Just Hanging Around - SKP

Wednesday - Another hot and muggy day. 

Thursday - NOT another hot and muggy day. It's actually in the mid-60s today. Overcast and a little windy, but nice enough to try and get stuff done outside.

Friday - As you can tell by the abbreviated posts, there isn't much going on around here. I've continued doing the test sessions and dinking around with the RVs. As an update, the issue with the AC power shutting off briefly has been resolved. It hasn't happened for a couple of weeks after changing the absorption voltage setting on the Magnum inverter/charger. I regenerated the water softener again yesterday using the new setup. So much easier.

A non-RV task that was finally done was replacing the zipper slides on the Aerostich RC. When we were in Duluth, I mentioned that the main zipper needed to be replaced for the second time. They told me that the slides wear out, not the zipper. And they had replacement slides in the store. Ten months later, I finally replaced them. 

Saturday - I was planning on riding to Castroville this morning for the monthly radio club meeting, but it was pouring rain this morning. By the time I was halfway to Castroville, the rain stopped. Oh well. I guess it would’ve made a good test for the zippers. 

I picked up a new door lock set for our bathroom door in the class A. It was worn out internally. I needed a chisel to install it, and I borrowed one from Brad. One more project done.

Sunday - It was a stormy evening! Lots of lightning, wind, rain, and small hail as several bands of storms passed through the area. And the temperature dropped quickly. 

Monday - We drove into San Antonio for an appointment and stopped at Home Depot on the way back for a couple of items. After arriving back at the RV, I climbed onto the roof to check out the compressor overheat sensor. The Internet claims that this is a component that fails and causes the A/C unit to stop cooling. This morning, continuity through the sensor was fine, and the A/C unit was cooling. The next time it stops cooling, I'll test it again.

Tuesday - I claimed a corner of the shed and started to set. up my radio. It has been a convenient location for the test sessions. There is a ½" schedule 40 PVC wall penetration right below the table in the corner. I plan to run an antenna cable out, but need to cut the PL259 connectors off of one of my existing cables to fit through the pipe, so I'll need to solder on a new connector (yet another Amazon delivery).