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Running caravan lights from12V system
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I have had two different answers from auto electricians for this question. Can anyone help? Our caravan does not have a wiring harness for 12V battery. I've installed a battery with solar panel. Is it possible to run a wire from the battery to the caravan 7 pin input connected through the auxiliary pin...
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portable power stations
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Hello, I have just bought a 95 litre fridge freezer Waco brand.I need a portable power station and I am looking at 2 brands . I need some feed back on the ARKPAK AP 730 or the more expensive BAINTECH 100 AH. Being a solo female free camper with Caravan I need to power laptop phone and large portable fridge fr...
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Aux Power Pack
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Out riding the trails with the son in law and when we stopped for an overnight camp in the scrub his bike wouldn't start in the morning . After a lot of uphill down hill pushing we got it started and headed home. Thought to myself I'll get one of those Mini Max battery packs about the size of a mobile phone...
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WDH- 4 Bars or 2
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We have an'84 Jayco popup. Friend gave us one of the above gizmo's. It has 2 bars on each side. Found very hard to fit...hernia time almost. Now we see a lot of these with only 2 bars. Q. Must we use all 4 or can we do 2?
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Connecting our Vast set top box
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Hi All, The van is almost complete. I still have to install the Vast set top box in the cuboard below the TV. My Question is this.1. Is it best to wire it back to the house battery with its own inline Fuse holder. Or 2. Can I cheat and piggy back off the existing wiring from the TV or Radio. Regards Jim
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Tow hitch tolerance
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Hi All Should the tow ball be a tight fit in the female receiver or should it be able to move. The vertical movement can be reduced or eliminated via the bolt in the tongue, but does nothing to prevent sideways movement. I ask as my Pajero Sport has quite a lot of lateral movement. Thanks Ally
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Roller Rocker suspension issues
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Hi Guys Went to service my roller rocker suspension this morning and noticed that the grease nipples that feed the actual rollers at both ends would not accept grease. I removed the nipples and they worked fine. Do these rollers seize up and if so what do I need to do. Any help would be greatly appreciate...
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Canopy query
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Am in the process of getting a new tow vehicle and am wondering if it's better to get a tray fitted and then the canopy on top of that or to get the canopy with the floor fitted? If I get a canopy with the floor fitted what happens to the original tray body? Any advice appreciated. Thanks
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Tandem Rocker Bushes
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Any one out there know where I can purchase a good set of bushes to replace my Tandem Rocker leaf Spring worn out ones
I have heard about new ones that last 40,000 ks
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Dolly
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newbie
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Been following this site for 3 years, fantastic information.
Finally will be on road end of june, excited and bit scared at the same time.
Hope to meet up on the road
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peacewalker
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Using Foxtel IQ2 box with satellite TV
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Hi All,Was wondering if anyone is using a Foxtel Satellite set top box (Std, IQ 2or 3) while travelling.We have brought our home satellite IQ2 box away with us this time and have it working well except for an annoyingly long start up time.In our van we have a portable Sat system picking up the satellite w...
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Waeco compressor fridge
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our 215 ltr waeco 12volt only in caravan compressor fridge runs almost non stop in the hot weather. The cooling and freezing efficiency is fine, of 5 settings it's set on 3. is this normal? A seperate but relevant and main question , perhaps for the solar section , is we feels the compressor fridge c...
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gooba53
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Update on "power" issues from last week
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tested batteries after sitting for a week with no load on. (aim was to be confident batteries ok) the three of them were 12.9 and it was after sunset . Put a bit of load on and only dropped to 12.8, (but fridge isn't running ) purchased 200wt portable solar system with seperate regulator and seperate fe...
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gooba53
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Isuzu d max new tyres
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Need new tyres on the above and we are carrying just under 1 ton. Any suggestions?
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Tow car- MUX?
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Hi fellow nomads, looking for any feedback on Isuzu MUX. ok I got it wrong the first time around, and i am not happy with my tow vehicle. I have looked and read and narrowed it down to the MUX, considering car size, budget, reputation etc. Towing Jayco Journey 16 ft, about 2 T loaded i guess. Though we want t...
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Jayco Heritage hot water system
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Just finishing our first long trip Richmond (NSW),North Haven, Walcha, Hawkes Nest and Home. Showered in Caravan Parks then at Hawkes Nest unpowered site for 4 days. The gas hot water would not light, just kept popping, then hooked up the generator and ran on 240v the water after 25min was just luke w...
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2.5kva inverter/generator
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hi folks, looking at a new Fuji-micro 2.5kva inverter generator from eBay $579 it's in our budget, any suggestions for others in the price range that have been proven to be acceptable thanks in advance
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1HZ turbo
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G/day We are thinkin of fitting a turbo to the old cruiser 1hz donk,has anyone on the forum done this to a high km motor [450,000 km] ,I,ve been advised by the local turbo bloke that he has done this upgrade to much higher km trucks with no longevity issues,is he bull----ing me or what. I don't tow anything...
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pure sine wave invertors
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Continuing the discussion on induction cookers etc . I would like some advice on invertors ... plan to upgrade an 1100 watt mod sine to pure sine say 2000 ... 2500 watt need something compact can anyone recommend a brand ? so many out there and want to avoid those cheap ones on ebay !!! heard a few stori...
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Parking your generator.
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OK, I know a lot don't like generators, but here's a question I haven't seen answered anywhere else. When using your generator do you keep it on the slide or do you take it off the slide and place it on the ground to run? My simple thoughts are that if its on the slide it will vibrate through the van and maybe l...
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