Flossie
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They park up nice.If you have wipers on the headlights ,and ones seized in the ,not home position,park position that can drain a battery i think...
Amazon sell that one for £35, it's a 9 stage charger but didn't say what the different stages are or what they doUnfortunately not. I've had it since the early 90's. I've been googling but some descriptions are vague...Screwfix do a maypole one for £45 iirc , good reviews and cheaper elsewhere but I'm unsure if reconditioning and desulfering are the same thing
They all seem to vary wildly in price too. Minefield
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Flossie
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https://www.screwfix.com/p/maypole-mp7428-8a-auto-electronic-battery-charger-12v/3197r
This one.
Got to be better than my steam powered one.?
Halfords do one, rebadged something I guess, £59. That one does mention reconditioning.
This one.
Got to be better than my steam powered one.?
Halfords do one, rebadged something I guess, £59. That one does mention reconditioning.
Cheeky Fecker....we wanted to stay and even offered more, but they were to be returned no questions!Top tip try paying the rent!!
Military homes are to be evicted in bid to reduce size of the MoD's married quarters estate
- Annington Homes owns freehold for affected properties in England and Wales
- There have been 350 properties across 14 former barracks affected
- Residents received eviction notice on September 9, saying lease would end by March 2021
PUBLISHED: 01:32, 29 September 2020 | UPDATED: 01:51, 29 September 2020
Veterans are among hundreds of families facing eviction after the Ministry of Defence ordered them to move out of former military houses.
Private firm Annington Homes owns the freehold for the affected 350 properties across 14 former barracks in England and Wales. It leases them to the MoD at a 58 per cent discount.
Residents received an eviction notice on September 9 which said their lease would be terminated by the end of March 2021. The move has been taken to reduce the size of the MoD’s married quarters estate.
Private firm Annington Homes owns the freehold for the affected 350 properties across 14 former barracks in England and Wales. Pictured: A general view of Annington's Union Buildings in Aldershot
Keith Lawrence, 51, served as an Army corporal for 24 years before he moved into a rented military property in Lyneham, Wiltshire, with his wife Kathy three years ago.
The couple, who live on the same street as six other veterans, were one of more than 59 households in the area told to move out. Mr Lawrence, who suffers from PTSD and depression, said: ‘I spent 24 years of my life in the Army and I feel the MoD don’t care.’
Annington Homes’ boss, James Hopkins, suggested the MoD return some of its 10,000 empty properties instead.
An Annington Homes spokesman said the decision ‘is the MoD’s alone, and we were not consulted on it beforehand’.
The evictions were raised by Labour MP Nick Smith at a hearing of the Commons Public Accounts Committee yesterday (MON).
He said it was a ‘shocking story’ that he warned ‘will affect many places across the UK’.
Tory MP Gareth Bacon added that he had been told by Annington Homes it was an MoD decision and they were ‘baffled’ as to why it was happening.
Sir Stephen Lovegrove, Permanent Secretary at the MoD, said he was not aware of the evictions.
Labour’s shadow defence secretary John Healey said evicting the families of former servicemen is a ‘new low’ for the MoD.
An Annington Homes spokesman said the decision ‘is the MoD’s alone, and we were not consulted on it beforehand’. Pictured: The Ministry of Defence main building
He said: ‘It beggars belief that defence ministers are evicting Forces families in the middle of this continuing Covid crisis, especially in the run-up to Christmas.
‘The MoD has been failing military families on housing for years, but this is a new low. The Defence Secretary must step in and stop these evictions.’
A MoD spokesman said: ‘We are committed to the wellbeing of our veterans and have recently published guidance for local authorities to improve access to social housing and allow service leavers to remain in surplus military accommodation, where available, for up to a year after they leave.
‘Civilian tenants who rent homes that are temporarily not required for service personnel sign up to two months’ notice.
‘However, in recognition of the extraordinary circumstances faced by tenants during the Covid-19 pandemic we have extended the Notice to Vacate period to 12 months.
‘This provides up to a year for the MoD to work with Annington Homes to whom the houses are being returned.’
The spokesman added that the MoD would like to transfer the homes back to the private firm with the sitting tenants.
Article - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...reduce-size-MoDs-married-quarters-estate.html
Flossie
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Decided to fit the uprated voltage regulator today whilst the battery is off. I fitted the battery to test the output and it's gone from 13.5v to 14.6v.
Old one, I thought had got hot and melted, maybe my battery drain issue? But once I got it off it was black silicon sealent? What's that all about?
Old one, I thought had got hot and melted, maybe my battery drain issue? But once I got it off it was black silicon sealent? What's that all about?
tomcat59alan
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Cheeky Fecker....we wanted to stay and even offered more, but they were to be returned no questions!
I resemble that remark Ant.
Military homes are to be evicted in bid to reduce size of the MoD's married quarters estate
By KAMAL SULTAN FOR THE DAILY MAIL
- Annington Homes owns freehold for affected properties in England and Wales
- There have been 350 properties across 14 former barracks affected
- Residents received eviction notice on September 9, saying lease would end by March 2021
PUBLISHED: 01:32, 29 September 2020 | UPDATED: 01:51, 29 September 2020
Veterans are among hundreds of families facing eviction after the Ministry of Defence ordered them to move out of former military houses.
Private firm Annington Homes owns the freehold for the affected 350 properties across 14 former barracks in England and Wales. It leases them to the MoD at a 58 per cent discount.
Residents received an eviction notice on September 9 which said their lease would be terminated by the end of March 2021. The move has been taken to reduce the size of the MoD’s married quarters estate.
Private firm Annington Homes owns the freehold for the affected 350 properties across 14 former barracks in England and Wales. Pictured: A general view of Annington's Union Buildings in Aldershot
Keith Lawrence, 51, served as an Army corporal for 24 years before he moved into a rented military property in Lyneham, Wiltshire, with his wife Kathy three years ago.
The couple, who live on the same street as six other veterans, were one of more than 59 households in the area told to move out. Mr Lawrence, who suffers from PTSD and depression, said: ‘I spent 24 years of my life in the Army and I feel the MoD don’t care.’
Annington Homes’ boss, James Hopkins, suggested the MoD return some of its 10,000 empty properties instead.
An Annington Homes spokesman said the decision ‘is the MoD’s alone, and we were not consulted on it beforehand’.
The evictions were raised by Labour MP Nick Smith at a hearing of the Commons Public Accounts Committee yesterday (MON).
He said it was a ‘shocking story’ that he warned ‘will affect many places across the UK’.
Tory MP Gareth Bacon added that he had been told by Annington Homes it was an MoD decision and they were ‘baffled’ as to why it was happening.
Sir Stephen Lovegrove, Permanent Secretary at the MoD, said he was not aware of the evictions.
Labour’s shadow defence secretary John Healey said evicting the families of former servicemen is a ‘new low’ for the MoD.
An Annington Homes spokesman said the decision ‘is the MoD’s alone, and we were not consulted on it beforehand’. Pictured: The Ministry of Defence main building
He said: ‘It beggars belief that defence ministers are evicting Forces families in the middle of this continuing Covid crisis, especially in the run-up to Christmas.
‘The MoD has been failing military families on housing for years, but this is a new low. The Defence Secretary must step in and stop these evictions.’
A MoD spokesman said: ‘We are committed to the wellbeing of our veterans and have recently published guidance for local authorities to improve access to social housing and allow service leavers to remain in surplus military accommodation, where available, for up to a year after they leave.
‘Civilian tenants who rent homes that are temporarily not required for service personnel sign up to two months’ notice.
‘However, in recognition of the extraordinary circumstances faced by tenants during the Covid-19 pandemic we have extended the Notice to Vacate period to 12 months.
‘This provides up to a year for the MoD to work with Annington Homes to whom the houses are being returned.’
The spokesman added that the MoD would like to transfer the homes back to the private firm with the sitting tenants.
Article - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...reduce-size-MoDs-married-quarters-estate.html
RangeRoller dt
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Flossie
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Mine too.
13.5V is too low unless it is a knackered battery pulling it down. Hopefully that's it fixed but a little surprised the alternator fault didn't flash up on the dash.
Not if that's the voltage it's set to. All older ones were
Old ones or possibly all diesels were set to 13.8V.
Fuel type won't matter, just battery construction.
13.8v is right but it doesn't take much of a corroded connection, inaccurate dvm etc to be 0.3v out
RangeRoller dt
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13.8 was what I was getting off the old one. Which was correct for its original set point and why I originally didn’t think anything was wrong.
Flossie
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Still not done anything to Duchess.
Left her with the battery disconnected for now as I need to get the block paving done which should have been finished by now but it just won't stop bloody raining here!
Had a decent morning at it today but the pressure is on to get it finished.
I can't get me tratter out on to the road as the only place left to have ton bags dropped off is at the top of the drive effectively blocking me in.
The Doris starts a new job this Monday which is a few miles away, her old job was just a 10min walk so a working car wasn't necessary except for food shopping.
3 days should box it off as long as the builders merchants don't have delays on deliverys.
THEN I'll get duchess in the garage
Over the pit and start proper.
.Left her with the battery disconnected for now as I need to get the block paving done which should have been finished by now but it just won't stop bloody raining here!
Had a decent morning at it today but the pressure is on to get it finished.
I can't get me tratter out on to the road as the only place left to have ton bags dropped off is at the top of the drive effectively blocking me in.
The Doris starts a new job this Monday which is a few miles away, her old job was just a 10min walk so a working car wasn't necessary except for food shopping.
3 days should box it off as long as the builders merchants don't have delays on deliverys.
THEN I'll get duchess in the garage
Over the pit and start proper.
RangeRoller dt
Well-Sprung Member
Make sure it’s compacted well if you ever intend to park her there overnight or you will have 4 small ponds by next year!
That just shows the cavity where the body rotted away.
RangeRoller dt
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Well she shouldn’t of been so fat
