Coido 12V DC 300PSI Tire Inflator FAIL

Fail or epic fail. But for a little over 1000PHP one would be silly to think this would be any better than a bike pump...

I'm not sure what the 300PSI on the unit stands for it has nothing to do with pressure as the unit fails to pump around 30psi. Not that its easy to tell the exact pressure as the LCD pressure display is constantly jumping between 12psi and 55psi.

This 300PSI pump is clearly for air mattresses and balloons, not tyres of any pressure. Picture on the front of the box might show a car tyre but in my experience i lost more air from the tyre.

Perhaps the unit requires a little more voltage so i started the car then plugged the unit back into the lighter and attempted to inflate the tyre that is now lower in pressure after my first attempt.

Same kind of result, i have to start the pump before connecting to the tyre or the motor will just not pump. Now the LCD screen is blank and showing nothing but guessing from the state of the tyre it's not doing much. 5 Minutes later the unit is noticeably hot and the tyre looks the same. Removing the unit i checked the pressure to find it has once again lost pressure.

Data:

• Original test voltage 12.5v voltage drop after pump started was only .3.
• Engine running voltage was 13.7 with no voltage drop after starting the pump.
• Start pressure was 28psi, then 27psi, then just under 27psi respectively.

27.500.0MHz Cebu

I have noticed in two hotels the spec graph with 27.5mhz as the centre freq on one of the lower channels. Why would this be broadcast for all to see? I'm very interested in why!

Just stabbing in the dark and guessing the high spikes are people chatting using only 6khz wide carrier than the span of the graph is only around 1mhz (27-28mhz) ?

Maybe someone is a keep DXer and is watching for the band to open up? The spec is noticeable more noisy or more sensitive at the lower end of the band as the average noise level is higher.

Any extra info on this one please do leave a comment!

The carpet from hell IMPERIAL PALACE CEBU

"Imperial Palace Waterpark Resort and Spa is a luxury Cebu beach resort located in Maribago, Mactan Island, Cebu Philippines.
The resort is around 10-15 from the airport and 30-40 minutes to Cebu City proper." 


"proper" Like not proper on any even number hour or if the sun is in the 3rd quarter or the wind is blowing south....


Looking up some prices that are unavailable on the original and direct website... I found some room photos and wow i'm not staying there! With carpet like this i just don't like it. What on earth possessed someone to choose a non-stable or bland colour. What is this the VIP room of a nightclub or exotic gaming room of a casino both places that stimulation might be accepted. In this case i would wake up relaxed in then step out of bed to OMG WTF ITS RAVE! or just puke from the interior designers epic fail.


I was looking at the basic room and since the rate are fair maybe moving to a better room but now... no, nope, not if you twist my arm!

Radisson Blu Hotel Cebu

Nice, very nice.

Very welcoming staff and the spacious foyer is a nice change to some Cebu hotels that can be over packed or has a foyer layout in such a way that all people and luggage are piled in one corner...

Breakfast is excellent despite the mushy hashbrowns and the tyre rubber bacon i really shouldn't be eating that anyway. A small number of cheeses are available, i say small but more than any other hotel in Cebu offer.

Buffet layout was rather extended but well planned with rice and dried fish at one end, breads, cerials and commons in the middle and fruits at the other side.

Seating was superb with no 2 seats ontop of each other, or 2 table close. Maybe more of a western thing we enjoy our personal space, we don't want to see the food in the teeth of the person of the next table or hear his every chewing sound. Like the close nit traffic here, i believe locals can be packed in like sardines and they don't really have an issue with it.

In Australia if you are in a rush and squeeze too close to someone in traffic you will often get verbally abused ad threatened even if they are outside their lane. Damage to them none, delay to them none but just because you imposed their personal space that some how seems to go beyond their car. This doesn't exist in Cebu nor would it be possible to develop or exist due to the close nit traffic conditions.

Smile! It doesn't hurt ;)