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Van Rear View camera position???
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Hi Everyone, me in trouble again!!! Where do I mount the camera to give me the best help with parking the van? I have taken 12 volts from the brown parking light wire and run the video cable to the vehicle. I have another camera for backing to van/trailers and can switch between the two. At the moment I have...
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aussie_paul
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UHF radio
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I suppose there are threads for this - but I didn't want to troll 128 pages to find them - so sorry if this has all be discussed before. I just bought an 80 channel UHF CB radio want I'd like to find out is if there are specific channels I shouldn't use eg: truckies use them and if there are specific channels t...
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CARAVANgio
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Are Trailer Stability controll systems "all that"?
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Interesting conversation with a neighbour last night. He mentioned that there is a growing concern that Trailer stability systems are still requiring some refinement before they could be considered good technology. I hope to goodness that the RMT mob understand these concerns before they decid...
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Muddy
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door and windscreen rubbers
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Hi all, new member seeking help. I have a 1983 toyota coaster bb20 with a single side door (not the folding type). I am having a lot of trouble finding the side door rubbers and the front windscreen rubber. Does anyone have any ideas where I might start looking? Many thanks juniior
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Juniior
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Small technical problem with 12 v mod
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Hi all today I fitted a new ctec DC to DC charger all good and working well lights work in the van, except the the old charge controller has no read out as the power no longer returns to the readout as it is now going through the DC to DC unit and I am guessing that as it was dark when I finished there was no solar...
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Woody n Sue
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What size generator ?
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What size generator would we need to heat a 20 litre all electric hot water system, it takes around 20 minutes to heat up when hooked up to power.
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pauline
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Two way DC switching ie. One lamp two switches
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hi all. A few days ago a mate asked me about two way swiching on DC, I scratched my head and said why not, so off to L and H we trundled and bought two mech plates a length of strap wire and started to experiment. I set up a normal two switch mechs with a strap between NO and NC poles (NO to NO and NC to NC) the posi...
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Phil C
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Liters per 100K's
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Mate has a TOJO V8 Troopy Manual diesel not sure of the year of birth What can he expect to use per 100 towing a 20 foot van
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Wombat 280
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Satking Motorised Satelite TV System
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We are looking to purchase above system and have it installed as well. Currently on the Sunshine Coast and heading South to Coffs Harbour by middle of next week. Satplus at Maroochydore could not arrange installation in the time frame. Would be interested to hear from any members who have the product...
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JohnR
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New Redarc Proportional remote Brake controller
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Just come off the phone with an auto electrician who wants to fit this to my car in readiness for its first tow on Monday next week. I said that I didn't want the Redarc because I favoured a proportional brake controller and he told me this was a new redarc product with a very small remote control (as per th...
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Muddy
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Truma hot water heater.
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My Truma gas/electric unit has decided to leak water from the condensation outlet and is sometimes rusty,so a new tank is required ,but I think it's best to buy a complete new unit(current unit is 6 years old).Has any one bought one,what's the best price and who is the best retailer to buy from?........
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2foot6
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Hoilday Park
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If looking for s great spot to stay visit the Merimbula Lakes Hoilday Park
We've just spent 10days there
great price , clean amenities, lovely green grass to put your feet on ,
Pool to relax in , friendly people
And no jumping castles ....
The owner managers and lives in the park and is very friendly...
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Renrut
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Connecting 230v fridge to solar batteries via 1000w continuous pure sine wave inverter,
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Kia Ora Everyone, it's been a while since last on the forum and I need some advice on the heading subject. My fridge is a TLC 115 litre bar fridge, plate states current 1 amp, input power 100watts, inverter 1000w continuos 2000watt surge pure sine wave inverter. 3 x100w panels feeding via mppt reg t...
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Fridges again.
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I note that quite a few Nomads are using domestic refrigerators. A point that is never brought up is that these fridges pull the heat out of the inside of the fridge and dump it into the room its in. Caravan fridges duct the heat away out side. This means that on a hot day the fridge is busy cooling its inter...
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iana
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esc would we need it
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hi all, hope someone can help (DAD just bought a jeep lol). We supposed to have tsc, trailer stability control on the jeep. would that work the same as esc on the van .any help would be great. ty
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liz795
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Bar Fridge in a Caravan
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This is my personal experience in using a bar fridge in a caravan. It was a new fridge in 2007 when purchased & cost $80. It had to run off a Honda EM500U generator (450Watt) as well as a 300watt Modified sinewave inverter. As purchased it wouldn't run on either powersupply as the start current was to...
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DeBe
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Strip lights
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I am wanting too start setting our van up with some 12v lighting , what are these strip lights that you can buy on eBay ,about 5mt for $20
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Cowboy7307
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Camec Elite Caravan Mover
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Hi everybody, has anyone installed a Camec Elite Caravan Mover onto a twin axle van. We have put ours on and all motors work in th correct direction but we can't get the four motors synced to just one remote control instead of using two remotes. We've done what the book and Camec staff told us but it doesn'...
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Annie8702
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Looking for a solar genius
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Hi all, I recently upgraded my old '89 Mitsubishi Rosa's solar array, regulator and battery storage system. I got the pv panels, 3x 260w/24v, an 80 amp OutBack flexmax mppt charge controller, and 3x Amaron sleek 150 ah batteries installed by Newcastle Batteries at Warner's Bay. It all appears to be r...
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Mrdevonian
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WHD or Stabilizer
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Hi, looking @ a WHD or a Stabilizer for our 2006 Jayco Destiny Poptop.Is it worth having either on a van of our size.It sites pretty level on the Dmax (as per pic) and seems to travel well.Only problem is it seems to wallow on undulating roads.Maybe shocks on the ute might fix this.Any advice is appreciat...
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dlncooke
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