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Largered



Member Since: 10 Jul 2016
Location: UK
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My vehicle is rarely camped on a 'dead level', when wild camping you take what you can find.

Not like motorhome and caravan owners who use a spirit level and chocks .........
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Post #389278 1st Apr 2020 11:23 am
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Mowog



Member Since: 11 Apr 2018
Location: Cheshire
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Boxbrownie wrote:
Largered wrote:
"I just plugged into the live cigar lighter put panel on dash facing sun"


..... making sure its one of the sockets that is permanently live, not switched through iginion.



Alternatively a 50W solar panel on the roof, which has maximum sun catchment.




That’s interesting you’ve mounted the panel dead level, years ago I was involved with a solar panel test on a very early development EV we found that roof panels (or any other horizontally mounted) gathered a lot more dirt than one with a slight (even 3-4 degrees) mounted, after much investigation it was found any rain or dew attracted dust which when the water dried stuck, when there was even a slight angle the water flowed off to a great extent (the panel were all polished with a hydrophobic chemical, now called Rain-X)......made a huge difference to power output after only a few weeks in this country, well Germany also!


Well I dont suppose it will ever be level!
Have a look around and see if any cars are running or parked exactly level.
Parked in the drive
Parked in the road
Driving on the road
Parked on the pavement
Parked on the grass

He could always let some air out of two tyres Rolling with laughter

Post #389279 1st Apr 2020 11:28 am
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Boxbrownie



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United Kingdom 2007 Freelander 2 i6 HSE Auto Stornoway Grey

Largered wrote:
My vehicle is rarely camped on a 'dead level', when wild camping you take what you can find.

Not like motorhome and caravan owners who use a spirit level and chocks .........
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Fair enough.....don’t roll out of bed then Rolling with laughter Regards

David

Lovely i6 has now gone, but not me......

Please let me know if anything in my post offends you, as I may wish to offend you again......

Post #389284 1st Apr 2020 12:16 pm
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Largered



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The leather ankle and wrist straps stops that from happening Whistle Whistle

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Boxbrownie



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United Kingdom 2007 Freelander 2 i6 HSE Auto Stornoway Grey

How do you get the last one done up all by yourself? Wink

Laughing Regards

David

Lovely i6 has now gone, but not me......

Please let me know if anything in my post offends you, as I may wish to offend you again......

Post #389288 1st Apr 2020 12:32 pm
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MotionInc



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^^^BooM! Shocked Rolling with laughter

Post #389294 1st Apr 2020 1:28 pm
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flybd5



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Old people's care homes have solved that problem. To keep them from rolling over, falling off their beds and hurting themselves, they give everyone over 75 one low-dose Viagra with their evening pills. 2008 US LR2 SE, 6-cyl gas

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Mowog



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Even the ladies? Shocked

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flybd5



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I knew someone would ask that... 2008 US LR2 SE, 6-cyl gas

Post #389322 1st Apr 2020 8:30 pm
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Lightwater



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Mowog wrote:

Well I dont suppose it will ever be level!
Have a look around and see if any cars are running or parked exactly level.
Parked in the drive
Parked in the road
Driving on the road
Parked on the pavement
Parked on the grass

He could always let some air out of two tyres Rolling with laughter

Or drive around a bit!
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Post #389325 1st Apr 2020 8:57 pm
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Largered



Member Since: 10 Jul 2016
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Haven't used the FL2 for 12 days now.
got in it this morning, on a foraging trip to local supermarket, started first time.
But thereby it always does.
That solar panel does the trick.

Post #389345 2nd Apr 2020 10:51 am
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GundogSD4



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Not so lucky here, went shopping this morning and the Landy started fine, I waited in the car while the wife braved the shop, half hour later she came back to the car.... Wouldnt bloody start Banging Head
Mate came with a jump pack in half an hour and it started instantly...Hero Thumbs Up
New battery me thinks, any suggestions??? 94 Disco 300 TDI Gone
96 Defender 300 TDI Gone...Should have kept it.
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Post #389365 2nd Apr 2020 12:42 pm
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flybd5



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Did you get any lights in the dash at all? 2008 US LR2 SE, 6-cyl gas

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GundogSD4



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England 2015 Freelander 2 SD4 Metropolis LE Auto Santorini Black

No lights on dash it just struggled to turn the motor over quick enough to start it, original battery from new so coming up to 6 years old, i brought a new one this morning...Sorted Thumbs Up 94 Disco 300 TDI Gone
96 Defender 300 TDI Gone...Should have kept it.
2003 Freelander ES TD4 Gone
2002 Defender TD5 Gone
2005 Freelander HSE TD4 Gone
2015 Freelander 2 Metropolis Keeping for now!

Post #389460 3rd Apr 2020 2:11 pm
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flybd5



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Good news. Reason I ask is that I have seen an issue where if the brake pedal is not set just right and you are pushing on it from the side or at an angle, the lights come on but the car won't start. Soon as you press the start button the lights go out. 2008 US LR2 SE, 6-cyl gas

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