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Re: Help a non-electrician out here!
I ended up using a multimeter to determine the polarity on the lines. I temporarily mounted the camera to the rear license plate and secured the cables and transmitter. Reception was fine (in the driveway anyway) from the rear of the 31 TT to the GPS up in the F250. camera is constant on when parking lights are on, the GPS switches easily between map and camera view with just one touch on the screen. Later I will move the camera to the top rear of TT and run the transmitter along the top of TT, I will add an extension if I find it necessary.316Views0likes0CommentsHelp a non-electrician out here!
I am about the furthest you can get from an electrician, but I have done minor projects. I just changed out the wiring harness for a new stereo in the TT. I am installing a wireless back up camera on the back of the TT. The camera is part of my Garmin GPS. Truck has a hard wired rear-view camera already. Since the TT has no reverse lights to tie into, I thought I would tie in the camera to the parking lights. The Garmin GPS is supposed to be able to switch between camera and GPS if the camera is connected to constant power. Is this the best option or other thoughts? But my main question is, which darn wires to use? Like I said, not an electrician but some of these color codes don't make sense: This is one of the parking light mounts. It has two white wires, one with a yellow stripe, running into two black wires. The camera has the standard one red and one black wires. This wiring runs down the length of the unit. Moderator edit to re-size pictures to forum recommended limit of 640px maximum width.2.3KViews0likes6CommentsRe: Halloween camping in Texas.
TomHaycraft wrote: Looks like Martin Dies, Jr. State Park in East Texas has a Haunted Hike on October 24. There doesn't seem to be a way to search the Texas State Park Events calendar by keyword, but scroll though, I know many parks end up various halloween-themed events. TPWD Calendar of Events We've been there for the Haunted Trail, the kids really liked it.278Views0likes0CommentsRe: Travel Trailer Inspection in Texas
bstar1952 wrote: Anyone had to renew their TT registration in Texas since 1 March? I tried today and was told the TT had to be inspected before I could renew. From what I was told, everything is in a database now. What a bunch of BS, I've owned a TT for over 20 years and never had to get it inspected. Took it to a regular inspection station and the guy didn't have a clue what to inspect,just looked at the lights and tires. IMO, this is just another way to squeeze a "little more" from us. I am truly disgusted. So for 20 years you have been in violation of the law. So what are you disgusted about? 4,500 GVWR trailers have always required a safety inspection as far as I can recall, not sure when it actually came about. Most, not all, RV places should be able to handle the inspection for you.4.1KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Has anyone had a run in with any WILD animals?
I just cooked some ribs over the campfire and my wife was sitting at a picnic table when a raccoon came up and tugged on her pants leg for her to give him some ribs too. That was about the worse for RVing... Now "other" forms of camping in some locales I've had far more interesting run ins with locals; like chimps, orangutans (did you know they can change your tire on a Hummer without even taking the tire off the rim? They just remove the whole wheel...) , water buffalo (don't try pushing them out of the way with a Hummer - the buffalo has a higher GVWR), water moccasins, pythons, wild boars, etc...464Views0likes0Comments
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