wot a plonker

[briggie]

ok i admit im a idiot

last week when i broke down and had to have a new battery fitted , thats bad enough , BUT ....... after having my new battery fitted i decided to go out in the car and play with my ham radio ,

there i was parked up on top of a hill having great fun , heater on , lovely and warm , but i didnt have the engine running :doh

so for about 2 or 3 hours i was parked up with my lights on , heater running and my ham radio on :doh

battery flat again

bluddie rac time again ....... wot a plonker

 

[briggie]

do i get idiot of the week award ? :lol:lol

 

[solarman216]

yes without a doubt, and how was your heater working without the engine running????? Rick

 

[makeitfit]

Only if you give someone else a chance now and again :lol

 

[briggie]

yes without a doubt, and how was your heater working without the engine running????? Rick

it was ok for about half a hour , wot i meant was i had the blower on

 

[solarman216]

you cant get out of it you are still a plonker, Rick

 

[briggie]

you cant get out of it you are still a plonker, Rick

yup i freely admit it ..... do i get a special award ? :lol

 

[laurieash]

Look on the brightside you know how long a battery:lol Laurie

 

[kitchenman]

fit a leisure battery

 

[briggie]

 

[96terrano]

When I read to "i decided to go out in the car and play with my ham radio", I could see where this thread was going:lol

 

[clivvy]

so, you were at the top of a hill, at night, getting blown?

 

[Kamsin]

so, you were at the top of a hill, at night, getting blown?

I was going to ask whos wife he had with him? :naughty

 

[MudLifeCrisis]

so, you were at the top of a hill, at night, getting blown?

And it STILL went flat ;O)

 

[rustic]

fit a leisure battery

Even if it's behind the driver's seat, or secure in the foot well of the passenger side.... Connect your radio to this.

Get your self some LED lights, I've heard about things like this that go on, on Cannock Chase.

Late at night......
Interior lights on....
Playing with your alleged " Ham Radio"
I was going to mention your huge aerial, or as some may say, your huge er***ion, but I wasn't going there..

Was your reception any good? and how many times did you successfully transmit ?

I wonder what the RAC were thinking you were doing up there on your own....:naughty

 

[briggie]

this any good ?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200615563427&refid=store

 

[Fez_uk]

not worth it, I had one. You might aswell run a 2nd separate battery or one of those jumpstart things

 

[rayf3262]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200615563427&refid=store

Me thinks you would be better off spending that kind of money on a second battery and split charge system.... you can discharge that all you like and then still be able to start the engine to charge it again.

 

[solarman216]

Not much good on a hill at night Pete, also at only 13 watts in bright sunshine = 11 hours plus sunshine to give one hours CB use at 150 watts, Rick

 

[briggie]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Heavy-Dut...ervan_Caravan_Accessories&hash=item415b52343a