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glrnet

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  1. You realise that's just a 1A USB port? It's the same as this except it has the words "Apple iPhone 5" in the title and costs 1.5 times as much: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BELKIN-12V-DC ... 2740994%26 I didn't want to say anything but I got 2 doubles free with charger leads. The leads were £3.50 each free packaging You beat me to it Haydn It is also a good idea not to totally rely on these types of chargers as they can overcharge the battery, if this is done on a regular basis then oxidisation will take place within the battery and shorten battery life. Best practice is to only use these types of charger only when you have to i.e. charge on the mains whenever you can and use this type as a "reserve" or emergency charger. Don't just get in the car and plug the phone in to the charger just because there's a charger in the car. I didnt realise that the in car chargers can bugger up the battery. Pretty much every time i get in the car i put my phone on charge,as then i know when i get to my destination,that its fully charged up. Is this bad practice then? It's best to charge on the mains whenever you can, not all in car chargers are poor but it's best to stay with a branded product like Belkin, for example. I would certainly avoid un branded ebay stuff, I was asked to look at a customer's car phone charger, the phone was so hot on charge it was almost uncomfortable to pick up and had been bought on ebay, from China I think. The benefit of a mains charger that is supplied with the phone by the phone manufacturer is that you know it will charge your phone battery at the correct voltage and current. Lithium ion batteries need to see the correct initial charge before they go into saturation charge, if this doesn't happen regularly (with the wrong charger for example) then battery damage will occur over time and will shorten the life of the battery. With the advent of 18 and 24 month phone contracts now (12 months used to be the norm) it is even more important to look after your phone battery. Hope this helps
  2. glrnet

    New Flywheel

    Be interesting to know how you get on with the new clutch, what are running at the moment and why the change, which clutch are you going for?
  3. Maldonado "Mr Entertainment" could be "fun" with Lewis today at the start
  4. glrnet

    New Flywheel

    As long as you're not charging around the world somewhere with a certain F1 team enjoying yourself you are excused
  5. Didn't miss much, it was my first attempt using MS Movie Maker and the vid camera on the SGS3 It was basically a little hoon around deserted country roads (of which oop north we have plenty), nowt to write home about, I just loved the engine note, and listening to it on my PC is cheaper than the 20 MPG to listen to it in reality! As for the "mixed tyres comment", obviously I'm missing out on an "in-joke". I'm sure Dan will be back soon to enlighten your darkness
  6. It's already here, in for the day as well I think
  7. glrnet

    New Flywheel

    It's Sunday, have you fitted it?
  8. Thanks for posting those extra pictures Jay, I read the other thread too and shall be watching this with great interest even though I've never been a great lover of the looks of Porsche
  9. You realise that's just a 1A USB port? It's the same as this except it has the words "Apple iPhone 5" in the title and costs 1.5 times as much: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BELKIN-12V-DC ... 2740994%26 I didn't want to say anything but I got 2 doubles free with charger leads. The leads were £3.50 each free packaging You beat me to it Haydn It is also a good idea not to totally rely on these types of chargers as they can overcharge the battery, if this is done on a regular basis then oxidisation will take place within the battery and shorten battery life. Best practice is to only use these types of charger only when you have to i.e. charge on the mains whenever you can and use this type as a "reserve" or emergency charger. Don't just get in the car and plug the phone in to the charger just because there's a charger in the car.
  10. Well spotted mr eagle eye After the belt snapped and we swapped to the smaller pulley we were getting "belt lash" or "belt bounce" so we took the pulley off and it worked much better, smoother and the only slip is on the alternator so I'm running without the pulley on (for now). Of course it never ends - my Zeditis is incurable All forms of Zeditis are incurable
  11. Bigger???? Oh yes! Will post a thread tomorrow Had a good day then
  12. I stand corrected
  13. To avoid looking a bit twuntish might it have been an idea to relay this information in the original post
  14. The missus (owner of the zed that brought me here) viewtopic.php?f=26&t=49628&start=45 I taught him everything he knows
  15. Cookbot is in Canada apparently
  16. SMD took his off when he replaced his headlining, he's on holiday but drop him a PM anyway you might get lucky, filing that I'm sure someone else who knows will turn up soon
  17. viewtopic.php?f=20&t=66103 You will probably get a quicker response via PM
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    Rolling Road Day?

    Spill the beans then
  19. Happy days
  20. If it sounds like that I wouldn't want to be cruising for too long
  21. Apparently Pete saw this earlier today but it's for an iphone 4, think I may upgrade to a 5 sooner than I thought
  22. +1 +1., heard lots about it but didn't ever see it. Search is your friend viewtopic.php?f=11&t=13467&start=0 just had a quick look off to read all 7 pages Thanks dog
  23. Back on topic. Decided to do the ios6 software upgrade to my iphone 4 (it's doing it now), I can change phones now but my contract is up in December, think I'll give the new software a trial run until then and then decide what to go for then and shop around for the best deal
  24. Well I got 2 out of 4
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