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 12v Cigarette Lighter Low Voltage |
Dartman the one
 6th Jul 2025 7:55 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 6 · Views: 307 · Subject: 12v Cigarette Lighter Low Voltage |
| You can only assume that if the fuse is removed and the voltage is low between the battery side of the fuse and the battery, though it is not unknown to have a short internally in the fuse box, or eve ... |
| Are EVs for the well heeled? |
Dartman the one
23rd Jun 2025 7:54 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 179 · Views: 49070 · Subject: Are EVs for the well heeled? |
| There will be a government change before 2030, 5 years is an age in politics, and this government is very flip flop, I suspect there will be new fossil fuelled cars until 2040, and EV's may well have ... |
| Complimentary Body Touch Up Estimate |
Dartman the one
9th Jun 2025 6:28 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 4 · Views: 425 · Subject: Complimentary Body Touch Up Estimate |
You can get a complete respray out here for that to a good standard and change  |
| Anyone Own Up To This ? |
Dartman the one
4th Jun 2025 7:19 am
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 5 · Views: 309 · Subject: Anyone Own Up To This ? |
| There seems remarkably little damage to the Fl2 considering it managed to overturn another car. |
| Fault Finding Techniques ?? |
Dartman the one
29th May 2025 7:09 pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 6 · Views: 850 · Subject: Fault Finding Techniques ?? |
| Conversation on a submarine between the hydraulics systems senior technical Chief Petty Officer and the Forward Electrical technical CPO, Hyd CPO "Your Budenberg gauge is leaking" ( a hydrau ... |
| Would you trade a 2012 Freelander2 for a new Evoque? |
Dartman the one
28th May 2025 1:50 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 36 · Views: 1944 · Subject: Would you trade a 2012 Freelander2 for a new Evoque? |
| Not yet, I need to save another 6 grand which will be October, due to age I need a high driving position, the Focus seat is too low, it's that or a Peugeot 3008 hybrid. My present car a Mazda CX9 is l ... |
| Would you trade a 2012 Freelander2 for a new Evoque? |
Dartman the one
28th May 2025 12:27 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 36 · Views: 1944 · Subject: Would you trade a 2012 Freelander2 for a new Evoque? |
| FL2's are rare in cities but fairly popular in rural areas with tow bars, HSE and SD are hens teeth all have high mileage or rather KM's in the region of 300K plus Ewoks are popular in cities Seville ... |
| Fire |
Dartman the one
6th May 2025 1:08 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 16 · Views: 1238 · Subject: Fire |
| They are available Lidl had one as a special buy a few years ago, but I've been out of the UK for 3 years ScrewFix do a few from 1L to 60L from £27 but cheaper on Amazon for the same make Firechief o ... |
| Fire |
Dartman the one
5th May 2025 5:26 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 16 · Views: 1238 · Subject: Fire |
| I suppose it's what your definition of large is as 2kg is only about the size of a 2 litre fizzy drink bottle, but a 1kg extinguisher is far more effective than a 2kg dry powder, the initial knock d ... |
| Fire |
Dartman the one
4th May 2025 11:53 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 16 · Views: 1238 · Subject: Fire |
| If you decide to carry a fire extinguisher then the AFFF is the way to go, it's a clean foam so blankets and water based so has a cooling effect, dry powder has no cooling effect and is a pain to clea ... |
| Freelander 3? |
Dartman the one
8th Apr 2025 5:27 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 16 · Views: 4014 · Subject: Freelander 3? |
SpecSavers? the only similarity is the colour scheme  |
| ICE wear in hybrid EVs. |
Dartman the one
24th Mar 2025 6:17 pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 9 · Views: 1230 · Subject: ICE wear in hybrid EVs. |
| I think it depends on the PHEV set up, normally the EV side gives the quick acceleration, some will run on electric for short runs, you don't need the ICE unless you run out of battery but not all PHE ... |
| Car camping with Freelander 2 – Tips and advice please!🚠|
Dartman the one
18th Mar 2025 9:05 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 5 · Views: 1046 · Subject: Car camping with Freelander 2 – Tips and advice please!🚠|
| You appear to have one of the last Freelander1's probably a 2006 model, Freelander2's are in short supply in Spain and extremely expensive, I know I wanted one FL2 SD4 HSE are like hens teeth if they ... |
| Is my BMS faulty ? |
Dartman the one
2nd Mar 2025 1:55 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 20 · Views: 2241 · Subject: Is my BMS faulty ? |
| Correct me if I'm wrong but shouldn't the BMS shut down charging the battery after the battery achieves full charge, then when the demand requires the battery topping up it switches back to charging t ... |
| Battery voltage |
Dartman the one
24th Feb 2025 6:34 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 10 · Views: 1235 · Subject: Battery voltage |
| If it's dropped to 12.25v overnight with with just the alarm on then it would seem you have a fairly dead cell, can you read the volts when you press the start button? I wonder if you are actually get ... |
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