Thread: [DEAD]Project Turtle: 1993 Toyota Tercel/56K=FAIL

Originally Posted by rdholtz

Yeah, the MagicJack concept sounds really good, and I've thought about trying one. I have no experience with it myself, but I've heard reports that some users simply can't get a line reliably, or that their calls get dropped frequently. Sounds like the infrastructure builders may not be keeping pace with the marketing group.

It could also be these are people with $h!++y internet connections in the first place. Alot of people dont understand that these types of phone services need a good connection. My little brother had Vonage and complained all the time. Turns out the connection issues were from his massive server downloading 24/7 and major uploads (which magic jack and vonage rely on).

At home I have 256k down and around 80k up, but part of that is due to the fact that our landline is digital. Our phone and Internet run on the same line. Tv, Internet and phone are all from the same company, so we have VoIP, just not a well known one. Lol

Originally Posted by freeflashstuff

At home I have 256k down and around 80k up, but part of that is due to the fact that our landline is digital. Our phone and Internet run on the same line. Tv, Internet and phone are all from the same company, so we have VoIP, just not a well known one. Lol

OMG, I could never live out there then. Mine is 16mb download and 3mb upload.

Well, like I mentioned in a previous post, this entire town runs off one single fiber optic line... I'm lucky to get 1MBPS at night, but that's because no one's really online(prime downloading time; too bad about TPB selling out... ).

Started working on the fan bay today, but I can't get the plastic welding to hold like it needs to. As much as I hate to, I think I'm gonna use ABS cement(God, that stuff stinks... literally). Hopefully that will hold it together. I have managed to get the motorcycle battery to hold a charge. It just needed more acid in it. What it had must have spilled out. (I had it in a moped, and I took a quick turn onto gravel, and bit it... )

You may want to see if you can locate the motorcycle battery under the hood, because it produces fumes, and they're caustic. The underhood area is very well vented, even when stopped, because the radiator requires it; neither the cabin nor the trunk are vented that well.

In my car, there's still some space available in the area in front of the left wheel well. I'd have located a second battery there if I hadn't used a sealed lead acid system.

The wiring is the same no matter where you put it..

Originally Posted by freeflashstuff

(I had it in a moped, and I took a quick turn onto gravel, and bit it... )

Pics?

Originally Posted by freeflashstuff

Started working on the fan bay today, but I can't get the plastic welding to hold like it needs to. As much as I hate to, I think I'm gonna use ABS cement(God, that stuff stinks... literally). Hopefully that will hold it together. I have managed to get the motorcycle battery to hold a charge. It just needed more acid in it. What it had must have spilled out. (I had it in a moped, and I took a quick turn onto gravel, and bit it... )

OMG whats up with you driving off the road, lol. Also, what I would do is use Popsicle sticks to act as a reenforcement to make it stronger. I am guessing there is to big of a gap so the plastic is sagging and or falling off?

Originally Posted by rdholtz

You may want to see if you can locate the motorcycle battery under the hood, because it produces fumes, and they're caustic. The underhood area is very well vented, even when stopped, because the radiator requires it; neither the cabin nor the trunk are vented that well.

In my car, there's still some space available in the area in front of the left wheel well. I'd have located a second battery there if I hadn't used a sealed lead acid system.

The wiring is exactly the same.

OMG, please make sure you put that battery in a safe place. You know dealing with electrical is so scary. Maybe thats why I am the only one that thinks its a bad idea.

Tidder: that was two years ago, I couldn't get it to start after that, so I gave it to a friend who works on motorcycles. I think he ended up parting it out.

HiJack: I'll try that. And I'm gonna go look at my engine bay right now and see if I have the space there.

I do have space, next to the other battery even. I just need to finish charging this one and test how long it'll run