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<p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#943634'>That’s what Magnifying glasses
were made for – 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3x are cheap <o:p></o:p></span></a></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#943634'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#943634'>Peter <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US
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OZAPRS [mailto:ozaprs-bounces@aprs.net.au] <b>On Behalf Of </b>vk2tv<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, 4 December 2017 8:19 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> ozaprs@aprs.net.au<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [OZAPRS] Need a hand<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I've just looked at my
X-Trail and I think I've lost any enthusiasm I had for installing radios, hi. I
think the engine block was poured in situ!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The main frame of the vehicle
- subframe, floor pan, roof, firewall and door frames - seems to be a welded
mass of metal to which mudguards, bonnet, doors, etc are bolted, so any bolts
attaching components to the sub-frame could be a possibility. A "Z"
bracket coming out from under the bonnet could possibly utilise one of the
mudguard mounting bolts. A magbase on the edge of the bonnet could be earthed
via a short lead to a mudguard mount or the bonnet hinge mount. Most bonnets
are not purposely earthed so heavy(ish) straps (RG213 braid, e.g.) around the
hinges could be beneficial. A couple of possibilities there, but this is just
one specific vehicle. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>My days of crawling over and
under vehicles to install radios ended a long time ago; these days I'm the
wrong shape for crawling under, and multi-focal spectacles don't work well
upside down under a dash.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Ray<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>vk2tv<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>On 04/12/17 08:23, Glen English VK1XX wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>In looking for a place to attach a ground strap, consider
that ideally, you want the largest continous area of metal. That is probably
the engine bay firewall (which would attach to the upper body, roof etc)
, fender mounts, or in the rear, hinge mounts of the rear hatch,
etc. <br>
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Anyone else have any input here on where to connect on a modern vehicle
to maximise surface area ? <br>
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comeon. ??? <br>
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I am a bit out of tough on modern vehicles. (I have a 2005 XC90 which if you
pass a RG58 through a door seal will squash it flat and cause a short... hence
requiring coax entry through a bung in the spare tyre well under the vehicle) <br>
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