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    Play FM Radio through bluetooth?

    Is there a way to play the phone's built in FM player through bluetooth? The app that is part of the phone, that requires the headphones to be inserted in order to form an antenna - I want to use that app and play it through a bluetooth speaker via bluetooth (not the aux). I know I can just...
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    Stupid Huawei P20 screen dimming???

    Thank you for the reply, but I have tried all the settings in that Youtube video and also there is no "Increase Readability Under Sunlight" option under Developer Options on my phone. The piece of sh** still keeps doing it, even if it's on a damn charger.
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    Stupid Huawei P20 screen dimming???

    Can someone please shed some light on why my stupid Huawei P20 lite phone's screen just go dim when I'm outside in the sun and then you can't see anything on the screen? I have googled and watched stupid Youtube videos and tried everything, and one day I'm just going to chuck this phone against...
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    LTE Router Antennas / Cellphone signal boosters any good??

    Hi Antennaguy. Thank you so much for all your info and also the articles. They have been most insightful as well as your answers. I think once we get released from our house-arrest, I will get a decent antenna that we can mount outside, especially after my weird experiment I did today. Believe...
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    LTE Router Antennas / Cellphone signal boosters any good??

    I am so sick and tired of slow internet, that stupid circle turning and turning and turning driving me insane!! I have tried all networks, Vodacom, MTN, Telkom, CellC, Rain, the lot all give me the same pathetic internet. The problem is that I live in Turffontein (there is no fibre, so wireless...
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    Inverter vs. direct 12v? Power consumption???

    You don't take **** with your 3000w pure sine inverter hey? You can just about run the whole freak'n house with it. I think maybe I should just save up a little bit and get myself at least a 600w pure sine, then I don't need to worry about regulating my 12v supply, or cutoff at low capacity or...
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    Inverter vs. direct 12v? Power consumption???

    THAT'S also a clever way of doing it! We all have "generators"! We drive them every day. Instead of spending R10,000 on a thing that goes GRRRRR! so loud and disturb the whole neighborhood, just connect an inverter to the battery and start the car - Bob's your uncle. Maybe I should look into...
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    Inverter vs. direct 12v? Power consumption???

    Thanks for all the info guys and all the explanations. I think I understand better now. What size inverter do you have Wing if I may ask? Then you obviously get the mod wave and pure sine. Obviously Pure sine is better. I'm thinking of getting something like a 300w pure sine, just to run these...
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    Inverter vs. direct 12v? Power consumption???

    I measure my DC amps with my multimeter, I connect the multimeter red (+) prong to the + output on my charge controller and the black one (-) to the wire that would have gone into the + output, so the current literally runs out the controller output THROUGH my multimeter like it's supposed to...
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    Inverter vs. direct 12v? Power consumption???

    That is exactly what my thread is all about! See my explanation below: My TV draws 2 amps on 12v = 24 watt, but the AC power supply says 100-240v, 1.5A (so I assume 100x1.5=150 watt on 240v, AC) Same with my dstv decoder: 2 amps on 12v = 24 watt, but AC power supply also says 100-240v, 1.5A (150...
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    Inverter vs. direct 12v? Power consumption???

    Thanks for the advice Champ. Think I will buy the battery anycase cause it is a good buy, and then just keep 1 battery in my circuit and just alternate every weekend (obviously when the charger is not running indicating that it's fully charged). That way when the worst happens (loadshedding more...
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    Inverter vs. direct 12v? Power consumption???

    Hi everybody. Thanks a mill for all your comments and advice, and apologies for only answering now - I was out yesterday. Thanks Papa Smurf for the table of voltages indicating the state of the battery - please take note that these at the voltages at rest (with no load on the battery). After...
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    Inverter vs. direct 12v? Power consumption???

    Aha! It makes more sense now why the decoder goes all funky after a while. I've got the latest decoder model 65 single view, such a small thing - these new decoders don't have smart cards and also no RF -in or -out, so you need the smart lnb to do extra view. We live in a granny flat setup so my...
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    Inverter vs. direct 12v? Power consumption???

    Will do. But first it's gonna take like a week or 2 to get it delivered. You don't perhaps know if any good and cheap electronics shops in Jhb where I can go and buy this? This delivery time is crazy, but will have to do if there is no other option.
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    Inverter vs. direct 12v? Power consumption???

    That's what I'm also thinking. If you can set it to let's say 12.6 and it would STAY there, no matter what the input, that would be awesome, otherwise I can keep my screwdriver handy and just adjust it as the voltage drops but that would be a pain and output will then shoot way above 12.6 once...
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