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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Interference on portable tranceivers

« on: 21 August 2010, 17:06:21 »

Nice field day pics, nothing like the sight of the sun glinting on expensive metal     I was in the team that came first in UKSMG World Six Metre Contest in the early 90's - great fun, ended up completely hoarse after 24 hours....

I cannot boast much metal in the sky at home, but I am a member of a club that can boast about its antenna set up. I operate from there several times a year, so if you hear a strangely english accent calling CQ from RM3M on 20 with an ear shattering signal -  give me a shout!

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Interference on portable tranceivers

« on: 19 August 2010, 17:13:51 »

G7xxx

144.5 iirc is prone to processor harmonic noise, particularly bad with old, old slow ones - so that may indeed suggest some damn chip that runs a display, gps, mobile phone unit, alarm unit, ecu etc -

To search you could try taking the antenna off the handy, seeing if it can still hear the noise and using it to try to pinpoint the source around the car?

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: wiring in a cb radio

« on: 10 January 2011, 15:05:40 »

used the rear lighter socket and far better. no need to run through bulk head now

Don't pull too much current from there though, you'll melt something. Standard 4W is Ok.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: exhaust flamer kit - have a look !!

« on: 21 July 2010, 20:00:25 »

Absolutely ace, can nearly forgive him for selling Ka spares.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: speedo dash lights

« on: 15 February 2010, 12:58:11 »

Interesting, as speedo side bulb has just gone  on mine.

Being a very old fart I'm considering replacing it with a candle   [smiley=laugh.gif]

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: CD Muliplayer problem

« on: 20 January 2010, 20:55:19 »

The daft paint pen thing was something to do with reducing refraction from the edge... or more simply as you put it Dave DND "boswellox"   

Fogging and brown marks are all symptomatic of what is loosely described as cd-rot.

The dye can break down, the laquer sealant may be imperfect allowing moisture or an oxidising agent in, galvanic reactions between poorly chosen materials... many reasons. Basically if you pay 10p per disc you are not likely to have useable data for as long as you would on a Mastering Quality disc that is properly stored.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD_bronzing

Is worth a read.

I owned a recording studio for 15 years back in the day, now don't get me onto multi-track tape degradation and storage problems..... I now have a large archive of Betacam tape broadcast material that I can worry about instead. Thank gawd for digital tapeless storage... oh shit new problems   

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: CD Muliplayer problem

« on: 18 January 2010, 20:07:14 »

CD-R normally 4 physical layers, CD-RW 6 physical layers - there is a final laquer coating sprayed on. I would imagine that the 6 layer edge is a b*gger to cover 100% hence the potential for moisture ingress, more so with cheaper media.

Stick a few in the garden and look at them every once in a while - delamination occurs remarkably quickly. See that once and you'll look after your media more carefully!

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: dndservices.co.uk

« on: 14 January 2010, 15:16:42 »

Get well soon!

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Front seat length limit

« on: 06 October 2009, 15:52:02 »

Ooo er Im only 6 foot 2, but my seat is nearly all the way back.

Maybe my size 14's have something to do with it, or a foot isn't worth what it used to be.   

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Aerial Cable

« on: 29 August 2009, 14:37:30 »

Omega aerial plug, on my pre facelift is an ISO type 11mm, bought one from ebay to replace when had a similar problem.

item number 310098891266
 

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Omega General Help / Re: fuel filter change

« on: 10 January 2011, 15:03:37 »

Good luck mines seized up.....   :-/

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Omega General Help / Re: Cant start the tractor

« on: 08 December 2010, 13:16:06 »

I may be teaching you to suck eggs but 2 cycles of glow plugs and floor the clutch helped mine started np when sensor said -8 after a week no driving.

Agreed they need a good battery, and as said how cold has your cold been? Cheap diesel goes lumpy quick.

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Omega General Help / Re: ABS, TC, SPEEDO & CRUISE CONTROL

« on: 07 December 2010, 10:24:57 »

My ABS light came on immediately after a wheel spin on way to garage early this morning, there may be hope.

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Omega General Help / Re: Screech diagnosis

« on: 07 December 2010, 17:20:48 »

You guys were 100% correct, the aux belt tensioner was seized. Now sorted.

He was unable to undo the fuel filter housing to change the filter as it was seized, try again when weather warms up he suggested..... 

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Omega General Help / Re: Screech diagnosis

« on: 06 December 2010, 16:44:36 »

Aha... good advice, checked in service history and was replaced with aux belt in 2005...I'll get it done even if that isnt the screech.

update: In garage now.