Author: Yves Bernier

All A new category has been added to post all these little tricks you do to make your hobby life easier and you would like to share.

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, […]