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It's time to explore an unexplored territory of Al Ain, near to Al Ain Airport that we have spotted while "Around the UAE in one-day" drive. This area has medium to large size dunes. and seems very nice and appealing from the road. We will have plenty of opportunities to test our driving skills by climbing sideways, ridge riding, ridge cutting and to climb huge dunes to its peak and capture some stunning pictures. This drive is meant for Intermediate level. When: 09 February 2018, Friday Meeting time: 12:00 PM, convoy will move sharply at 12:45 PM Where: Mosque near Al Ain Airport Meeting point: Mosque: https://goo.gl/maps/AMPq283T5wS2 Deflation point: https://goo.gl/maps/pH3BrpSEMhF2 - 24.308554, 55.621123 - (15 min drive from meeting point) Please fill up your fuel tank and have lunch prior to the meeting point. Level of Drive: Fewbie - Intermediate - Expert - Advance Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 10 inches of ground clearance Plan: Explore new territory What to bring along: afternoon snacks, whatever you like with little extra to share, water, liquids, smiles, stories, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 6 PM, 9th February 2018, Friday RSVP the below calendar:

Knowing your vehicle current limitation and timing restrictions, I kept it near abu Dhabi and that too afternoon drive. I highly recommend you should join and drive too, we can always scale the drive to be run within first, second and third gear.

I have been waiting for this area forever. In in with full support.

I am mostly in as well. @Asif Hussain hope your vehicle recovers soon. Your love for off-roading is commendable.

Glad to see you back Noor. We missed you and Basel a lot.

Good Day to all .... After long time I really miss you all guys .. please count me in for this drive. I missed driving with you and enjoying the adventures. Can not wait to meet you all

The fuse is very necessary. It might stop your car going on fire. A fuse holder is a couple of dirhams in the shops of naif road. A new car costs thousands. Central locking triggering is an odd one. Maybe the PlayStation is emitting a frequency that conflicts with the central locking.

For a more permanent solution, you're going to have to attach the positive to the battery clamp with an eye terminal or look for a space in the under bonnet fuse box to attach it to, again with an eye terminal. The interior fuse box might not be able to supply the power required. You can attach the negative to anywhere on the body. Just sand the paint off where you're attaching it to so you get a good connection but try to keep the wire as short as possible. I.e. if the inverter is in the boot, look for a bolt in the boot attached to the body that you can connect it to. The whole car body is one big negative earth terminal. The purpose of the main power fuse isn't to protect the inverter, it has its own fuse to protect itself. It's in case the power wire breaks or rubs through and touches the body of the car creating a short circuit. A couple of hundred amps in a short circuit condition is enough to melt the plastic wire coating and start a fire in a few seconds. The fuse should be as close as possible to the power source to minimize the length of live cable in the event that something happens. If you want to know the true wattage of your inverter, you can introduce a load to the output with an inductance coil. I usually use the primary coil of a big transformer whilst making sure the wires from the secondary coil are isolated to avoid sparks etc. You can then measure the output in amps by attaching a clamp meter to either the positive or the negative going to the coil (not around both wires). You can then work out the true power. W=AV where W is watts, A is amps and V is voltage so just multiply amps by volts and you have the wattage. In all honesty though, if the inverter says 1000 watts, even if it can only produce 500 watts, it's more than enough. A PS4 only needs 165 watts to run and a full size LCD TV is around the same so I wouldn't worry too much about it.