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mik wrote: Thu Jul 02, 2026 7:21 pm

Rich B wrote: Thu Jul 02, 2026 7:11 pm
What’s the number plate saying?

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Swervin_Mervin wrote: Thu Jul 02, 2026 11:58 pm

mik wrote: Thu Jul 02, 2026 7:21 pm

Rich B wrote: Thu Jul 02, 2026 7:11 pm
What’s the number plate saying?

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Yeah. What’s the number plate saying?

It was well worth the outlay for the original owner then

I'm considering putting my own plate on that means absolutely nothing

Small plate looks much better.

Yarp

Is the plate meant to say two tracks?

Jobbo wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2026 11:51 am Small plate looks much better.

yep, about 1000000x better - the old one looks massive! x

DeskJockey wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2026 12:27 pm Is the plate meant to say two tracks?

2 TRX...tyres?

Rich B wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2026 12:41 pm

Jobbo wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2026 11:51 am Small plate looks much better.

yep, about 1000000x better - the old one looks massive! x

Rich, in the doorbell image your Lotus plate looks like it says 'ESSEX'

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DeskJockey wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2026 12:27 pm Is the plate meant to say two tracks?

The rear tyres on carterhams are the old style Michelin TRX metric sizes - obviously.

That obviously makes perfect sense.

Jobbo wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2026 12:43 pm

Rich B wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2026 12:41 pm

Jobbo wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2026 11:51 am Small plate looks much better.

yep, about 1000000x better - the old one looks massive! x

Rich, in the doorbell image your Lotus plate looks like it says 'ESSEX'

yeah, i still presume it’s meant to say Elise K, but i’m not 100%. The one thing i dread is that anyone assumes the SEK bit is a crap alternative to SEX.

Its thankfully obscure enough (and not crappy spaced) for me to ignore it and not have to change it!

Picked up a Ctek charger now the 911 is sat in the garage. First use is actually the RR as we're off on holiday shortly and it seems to have a concerningly low SOC.

I didn't realise that 12.6v is effectively "fully charged", 12.4 is 75% charged, 12.2 is 50% empty and 12.0 will struggle to crank. My tracker was saying the RR was on 12 (but seemingly no issue starting and no "low battery" warning which you do get from time to time).

You may have 2 batteries?

Mito Man wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2026 2:40 pm You may have 2 batteries?

Yes I think it does - perhaps the tracker is looking at the auxiliary battery SOC but I was under the impression they would be on a single circuit / have a common voltage but maybe not.

ETA - apparently it may not but might have a battery management capacitor which stores charge and stops drops in voltage when the start stop kicks in.

GG. wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2026 2:12 pm
I didn't realise that 12.6v is effectively "fully charged", 12.4 is 75% charged, 12.2 is 50% empty and 12.0 will struggle to crank.

No - I'd heard that 12.2V is 50% full.

mik wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2026 3:26 pm

GG. wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2026 2:12 pm
I didn't realise that 12.6v is effectively "fully charged", 12.4 is 75% charged, 12.2 is 50% empty and 12.0 will struggle to crank.

No - I'd heard that 12.2V is 50% full.

You're always so terminally positive

I can't believe this open invitation to punnery has not hooked anyone in

GG. wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2026 3:42 pm

mik wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2026 3:26 pm

GG. wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2026 2:12 pm
I didn't realise that 12.6v is effectively "fully charged", 12.4 is 75% charged, 12.2 is 50% empty and 12.0 will struggle to crank.

No - I'd heard that 12.2V is 50% full.

You're always so terminally positive

I can't believe this open invitation to punnery has not hooked anyone in

Watt? I missed an opportunity for puns? That's it, I'm starting a re-volt.

DeskJockey wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2026 8:39 pm

GG. wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2026 3:42 pm

mik wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2026 3:26 pm

No - I'd heard that 12.2V is 50% full.

You're always so terminally positive

I can't believe this open invitation to punnery has not hooked anyone in

Watt? I missed an opportunity for puns? That's it, I'm starting a re-volt.

Thanks, DJ - you have discharged your duty admirably