Mat's BX Blog

Philip Chidlow · Post by **Philip Chidlow** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 4:48 pm

Or you could stick some of this on it? (to make green? - worth a try for 298p?)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yellow-Headli ... 0790790821

Post by **Tim Leech** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 4:48 pm

Where do you put the sensors for the outside temp for us novices.

crb · Post by **crb** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 5:04 pm

Nooooo, they have sold out - some bu&&er bought the last 2!!! Just my luck - I missed out on the BX window decals as well

Although might have a look at this one with a battery guage as well. Not sure it will fit where the clock is though - I'll have to measure up at the weekend.

Colin

crb · Post by **crb** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 5:06 pm

Jay - I know vaguely where you'll be keeping your BX - I might have to pop round and 'borrow' one of them just so that I can look at the shiny sensor

JayW · Post by **JayW** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 5:39 pm

crb wrote:Jay - I know vaguely where you'll be keeping your BX - I might have to pop round and 'borrow' one of them just so that I can look at the shiny sensor

Pop round anytime, but i'm hiding my thermometers from you!

Post by **mat_fenwick** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 7:34 pm

I'm sure they'll have more in stock if you send them a message. When I bought mine there were many sellers selling the same one but less now (can only find it in white).

The external sensor I mounted inside the passenger door mirror - threading the wire through the existing rubber tubing for neatness.

JayW · Post by **JayW** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 8:59 pm

Sold out? Erm, nope! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/220840506623

Post by **mat_fenwick** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 9:02 pm

In other news, I've managed to repair an inverter that I've been meaning to fix for the last 5 years!

It failed when I connected an old style CRT TV to it, which I think drew a large surge of current to start it. The problem turned out to be that several of the MOSFETs on the output side had gone short circuit. After replacing 8 of them (not cheap at nearly £2 each!) it now seems to be working OK! It was a present from Lana so had a bit of sentimental value - would have been a shame to bin it.

MULLEY · Post by **MULLEY** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 11:16 pm

An inverter has sentimental value

Sorry mate, i'd hate to think how sentimental you must get with the important stuff

Always nice to see something being fixed rather than the usual, chuck it away mentality

Mickey taker · Post by **Mickey taker** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 11:23 pm

mat_fenwick wrote: It was a present from Lana so had a bit of sentimental value - would have been a shame to bin it.

oh crap, I told Lana to buy you a new one because she didn't know what to get you for valentine's day

Post by **mat_fenwick** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 8:35 pm

Maybe sentimental was the wrong word! Just that if you buy something yourself, you don't mind as much if it fails and you have to bin it (not that I like throwing anything away!) But it feels really bad throwing away something that was bought as a present.

Mike E (uk) · Post by **Mike E (uk)** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 8:46 pm

Is the inverter destined to power a washer jet heater system in the BX?

You could perhaps install seat heaters with that too.

mmmm....... heated seats.

Mike

Post by **mat_fenwick** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 8:57 pm

It isn't, but that thread did remind me of it! It's rated at 1kW (given sufficient battery and alternator capacity) so should manage a few heating elements.

Willy · Post by **Willy** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 10:51 pm

mat_fenwick wrote:It isn't, but that thread did remind me of it! It's rated at 1kW (given sufficient battery and alternator capacity) so should manage a few heating elements.

Maybe use for your patent pending windscreen washer hose heater

Mike E (uk) · Post by **Mike E (uk)** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 11:38 pm

1KW

That's 100A input.

After a minute full power use, you may have to replace those transistors again.

Mike