going to have ascend to their level? And my mechanical upbringing was cut short when my family and I made like The Jeffersons and we "moved on up." Mechanical aptitude was where I was my weakest subject in the Armed Forces Aptitude Battery (ASVAB). But, I started repairing my own car in the Hobby Shop on post afterwards. And with the hands on experience since then and with this motorhome, I'm improving.
For the last 5 months, the motorhome's engine has been the priority. I've been almost single minded about it. The chassis is planned for the spring because it needs the entire cost to do it at once. So, I've really stayed away from it lately. Q: Will I become more experienced??? A: When I start working on it.
One of the reasons that I purchased the antenna is that I believe that there's a way to mount two TV's in it. I might just do the one in the bedroom. If I can get to mount to the cabinetry with a 3ft swing arm, I can watch it in front of the bedroom curtains and then lock it by the overhead cabinetry near it's passenger side window during transport.
It might be possible to use something like 2x6's to build a brace across the interior side of the overhead cab area, I think I can wedge and temporary mount it? But the size of the television will depend on what the new between the seats center console for the cab will look like? I might want to add steps to the overhead cab there?
There's a big area between the drivers and passengers seats that's built so that the occupants can move to the chassis without going outside. But I usually drive with the overhead bed folded out because I'm 6'6 and it's not very easy for me to get back there. Meanwhile, there's storage potential there.
I went to another RV store today. I can tell that they're very knowledgeable and deal with mostly men. The ladder I can tell because when I don't know something, they keep trying to drive the hell out of it. And they don't know how deal with DIY'ers. Well, I was after covers for my outdoor electrical sockets and cable ports and didn't get them. But I did get a hand crank for the outdoor antenna and a retrofit replacement for that because the present one is analog. The current outdoor covers have a layer between them and the outer hull of the chassis. When I go to replace those coaxial cables, I'm not sure that I can save the shims. If not, I have squares of 1/16ths rubber and I can make a replacement for, but I'd rather have something that was manufactured for it just to be absolutely sure.
Looks like I'm going to have ascend to their level? And my mechanical upbringing was cut short when my family and I made like The Jeffersons and we "moved on up." Mechanical aptitude was where I was my weakest subject in the Armed Forces Aptitude Battery (ASVAB). But, I started repairing my own car in the Hobby Shop on post afterwards. And with the hands on experience since then and with this motorhome, I'm improving.
For the last 5 months, the motorhome's engine has been the priority. I've been almost single minded about it. The chassis is planned for the spring because it needs the entire cost to do it at once. So, I've really stayed away from it lately. Q: Will I become more experienced??? A: When I start working on it.
One of the reasons that I purchased the antenna is that I believe that there's a way to mount two TV's in it. I might just do the one in the bedroom. If I can get to mount to the cabinetry with a 3ft swing arm, I can watch it in front of the bedroom curtains and then lock it by the overhead cabinetry near it's passenger side window during transport.
It might be possible to use something like 2x6's to build a brace across the interior side of the overhead cab area, I think I can wedge and temporary mount it? But the size of the television will depend on what the new between the seats center console for the cab will look like? I might want to add steps to the overhead cab there?
There's a big area between the drivers and passengers seats that's built so that the occupants can move to the chassis without going outside. But I usually drive with the overhead bed folded out because I'm 6'6 and it's not very easy for me to get back there. Meanwhile, there's storage potential there.
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