Joeman

Mate, you know after a one night stand in a hotel room you Dont have to have breakfast with then right???

The combined resistance of 3 resistors in a parrelel circuit is always lower than the lowest resistor in the circuit. So your current draw foe the three strips will be higher than simply 3x the current for one strip when you combine three strips in parrelel. Its a shame you can't achieve a ring circuit rather than three spurs of varying length.

there are plenty of fag-lighter jump start cables about... ">

check the fuse, see what the rating is. so long as the fag lighter doesn't disconnect when the ignition is off, and the fuse rating is high enough, you should be able to charge through the fag lighter, but dont try to crank the engine!!

What size cable are you using? Remember: IV=Watts The wattage is constant - dictated by whats connected (your lights), but due to the resistance in the cable, the voltage drop increases with cable length, so the longer the cable, the lower the voltage at the end, so the current has to increases to keep the equation balanced.

So what current were the 5630's pulling? i need to order some cable so I want to ensure i get my sizing right. rather than a "spur" circuit to each light, since i'm lighting up the four side of the garage, im planning a "ring" circuit around the garage which i hope should ensure each light get the same voltage supplied, regardless of distance from the battery. Downside with the ring is that unless i want a light switch on each wall, they will all come on at the same time, but with by big battery and solar charger (and eventually a 12v transformer) that's not a big problem.

LOL, good plan... a light on a trolley! Watch out for the cable diameter though... nice and thick to reduce losses Ive got a solar charger for mine, and its only really a temp solution until my builders have finished my extension at which point i get mains power back to my garage. But I'm still going to keep the LED's as I think its going to look really cool with LED strips in each side of the room Currently my S1K is hooked upto the solar panel and leisure battery to keep it from dying and waking me up with text messages...

With a 120degree viewing angle, I'm planning to mount them on 45degree wood in the joint between walls and ceiling. I've ordered 4 strips (its a square garage!) and I opted for the brighter 5630 smd lights in warm white. Next I need some cable.

Looking good. Like the idea if using the smd strips. Lots of lights means no point source of light which means less shadows. Can buy strips of smds for less than the cost if tube lights so defo worth a punt!! EBay here I come....

congratulations!! now get out there and set alight to those L-plates!!

The idiot in the AMG E63 Mercedes who decided to come screaming past me on a dual carriageway, then slam on the brakes and cut in front when he realised he was gonna miss his exit then drive like a grandad as the roads were wet so didn't want to go round corners fast. Then going up a hill decided to overtake a slow moving golf, but as soon as he was past slowed right down for the next bend causing the golf to have to brake!!! Total and utter tool who clearly doesn't like bends!!

Whatever you do, dont drop your bike outside school with all their mates watching.. They'll be laughed at for life!!

Had a similar good experience back in the summer with a bloke in a Ferrari F40. I thought it was a replica until I saw he was keeping up with me!! Any my steering damper was set to soft to go any faster - my bars were flapping everywhere!! We got to the roundabout and thumbs up from both of us. Big respect for him to own and F-40 and be prepared to give it a good thrashing not just keep it in bubble wrap in an air conditioned garage...

I spent new years eve in Norway whale watching from inflatable boats. Up in the Arctic circle, only a few hours of daylight, loads of snow and northern lights. Spectacular place!

Do you think that filling your bars with expanding foam would make the heated grips warmer? Less heat loss through the metal bars..

needle height is normally adjustable with a little C-Clip... if you're running rich, lower the needle...

try switching the fuel off and see if it picks up as it runs out... what ignition system are you using? could be that its not advancing enough at higher RPMs...

best add "rear brakes" to the list.. viewtopic.php?f=3&t=55177

Glad my log fire is just for fun. Gas fired central heating and well insulated house means my heating bills aren't too bad.

Yep, I burned through 6 quids worth of logs on Sunday night on my wood burner.. Wood fires are not a cheap heat source!

Upload the PIC and lock all the threads.. Job done.

if you want a dog to let go, stick your finger up his bum... not sure if its the same with polcats though!!

yep, ive got both.. two dogs and one crazy cat... the cat rules the house!

Keep job hunting, and when asked in interviews about your leg just say "ah its nothing, just a little inconvenient at the moment, but its not stopping me from doing anything I need to". That way the interviewer will get the idea that you fight on regardless of what problems you encounter instead of giving up and sitting home watching TV. Use it to your advantage

If my man did that I'd just hire a sexy Gardner. Thats the competitive streak coming through....