Author: Yves Bernier

Looking for 12v power for your Bluetooth or dashcam?  I’ve connected mine to the vanity mirror lights in the sun visor?  Uses far less power than the 2 incandescent lights.  In our car it is switched with the ignition – not the accessories somehow.  Just need to plug before the light on/off switch.  So no wires from the top of the windscreen […]

I use Anderson plugs for all my 12 volt equipment.  Except for my HF rig, most of my equipment is of very low current drain.  I tend to always terminate my Anderson power leads and extensions with 2 plugs so that I can connect multiple devices, however I don’t like having the spare plug floating […]

SLA batteries come with 2 different size spades, narrow 4.7mm or wide 6.3mm.  When getting a replacement SLA, you don’t always have the choice on the spade size.  You can get away with plugging a 6.3mm female to a 4.7mm male, but the other way around will just not work. I found an easy way to make adaptors, if you don’t […]

A couple of xmas ago, some friends stayed at our place and got their car broken into during the night in our driveway, so I decided we needed a car alarm.  As an amateur, I went for the homebuilt stuff. I got the cheapest remote door bell I could find ($15 at Bunnings!).  Since the remote works on a 12v battery, […]