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General Discussion => The Pit Stop => Topic started by: Enemy on March 09, 2016, 05:59:50 PM

Title: Caged up, exploded camper battery, clouds racing by.
Post by: Enemy on March 09, 2016, 05:59:50 PM

And bullshitting about said exploded battery, and drinking Dos, and chasing a wiring Gremlin, and getting pissed, and all in a minute forty nine.
And all from the beautiful view in DS's back yard!
Enjoy!

I love this time lapse stuff  ;D

http://vimeo.com/157966179 (http://vimeo.com/157966179)

Title: Re: Caged up, exploded camper battery, clouds racing by.
Post by: dsrace on March 10, 2016, 02:52:59 PM

that batt made a mess! sun was damn nice outside till the clouds and wind blew in. as you can see in the video my stock trailer / storage container hasn't moved much over the years lol

Title: Re: Caged up, exploded camper battery, clouds racing by.
Post by: Enemy on March 10, 2016, 05:46:46 PM

Just picked up a new one. Still $100. And those in there are 5years old now??
I'm still thinking it froze up on that last deep freeze?
dunno

Title: Re: Caged up, exploded camper battery, clouds racing by.
Post by: Carlriddle on March 11, 2016, 05:34:09 AM

I would think the other crap in batteries would keep water from freezing.  But??

Battery in my rail, 1yr old Braile, split the plastic case.  But least crap didnt go everywhere.  Thinking internal short, or the exposed wiring I found.

Title: Re: Caged up, exploded camper battery, clouds racing by.
Post by: fabr on March 11, 2016, 05:52:18 AM

Discharged battery can readily freeze.

Title: Re: Caged up, exploded camper battery, clouds racing by.
Post by: DeepBusch69 on March 11, 2016, 02:56:46 PM

Quote from: dsrace on March 10, 2016, 02:52:59 PM

that batt made a mess! sun was damn nice outside till the clouds and wind blew in. as you can see in the video my stock trailer / storage container hasn't moved much over the years lol

Those time laps are cool.  It looks like the snow finally melted up there.  And you guys do work fast, did you find the gremlin?  And like fabr said, a dead battery turns to water.  Now get get that buggy painted, time is ticking by, 6 weeks!!

Title: Re: Caged up, exploded camper battery, clouds racing by.
Post by: dsrace on March 11, 2016, 06:41:04 PM

ya enemy only 6 weeks and you too dunebound!!

Title: Re: Caged up, exploded camper battery, clouds racing by.
Post by: Carlriddle on March 12, 2016, 12:59:22 PM

6 weeks?   3: 3:

Title: Re: Caged up, exploded camper battery, clouds racing by.
Post by: dsrace on March 14, 2016, 12:18:40 PM

enemy informed me sun he doesn't want to be reminded of how soon our trip is......... i'm sure dunebound feels the same which is why i am going to send two reminder trexts per week until then  rofl rofl

Title: Re: Caged up, exploded camper battery, clouds racing by.
Post by: fabr on March 14, 2016, 08:52:29 PM

Don't forget carl!

Title: Re: Caged up, exploded camper battery, clouds racing by.
Post by: Carlriddle on March 15, 2016, 05:15:13 AM

Quote from: fabr on March 14, 2016, 08:52:29 PM

Don't forget carl!

I got a few days work and I'll be ready.  Got one of the side panels fitted back on.  That was a total pain.

 LMAO LMAO

Title: Re: Caged up, exploded camper battery, clouds racing by.
Post by: dsrace on March 15, 2016, 07:04:44 AM

 LMAO LMAO LMAO LMAO LMAO

Title: Re: Caged up, exploded camper battery, clouds racing by.
Post by: Enemy on March 26, 2016, 12:11:15 AM

Camper battery replaced, I do think it discharged and froze up. It did have some corrosion around the posts just on that battery in the array, soooooo..  ?

On an even happier note, the gremlin has been terminated! All from a bad switch. Got lots of other items cleaned up in the harness while I was tracking it down, so all for the better  :D
Cage is rebuilt and painted up! Many thanks to DS for knocking it out as fast as he did, saved me lots of time to concentrate on many other items that needed checked on from the wreck. Tabed in a light bar on the roof, found thee guys a while back and has worked out very well. Bang for the buck, you can't go wrong.. http://extremeledlightbars.com/ (http://extremeledlightbars.com/)

Lots to check off the list yet, but getting closer!

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Title: Re: Caged up, exploded camper battery, clouds racing by.
Post by: dsrace on March 26, 2016, 08:02:47 AM

looks good now where did you put those side panels??  ;D ;D rofl rofl

which switch went bad? low amp switch or what?

oh and dunebound and enemy  4 weeks to go!! lol

Title: Re: Caged up, exploded camper battery, clouds racing by.
Post by: fabr on March 26, 2016, 08:16:14 AM

I think I might get around to looking at my stuff in a couple weeks......

Title: Re: Caged up, exploded camper battery, clouds racing by.
Post by: dsrace on March 26, 2016, 08:22:36 AM

lol lol i sure hope not  rofl