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Antenna
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On our recently acquired motorhome we have a outdoor flat panel antenna and amplifier sited on the exterior roof, in addition we have what appears to be a Digimax antenna which we can mount on a pole attached to the rear of the van. I understand what they each do alone, my question is do we need both, will o...
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Old 12volt car radio
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Just reading through posts from the past ..... Pipes looking for an "old style 12 volt car radio" ..... Just wondering if he was successful ... found something that may be of interest in the depths of the shed where I keep things that "may come in handy one day" Not sure exactly what it is but me thinks it...
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Chosing tyres for mainly on black road use.
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Coming up for new tyres soon on the ute, now away back once when I had to stop quick, the car I was driving simply slid across the surface of the road, since then I have been thinking that soft tyres are the way to go to give better braking. Hard rubber compound for long lasting, soft for better braking. If th...
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iana
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Battery Monitor Victron 700 BMV
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I just noticed on my newly installed battery monitor - Victron 700 BMV, that it drops the displayed battery voltage by .24 volts when you push any button to light up the display screen. Real example, Battery at complete rest, monitor shows 12.8v but as soon as you light up the screen it shows 12.56 v...
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meetoo
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Using ordinary flexible cable for 240 Permanent "fixed" wiring in any situation
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Hi All readers please be aware such cable is not designed or approved for such use. AS the New rules are not readily available I have asked the question on an electrical trades forum [ "Phased electrical"]has two sections ,one open to the public & one restricted to qualified people only,for obvio...
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SOLAR REGULATOR
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Edit.. Moved to Solar. -- Edited by Dougwe on Monday 12th of March 2018 08:51:55 PM
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Dougwe
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SPST Relay
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Hi all, Can we use the coil circuitry of a SPST relay to power a 12v fan at about 300ma.? Craig
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Kellaig
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TV Connection??
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Is this the TV Connection for the Wineguard antenna? Does look like its ever been used. -- Edited by Baldbug on Saturday 10th of March 2018 05:20:50 PM -- Edited by Baldbug on Saturday 10th of March 2018 05:21:15 PM
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Baldbug
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Low voltage cutout
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l have to replace low voltage cut unit, which is an electro 40amp model,my question is my in house battery charger is a Projecta 50amp model .Do I need to get larger lvc unit to cover the larger charger amperage. Thanks for any feedback.Trevor and Jackie
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Foxtel
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Our van has a Satalite dish, how do we connect our foxtel box to it
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Koko
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Charging systems
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I have a bit of bounce but have never wired the house wiring on a campervan.
My van runs a dual battery system. It also has a smart 8 stage charger for when 240v is connected. Finally we are adding a 250w portable solar panel set.
My question is are these chargers going to interfere with each other? Do t...
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3 way fridge repairers
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Hi all, anybody aware of a reasonable priced 3 way fridge service repairer, Fridge is not working on 12 volt whilst driving, works great on 240 volt, will be testing fridge on gas today now that it has cooled down, I am in Tamworth till sat morning then outer Sydney for a week.TIA...Cheers
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bob1420
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LED LIGHT BAR
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Morn'n all, Just some info. I had two LED driving lights fitted to the front of my Collie and was very happy with them but last week a stone must have hit one and changed the look of it so much I had to replace. I couldn't just buy one and had to get two SO decided to change to a Light Bar. WOW! How good are these ba...
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Dougwe
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Converting my rangehood from 240 to 12v . video included
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HI all, today I tackled the job of converting my jayco rangehood over to 12v operation. I'm in the process of converting over to 12v and adding the usual accessories. I'm not sure why my external light and rangehood are both only 240 but I'm setting about fixing those. Whilst I'm maintaining the socke...
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Sattelite Broadband
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Not sure if this topic has already been posted. I travel and camp a lot outside of mobile broadband areas. I'm looking at satellite broadband, any replies on feasibility and advice on setting up would be appreciated. Thanks John
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johnnz
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ADDING DC_DC CHARGER
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Had to replace house batteries this week and have upgraded to 3x Amptech 120AH.Exiting system has Projecta 50-watt ac-dc, 600-watt Projecta Inverter.300 watts solar on roof with Voltech regulator, 2x external Kickass 300 watt running on TPS 1230 regulator.What I want to AchieveLooking at addin...
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Snippy
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Indicator trouble advise please
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I have 2016 Ford Ranger towing a 2017 Retreat van. Intermittently when the indicators are used they dont flash in a normal rhythm but flash at a increased frequency,much much faster.I have cleaned the plugs and expanded the pins in the connector,checked the wires in the connectors Truck and Van. Onl...
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Col Rennie
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Interior Dimensions Toyota Coaster SWB/LWB
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Hi folks, my turn to ask a question of any Toyota Coaster owners out there. Thinking of buying a second hand Coaster '93 on wards but cannot find the interior dimensions I need to nut out a layout to suit Sue and me. Plenty of pictures of completed units but no drawings. Need the interior length from rear o...
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Leaking stitching on awning
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How, all. I have a Dometic roll out awning attached to the aluminium TeePee. The vinyl roof is attached by rope track along top edge. Just like most vans have these days. Problem is it is leaking at the stiching along the top, also the roller end as well. Not having or want a annex the roller bit doesn't...
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Dougwe
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Towing restrictions
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In the market soon for a small SUV with the rare occasion of towing our small caravan atm 748kg.
In the running is a nice Mazda cx3 SUV. This car in petrol form has a braked towing capacity of 1200kg. However its turbo diesel 1.4 litre brother has a braked towing capacity of 800kg. Apparently this figure...
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