Yeah you're right.... When I think about all the other gear on the car that I routinely cut, weld, solder, drill and generally bastardise, I can't think why I'm worried about it all of a sudden... It's just that I'm very comfortable with mechanicals and a lot less comfortable with electronics, espec...

Thanks Stan, That all makes good sense. As I want to move the logger from vehicle to vehicle, the remote status light won't work for me. I think what I'll do is build the light and relay into a separate unit, which I can attach to the top or bottom of the logger. Then I can just run the wires to the...

I think this modification (12V lamp) is fantastic! I just wondered if Tech Support or someone from RT would like to comment before I go ahead and make the same mod to my own DL1. I'd hate to invalidate the warranty (i just bought my DL1 this month). I understand that if I muck something up doing thi...

Do magnetic fields affect / corrupt CompactFlash cards? I remember it was an issue with floppy discs (showing my age and inexperience with the modern world!) Just wondering if I have to keep my flash card well separated from the GPS antenna when packing my DL1 in the carry case.

Sorry to jump into this thread so late, but I've just joined and am also interested in this analysis... While precise tyre slip angle may be problematic, should it not be possible to get an approximation for total "car slip angle" as suggested by the first request? This would simply be the differenc...