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Linux Users · _wombat_

Hi Guys, Can I make a suggestion, perhaps you Linux guys could make a new topic maybe titled Linux User's or whatever, and if there are enough members here to follow the topic and seek advice I am sure you would both be able to supply info to those that need or want it, there must be other members on here that...

gailhayd · gailhayd

Just had an additional solar panel and two 12V plugs installed, on site, for our van, by Steve Pap from Caravan & RV Solar Fittings ( formerly Ace Auto Electrical ) ph. 0417 573 019 - who also repaired our reversing camera lead, and relocated our 12 pin and Anderson plugs. Exceptionally friendly, e...

frangipani · frangipani

Just finished polishing Athena, used Turtle Wax superhard shell, it came up a treat

Radar · Radar

Hi All Last month after reading on the forum that the big Telco was the way to go for mobile portable wi fi and phone, purchased the phone and hot spot wi fi, getting very disappointed with it all. Was in Sydney other week and went into there big shop come out with a replacement 4g/3g netgear dual band best t...

goldcoaster · goldcoaster

Over the wet and miserable Easter weekend , I only got a day and a half out of my 3 x 100a/h Batteries before I had to turn Gennie on. Solar panels weren't not generating because of the overcast wet conditions ( have 400w solar on roof ) . I was running 175lt 12v Waeco Fridge/Freezer and the 40ltr Engle const...

aussie_paul · aussie_paul

I found this on a forum somewhere and it seems to go against what I have seen on here. Aussie Paul.

Phil C · Phil C

Hi all lets set this electrical hubbub straight. 1. 240 volts from our power points has a fluctuating voltage/current that will send your heart into ventricular fibrillation if you stay connected. Please remember that if you grab hold of a live wire you will not be able to let go. This will KILL you!...

snap1946 · snap1946

hi all update well laptop went to in for repair not good news some thing badly wrong with windows itself not worth fixing he tried all the simple things but would not work on most of them so looks like a new one but thanks all for the help cheers snap

snap1946 · snap1946

hi all can some body guide me trough how to connect my phone to my laptop by wireless I don't seem to have the settings right on the laptop urgent help please

barina · barina

Hi A friend has just purchased a Rav4 and the tow bar has been welded on. She has been told it is not supposed to be and is not safe. Any advice if this is true or not. Thanks

Olley46 · Olley46

When you set up duel batteries in the tow vehicle through the Redarc isolation switch ,do you run your wires for the fridge freezer in the back ,off the crank battery or the auxiliary battery or doesn't it matter,and also do you need to put a fuse or circuit breaker on each pos battery lead to the isola...

03_Troopy · 03_Troopy

Well I finally got around to fitting solar panels to my pop top. I fitted 2 X 140W panels using a couple of rails of 40x40x4mm ally held on by 6 ally brackets. The panels are attached to the rails with 5 stainless self tappers down either side. The side brackets are 50x50x4mm ally held onto the roof using S...

brickies · brickies

How do you get the old fridge out of the caravan and the new one in , Do they fit through the caravan door if they don't what next .

jbrinks · jbrinks

we have a new van and trying to learn how it all works. We have a Thetford 2 door fridge/freezer. We noticed the other day the freezer had de frosted and temp had dropped from 0-5 in 3 hours travel. Our last van which only had a small freezer never did this. So many wires now but we think after a bit of investig...

redhead · redhead

Hi every one sorry not real good on computer ,trying to find some one with a electrical layout for a geist 485 .2 dead batteries so far my sparky asked me for a diagram,can anyone help please. thanks bob k.

Dougwe · Dougwe

Good morning all, I checked "search" but only brought up brake controllers. Just wondering if people leave the brake away cable connected to the VAN at all times and only disconnect at the car when set up at the camp site or at home. I saw a stretchy cable with clip on the car end to make for ea...

Pondy · Pondy

Hi All. we are setting ourselves up for doing lots of free camping. Already have plug in chargers to charge the phone and tablet but need advise on the laptop. Will a 180watt pure sine wave inverter with a cigarette plug charge my Acer laptop or is there a charger like the phone one that I can buy for ch...

sugarcanecampers · sugarcanecampers

we are picking up a 102/13 duel cab with tray back next week and was told to upgraded heavy duty load leveling tow pack on it we plan to tow 3 ton loaded caravan with it. and do a lot of traveling anyone having problems out there with theirs -- Edited by sugarcanecampers on Sunday 5th of April 2015 09:24:39 A...

sunilshashi · sunilshashi

I would like to workout how long my battery will discharge itself before a recharge is needed. I have dual NS70ZZ batteries running as a 24v setup and am planning to run my caravan lighting from these while free camping. I have a Landcruiser 80 Series and wary of flattening the batteries.

sunilshashi · sunilshashi

We want to buy a deep cycle battery to power our lights while free camping but are unsure what sort to buy. Can anyone out there who is using batteries please HELP. sunil & shashi

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Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Linux Users ( 1 2 3 4 ) (Preview) Hi Guys, Can I make a suggestion, perhaps you Linux guys could make a new topic maybe titled Linux User's or whatever, and if there are enough members here to follow the topic and seek advice I am sure you would both be able to supply info to those that need or want it, there must be other members on here that...	_wombat_	108	12342	04:29 AM Apr 12, 2015 by Mattt
	Solar Panel & Auto Electrician (Preview) Just had an additional solar panel and two 12V plugs installed, on site, for our van, by Steve Pap from Caravan & RV Solar Fittings ( formerly Ace Auto Electrical ) ph. 0417 573 019 - who also repaired our reversing camera lead, and relocated our 12 pin and Anderson plugs. Exceptionally friendly, e...	gailhayd	2	888	07:24 PM Apr 11, 2015 by gailhayd
	Turtle wax works great (Preview) Just finished polishing Athena, used Turtle Wax superhard shell, it came up a treat	frangipani	19	1844	02:00 PM Apr 11, 2015 by Peter1059
	portable wi fi (Preview) Hi All Last month after reading on the forum that the big Telco was the way to go for mobile portable wi fi and phone, purchased the phone and hot spot wi fi, getting very disappointed with it all. Was in Sydney other week and went into there big shop come out with a replacement 4g/3g netgear dual band best t...	Radar	22	2420	01:15 PM Apr 11, 2015 by snapper49
	deep cycle batteries (Preview) Over the wet and miserable Easter weekend , I only got a day and a half out of my 3 x 100a/h Batteries before I had to turn Gennie on. Solar panels weren't not generating because of the overcast wet conditions ( have 400w solar on roof ) . I was running 175lt 12v Waeco Fridge/Freezer and the 40ltr Engle const...	goldcoaster	16	1378	12:44 PM Apr 11, 2015 by Radar
	Is doing this with an inverter a good idea... ( 1 2 ) (Preview) I found this on a forum somewhere and it seems to go against what I have seen on here. Aussie Paul.	aussie_paul	46	3090	10:44 PM Apr 10, 2015 by oldtrack123
	Why the hubbub over electrical stuff? ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) Hi all lets set this electrical hubbub straight. 1. 240 volts from our power points has a fluctuating voltage/current that will send your heart into ventricular fibrillation if you stay connected. Please remember that if you grab hold of a live wire you will not be able to let go. This will KILL you!...	Phil C	60	3279	03:32 PM Apr 10, 2015 by Ontos45
	UPDATE (Preview) hi all update well laptop went to in for repair not good news some thing badly wrong with windows itself not worth fixing he tried all the simple things but would not work on most of them so looks like a new one but thanks all for the help cheers snap	snap1946	6	1050	02:20 PM Apr 10, 2015 by Mattt
	phone (Preview) hi all can some body guide me trough how to connect my phone to my laptop by wireless I don't seem to have the settings right on the laptop urgent help please	snap1946	24	1869	11:57 AM Apr 10, 2015 by PeterD
	Welded on tow bar (Preview) Hi A friend has just purchased a Rav4 and the tow bar has been welded on. She has been told it is not supposed to be and is not safe. Any advice if this is true or not. Thanks	barina	12	2448	08:53 PM Apr 9, 2015 by Aus-Kiwi
	Duel batteries in tug (Preview) When you set up duel batteries in the tow vehicle through the Redarc isolation switch ,do you run your wires for the fridge freezer in the back ,off the crank battery or the auxiliary battery or doesn't it matter,and also do you need to put a fuse or circuit breaker on each pos battery lead to the isola...	Olley46	9	888	02:31 PM Apr 9, 2015 by 03_Troopy
	Just fitted 280W of solar to my Avan pop top. (Preview) Well I finally got around to fitting solar panels to my pop top. I fitted 2 X 140W panels using a couple of rails of 40x40x4mm ally held on by 6 ally brackets. The panels are attached to the rails with 5 stainless self tappers down either side. The side brackets are 50x50x4mm ally held onto the roof using S...	03_Troopy	13	1477	02:24 PM Apr 9, 2015 by 03_Troopy
	Replacing fridge (Preview) How do you get the old fridge out of the caravan and the new one in , Do they fit through the caravan door if they don't what next .	brickies	6	947	10:13 PM Apr 8, 2015 by Dodge
	Fridge on 12v when driving (Preview) we have a new van and trying to learn how it all works. We have a Thetford 2 door fridge/freezer. We noticed the other day the freezer had de frosted and temp had dropped from 0-5 in 3 hours travel. Our last van which only had a small freezer never did this. So many wires now but we think after a bit of investig...	jbrinks	14	1498	09:55 PM Apr 8, 2015 by Bevandy2
	2005 GEIST485 electrical dwgs needed (Preview) Hi every one sorry not real good on computer ,trying to find some one with a electrical layout for a geist 485 .2 dead batteries so far my sparky asked me for a diagram,can anyone help please. thanks bob k.	redhead	4	746	08:44 PM Apr 8, 2015 by PeterD
	BRAKE AWAY CABLE ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Good morning all, I checked "search" but only brought up brake controllers. Just wondering if people leave the brake away cable connected to the VAN at all times and only disconnect at the car when set up at the camp site or at home. I saw a stretchy cable with clip on the car end to make for ea...	Dougwe	33	4642	07:44 PM Apr 8, 2015 by iana
	Charging a Laptop computer while free camping (Preview) Hi All. we are setting ourselves up for doing lots of free camping. Already have plug in chargers to charge the phone and tablet but need advise on the laptop. Will a 180watt pure sine wave inverter with a cigarette plug charge my Acer laptop or is there a charger like the phone one that I can buy for ch...	Pondy	10	3905	07:00 AM Apr 8, 2015 by Pondy
	2012/13 Holden Colorado duel cab with tray back (Preview) we are picking up a 102/13 duel cab with tray back next week and was told to upgraded heavy duty load leveling tow pack on it we plan to tow 3 ton loaded caravan with it. and do a lot of traveling anyone having problems out there with theirs -- Edited by sugarcanecampers on Sunday 5th of April 2015 09:24:39 A...	sugarcanecampers	6	1062	12:10 AM Apr 8, 2015 by Sarge9
	Battery discharge rate (Preview) I would like to workout how long my battery will discharge itself before a recharge is needed. I have dual NS70ZZ batteries running as a 24v setup and am planning to run my caravan lighting from these while free camping. I have a Landcruiser 80 Series and wary of flattening the batteries.	sunilshashi	12	1165	09:21 PM Apr 7, 2015 by sunilshashi
	WHICH DEEP CYCLE BATTERY TO BUY (Preview) We want to buy a deep cycle battery to power our lights while free camping but are unsure what sort to buy. Can anyone out there who is using batteries please HELP. sunil & shashi	sunilshashi	9	3694	08:28 AM Apr 7, 2015 by Radar
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