Techies' Corner

Marken · Marken

I have one well n truly knackered house battery and need a replacement. Has anyone got any recommendations about brands? The old one was an AMP-TECH (120AH) and appears to be from the original build of the caravan so that would make it between 8 & 9 years old so that may be as good a recommendation as I...

aussie_paul · aussie_paul

A lot of adverts for these keep popping up. Are they legal and used at all? Aussie Paul.

Mackayak · Mackayak

Hi All We now have our van and have done 2 short trips. The 2 caravan parks I picked had no tv reception. The one just out off Ballina did have cabling for every caravan so we did have tv the one at Wooli did not an no one with a normal caravan set up had tv. So I am batting 100% this is ok for me as I am happy having a w...

Peter and Jian · Peter and Jian

Hi there, is there such a switch/terminal that can be used to switch 240v input between mains and the inverter. I thought of a battery 3 way switch, but no one is game enough to say "yes you can" ...any ideas? Peter

Ron-D · Ron-D

I have a projector battery charger with several battery settings,my battery is an AGM so iI have set it to AGM makes sense eh, but looking at another forum the gurus seem to think that an AGM battery in a caravan should be set to the GEL function any thoughts ?

Captain Ron · Captain Ron

Scenario:-5th Wheel trailer and tug.The tug is an imported F Truck which had an original GVM of 5171 Kg. The owner had this downgraded to 4450 Kg, presumably to allow the rig to be driven on a car license. The vehicle is a 5 seat dual cab and has a 230 lt fuel tank. Registered GVM of tug 4...

RonHC · RonHC

Hi All, I'm looking for a reliable air compressor that can comfortably top up my motorhome tyres (from say 75PSI) to 80PSI. Lots of 12v compressor advertisements talk about 150PSI and the ability to quickly inflate and deflate 4WD tyres - but they don't offer evidence that they can handle 80PSI wi...

Chipper · Chipper

Slide out rollers going through floor on a birdsville

Hot Water · Hot Water

hi, im new here so not sure how this works, but i would like to know how people heat water for their caravans sink and shower? thanks in advance

Jeppo · Jeppo

We have a second hand ( possibly 3rd ) Van with all the gear required to view Foxtel except the dish and box which previous owners removed. We subscribe to foxtel and have installed our spare second box in the van but would appreciate info on which reasonably priced Dish is suitable. Caravan still has a m...

Rowan · Rowan

Hi guys i have just installed a narva vsr and a circuit breaker in my pathfinder for an Anderson plug on the back. The vsr works fine when i start the car but after driving for a while i check the caravan and the vsr has stopped sending charge to the caravan. I stop the car and restart it and it starts working a...

robertbruce · robertbruce

heya folks, we've just bought a 2012 RG 4x4 manual Colorado dual-cab and am wondering if anyone has attempted cleaning out inside the top of the engine covers, egr piping, intercooler... if so was there anything to take note of like special tools or replacing internal egr components? Also if someone...

Baldbug · Baldbug

I've had the Coaster about a month now so I decided to switch on the Battery Charger this morning. 240 AC is all hooked up ok and working so I plugged in the Charger and it went to 5.5 volts or thereabouts straight away. Since then 10 minutes have passed the amount of charge going to Batteries is reducing. D...

clancee · clancee

Hi hows every body going, 1 question are digital wireless monitor cameras any good. to go on back of 13ft poptop. thanks everyone. good forum.

Jasbro · Jasbro

hi all, complete newbies here we have not a clue what we are doing. Just recently purchased a 1996 Ford econovan campervan to take the big leap around Australia hoping to venture off early next year but theres a lot of work to be done. can someone please shed some light on how to heat up our hot water tan...

Smithy · Smithy

Hi all i have a 21ft caravan and i wont to connect it to home i have a a lead i got with the caravan when i bought it its a second hand caravan i bought the guy used it at his place now i have connected the caravan to to my home and it keeps tripping the house so i thought ok the lead is faulty so i went out and bought a A...

landy · landy

We are buying a new van that has the fridge and battery both fed through the Anderson plug. With our current set up the Fridge is through the seven pin and the battery is through the Anderson plug, both circuits are fused and running through individual 70 amp relays. Can any one tell me what size fuse and r...

keiron · keiron

I am seeking advice on fitting a UHF radio into my 2006 Nissan Patrol. An obvious place is to stick on the passenger side of the centre console, but does look a bit of an afterthought. I would like to get some comment from other Patrol owners on where they might have one mounted. Cheers . KB

VKPORTABLE · VKPORTABLE

Just wondering how many Amateur Radio operator's there are on the forums? I know of at least two. Maybe we could get some net going for the amateur's on the forum. Obviously any net would have to be done on a band that is accessible to the F-Call licence holders so as not to exclude them. So 40m would be a goo...

msg · msg

As I free camp most of the time and becoming less tolerant of heat & cold as I get older, I am CONSIDERING getting a generator to power air con or heater. I really am one of those generator haters. However, I have a couple of issues: 1. My van is small, 5.7mtrs. No room to carry one. 2. I couldn't li...

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	Replacement house battery. (Preview) I have one well n truly knackered house battery and need a replacement. Has anyone got any recommendations about brands? The old one was an AMP-TECH (120AH) and appears to be from the original build of the caravan so that would make it between 8 & 9 years old so that may be as good a recommendation as I...	Marken	11	3012	04:01 PM Apr 30, 2018 by wfdTamar
	Mobile signal boosters?? (Preview) A lot of adverts for these keep popping up. Are they legal and used at all? Aussie Paul.	aussie_paul	9	2041	03:41 PM Apr 30, 2018 by wfdTamar
	TV reception (Preview) Hi All We now have our van and have done 2 short trips. The 2 caravan parks I picked had no tv reception. The one just out off Ballina did have cabling for every caravan so we did have tv the one at Wooli did not an no one with a normal caravan set up had tv. So I am batting 100% this is ok for me as I am happy having a w...	Mackayak	12	1455	03:33 PM Apr 30, 2018 by Tony Bev
	240v switching mains to inverter ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Hi there, is there such a switch/terminal that can be used to switch 240v input between mains and the inverter. I thought of a battery 3 way switch, but no one is game enough to say "yes you can" ...any ideas? Peter	Peter and Jian	35	6068	02:52 PM Apr 29, 2018 by T1 Terry
	battery setting (Preview) I have a projector battery charger with several battery settings,my battery is an AGM so iI have set it to AGM makes sense eh, but looking at another forum the gurus seem to think that an AGM battery in a caravan should be set to the GEL function any thoughts ?	Ron-D	9	1124	02:41 PM Apr 29, 2018 by T1 Terry
	5th Wheel Tug - GVM - clarification. (Preview) Scenario:-5th Wheel trailer and tug.The tug is an imported F Truck which had an original GVM of 5171 Kg. The owner had this downgraded to 4450 Kg, presumably to allow the rig to be driven on a car license. The vehicle is a 5 seat dual cab and has a 230 lt fuel tank. Registered GVM of tug 4...	Captain Ron	3	930	11:33 PM Apr 28, 2018 by Captain Ron
	Air Compressor for 80PSI (Preview) Hi All, I'm looking for a reliable air compressor that can comfortably top up my motorhome tyres (from say 75PSI) to 80PSI. Lots of 12v compressor advertisements talk about 150PSI and the ability to quickly inflate and deflate 4WD tyres - but they don't offer evidence that they can handle 80PSI wi...	RonHC	14	3328	07:51 PM Apr 28, 2018 by Peter_n_Margaret
	Slide out problems (Preview) Slide out rollers going through floor on a birdsville	Chipper	0	1002	04:16 PM Apr 28, 2018 by Chipper
	Hot Water Heaters for Caravans (Preview) hi, im new here so not sure how this works, but i would like to know how people heat water for their caravans sink and shower? thanks in advance	Hot Water	12	2206	10:15 PM Apr 27, 2018 by Hot Water
	satellite for foxtel.. (Preview) We have a second hand ( possibly 3rd ) Van with all the gear required to view Foxtel except the dish and box which previous owners removed. We subscribe to foxtel and have installed our spare second box in the van but would appreciate info on which reasonably priced Dish is suitable. Caravan still has a m...	Jeppo	4	884	05:50 PM Apr 27, 2018 by Jeppo
	Vsr stops sending to carnarvan (Preview) Hi guys i have just installed a narva vsr and a circuit breaker in my pathfinder for an Anderson plug on the back. The vsr works fine when i start the car but after driving for a while i check the caravan and the vsr has stopped sending charge to the caravan. I stop the car and restart it and it starts working a...	Rowan	11	2072	02:57 PM Apr 27, 2018 by Jaahn
	RG Colorado Questions RG Colorado (Preview) heya folks, we've just bought a 2012 RG 4x4 manual Colorado dual-cab and am wondering if anyone has attempted cleaning out inside the top of the engine covers, egr piping, intercooler... if so was there anything to take note of like special tools or replacing internal egr components? Also if someone...	robertbruce	3	1381	12:33 PM Apr 25, 2018 by STRETCH ARMSTRONG
	Keeping The Dual Batteries in Charge (Preview) I've had the Coaster about a month now so I decided to switch on the Battery Charger this morning. 240 AC is all hooked up ok and working so I plugged in the Charger and it went to 5.5 volts or thereabouts straight away. Since then 10 minutes have passed the amount of charge going to Batteries is reducing. D...	Baldbug	17	1656	09:43 AM Apr 25, 2018 by oldbloke
	wireless rear monitor cameras (Preview) Hi hows every body going, 1 question are digital wireless monitor cameras any good. to go on back of 13ft poptop. thanks everyone. good forum.	clancee	6	1374	07:17 PM Apr 23, 2018 by AndrewMosey
	1996 Ford econovan campervan - ho****er system (Preview) hi all, complete newbies here we have not a clue what we are doing. Just recently purchased a 1996 Ford econovan campervan to take the big leap around Australia hoping to venture off early next year but theres a lot of work to be done. can someone please shed some light on how to heat up our hot water tan...	Jasbro	14	1216	12:39 PM Apr 23, 2018 by T1 Terry
	Connecting the caravan to to home (Preview) Hi all i have a 21ft caravan and i wont to connect it to home i have a a lead i got with the caravan when i bought it its a second hand caravan i bought the guy used it at his place now i have connected the caravan to to my home and it keeps tripping the house so i thought ok the lead is faulty so i went out and bought a A...	Smithy	26	2640	11:08 AM Apr 23, 2018 by Aus-Kiwi
	How many amps. (Preview) We are buying a new van that has the fridge and battery both fed through the Anderson plug. With our current set up the Fridge is through the seven pin and the battery is through the Anderson plug, both circuits are fused and running through individual 70 amp relays. Can any one tell me what size fuse and r...	landy	7	1585	12:28 PM Apr 20, 2018 by landy
	UHF Radio location for Nissan Patrol (Preview) I am seeking advice on fitting a UHF radio into my 2006 Nissan Patrol. An obvious place is to stick on the passenger side of the centre console, but does look a bit of an afterthought. I would like to get some comment from other Patrol owners on where they might have one mounted. Cheers . KB	keiron	7	1917	08:03 PM Apr 19, 2018 by rgren2
	Amateur Radio Operator's - Possible GN Net? (Preview) Just wondering how many Amateur Radio operator's there are on the forums? I know of at least two. Maybe we could get some net going for the amateur's on the forum. Obviously any net would have to be done on a band that is accessible to the F-Call licence holders so as not to exclude them. So 40m would be a goo...	VKPORTABLE	28	3071	07:14 PM Apr 19, 2018 by Mike Harding
	Generator Mount (Preview) As I free camp most of the time and becoming less tolerant of heat & cold as I get older, I am CONSIDERING getting a generator to power air con or heater. I really am one of those generator haters. However, I have a couple of issues: 1. My van is small, 5.7mtrs. No room to carry one. 2. I couldn't li...	msg	16	1981	11:57 AM Apr 19, 2018 by oldtrack123
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