A very comfortable nights sleep with the temperature around 20°C. We were woken up by a loud single clap of thunder around 4:30, followed by about 2 minutes of rain. At our proper wake up time the temperature was around 22°C, so off with the air and all windows open. The temperature stayed this way for most of the day. It did climb to 25°C for a short while, but then dropped to 19°C as a thunderstorm went through.
We spent the day at the trailer, both days we have stayed here have been good choices weather wise, cooler and overcast. Lyn caught up with some quilting, or at least tried to. It seems every time she sewed a whole load of squares, either the top thread or the bobbin thread ran out without her noticing. She was not a happy quilter at times, I think she “sewed” three times more than she needed to.
It’s amazing how many small jobs need doing around the place, just like home really. The infamous rear camera had been working pretty well, but on the last trip it kept cutting in and out then just plain died. First diagnostic showed no power getting to the camera, that narrowed it down to a break in 35 ft of wire running from the back of the trailer to the front, often buried deep in the under body insulation. As I was scouting around looking for any obvious issues, I saw a wire hanging down near the trailer wheels. This was not a welcome sight as my first thought was that the electric brake circuit to the trailer had become disconnected. Closer inspection showed that the wire was in fact part of the camera system. I am still baffled as to how the wire got broken, but at least it was in an easy place to fix. Camera now working again!
Next issue was the stereo, if we ran the radio music would come through all 6 speakers, as it was supposed to do. If we routed the TV through the stereo, sound would only come from the back two speakers. I took the stereo out of the cabinet, played with a few connectors, nothing seemed to be amiss, but it now worked…. put it back quickly!!
Final fix for the day was the bed room slider, It had not been fully retracting recently, one side stayed about an inch further out than the other unless assistance was provided in the form of a push from the outside. The other day I noticed some damage to the wood on the underside of the slider, and decided I had better investigate.
Not having a clue as to this contraption worked I employed the age old method of “rip it apart until you see how it works”. Luckily only three screws had to be removed to reveal the secret. The damage to the wood occurred where it slid over a roller. I am assuming the roller had been adjusted a little too high and was putting too much pressure on the wood. There was room enough to reposition the roller away from the damaged area, and with the help of a hydraulic jack I was able to adjust it a little better. Slider now goes in and out a lot better.
A lot of the above is written as a record of what I have done, should I need to refer back to it later, as a bonus you get to read it!!
As the afternoon progressed the temperature hung around the 20°C mark, with strong winds and thunder at times, very pleasant for a change. I have started packing some of the stuff away for a semi-early start for our trip to Colorado tomorrow.