Techies' Corner

jbrinks · jbrinks

Still looking at new vans and we have come across one in Melbourne we like but they make the chassis themselves. Any thoughts if this is good as most van builders seem to use G & S and a few other specialised chassis builders rather than making it themselves . I presume they have to build to engineere...

Baz421 · Baz421

Hi all I started this thread to see if anyone else is having trouble with the MY series GPS's. I recently returned one under warranty,,, long story,, but it just didn't work properly since new. After 3 tries and much correspondence I finally received a replacement,, good news and thanks Navman. Howev...

chaslib · chaslib

Can someone please advise on level of power required to run an aircon system in a motor home and need to know level of power required to run them in summer and winter - are they designed to operate on the gennie or the battery and top up during the day with the gennie/solar or what - may sound a bit basic, but...

Johnty · Johnty

We are looking to buy our first CB radio and as we are newbys could someone advise us as to whether the Uniden brand and in particular the UH 7760 is a good model as it has the controls on the hand piece. The other model being considered is the GME and it provides a similar setup. In addition there seems to be...

Dougwe · Dougwe

I would appreciate any feedback, opinions etc about Rocker Suspension with Shock Absorbers fitted to a tandem axle caravan please. As you may know I am looking around at caravans to upgrade the good old Avan Camper and have come across the suspension system mentioned a few times. -- Edited by Dougwe o...

brickies · brickies

When traveling south from Gayndah in Queensland we heard a loud bang from the caravan area so stop check out the caravan to se what may have caused it , There was no sign of what had cause the bang and today I noticed a hole in the side of the Caravan near the wheel arch I have posted some photos can anyone thin...

gooba53 · gooba53

Have an issue with RCD tripping constantly. Have disconnected all appliances and still have the issue. Started to do a bit of fault finding, found that the neutral and the earth seem to be a continuos circuit? The test that I performed was with a multimeter, testing for circuits of continuity. I Pu...

Phil C · Phil C

I was surprised to see a good technical (for all of us) write up on inverters in the latest (issue 207) Caravan and Motorhome on tour. I had a good read and it enlightened my meagre knowledge on this subject. Worth a read folks, answers a lot of questions. Safe travels

countryroad · countryroad

When I purchased my Toyota whizz bang it came with a 20 mtr 10 amp cable. It fits into the plug thing on the exterior of the van and plugs into the caravan park plugs also...never a problem. If I should be using a 15 amp cable how come the 10 amp fits everywhere. Please don't say...It should fit it's dangero...

rollingstone · rollingstone

Hi all not a nice subject but what chemical can I buy (at BCF) that will break down solid waste. We have a blocked toilet and before anyone asks, its not a cassette or ordinary run of the mill loo, this is a rolling stone special like the rest of the bus. I need to get something to pour down the loo as we are g...

aussie_paul · aussie_paul

Aussie Paul.

Vic41 · Vic41

http://www.unitedfuel.com.au/troubleshooting-guides

BRAGGABB · BRAGGABB

Hi Learn ones I have a normal TV antenna on the motor home and it does pick up HD TV now , can I use a set top box on my 12 vol TV when we go complete HD or do I have to buy a new antenna.

aussie_paul · aussie_paul

When I was conducting the current draw tests re our vans appliances the aircon would not cut in to test the cooling current draw. I was told today that the aircon will not cool until the temp is above 17 degrees. Anyone know if this is correct? Aussie Paul.

Geoff · Geoff

I'm wondering whether I should wire a battery charger directly onto the vehicle battery of my Fiat Ducato (Jayco Optimum) to be plugged into the mains when parked in a Caravan Park for a few days. I recently replaced the battery which was 3.5 years old, so I am looking at doing this for a brand new batter...

DEBnWEG · DEBnWEG

Hello fellow GN Forummers We have started to get very squeeeeeky floorboards in our Jayco. Any simple advice on how to fix /stop? getting underneath the van seems to be very difficult, so I have not been under to see the board joins or anything. We have put some carpet runners down as the floor gets very c...

Dougwe · Dougwe

I have been talking to a couple of big 4x4 accessary suppliers and fitters about fitting a duel battery system to my Colorado. If I decide to go down that road so to speak. Number one, lets say (A) said it can't go under the bonnet as the computer is in the way so the second battery must go in the tub section....

SnowT · SnowT

As the heading say's.. I took the bus along with a group of people away for the Long Weekend.. We headed from Melbourne to the mountains of NSW to try to catch a trout or 2.. - As some of you know My Bus has a 24v/240v Lithium Powered system.. At the time of leaving the Batteries were at a SOC[State of Charge...

Christeenj · Christeenj

Hi all we have a Coronet and our access from the street goes up quite sharply. We have put pieces of timber across the gutter but it is really the angle of the concrete from the fence to the gutter that is the problem. the easy riders scrape along the concrete. we were going to have made some steel panels bu...

Lomes · Lomes

Hi everyone we have a bus which seem to keep letting water in along the windows have rescaled some and it did rain for weeks without a leak ya all fixed I thought but no after 2months more leaks. now I'm thinking of maybe fitting some sort of guttering / moulding to the roof to stop the water running dow...

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	Chassis built by caravan builders themselves (Preview) Still looking at new vans and we have come across one in Melbourne we like but they make the chassis themselves. Any thoughts if this is good as most van builders seem to use G & S and a few other specialised chassis builders rather than making it themselves . I presume they have to build to engineere...	jbrinks	3	921	11:16 AM Sep 15, 2014 by Baz421
	NAVMAN MY SERIES GPS,,,,, ANYONE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THESE GPS'S (Preview) Hi all I started this thread to see if anyone else is having trouble with the MY series GPS's. I recently returned one under warranty,,, long story,, but it just didn't work properly since new. After 3 tries and much correspondence I finally received a replacement,, good news and thanks Navman. Howev...	Baz421	13	1514	10:44 AM Sep 15, 2014 by Baz421
	Power requirements to run air con in motorhome (Preview) Can someone please advise on level of power required to run an aircon system in a motor home and need to know level of power required to run them in summer and winter - are they designed to operate on the gennie or the battery and top up during the day with the gennie/solar or what - may sound a bit basic, but...	chaslib	4	823	10:29 AM Sep 15, 2014 by dragonfly1
	Uniden UH 7760 (Preview) We are looking to buy our first CB radio and as we are newbys could someone advise us as to whether the Uniden brand and in particular the UH 7760 is a good model as it has the controls on the hand piece. The other model being considered is the GME and it provides a similar setup. In addition there seems to be...	Johnty	9	1243	03:52 PM Sep 14, 2014 by KFT
	ROCKER SUSPENSION (Preview) I would appreciate any feedback, opinions etc about Rocker Suspension with Shock Absorbers fitted to a tandem axle caravan please. As you may know I am looking around at caravans to upgrade the good old Avan Camper and have come across the suspension system mentioned a few times. -- Edited by Dougwe o...	Dougwe	16	20631	06:35 AM Sep 14, 2014 by Dougwe
	Mystery Hole in Caravan (Preview) When traveling south from Gayndah in Queensland we heard a loud bang from the caravan area so stop check out the caravan to se what may have caused it , There was no sign of what had cause the bang and today I noticed a hole in the side of the Caravan near the wheel arch I have posted some photos can anyone thin...	brickies	15	1472	08:43 PM Sep 13, 2014 by Blue
	RCD constantly tripping ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Have an issue with RCD tripping constantly. Have disconnected all appliances and still have the issue. Started to do a bit of fault finding, found that the neutral and the earth seem to be a continuos circuit? The test that I performed was with a multimeter, testing for circuits of continuity. I Pu...	gooba53	32	4279	10:38 AM Sep 13, 2014 by Aus-Kiwi
	Good write up on INVERTERS (Preview) I was surprised to see a good technical (for all of us) write up on inverters in the latest (issue 207) Caravan and Motorhome on tour. I had a good read and it enlightened my meagre knowledge on this subject. Worth a read folks, answers a lot of questions. Safe travels	Phil C	0	647	03:27 PM Sep 12, 2014 by Phil C
	electric leads (Preview) When I purchased my Toyota whizz bang it came with a 20 mtr 10 amp cable. It fits into the plug thing on the exterior of the van and plugs into the caravan park plugs also...never a problem. If I should be using a 15 amp cable how come the 10 amp fits everywhere. Please don't say...It should fit it's dangero...	countryroad	13	1412	11:15 AM Sep 12, 2014 by PeterD
	Blocked toilet (Preview) Hi all not a nice subject but what chemical can I buy (at BCF) that will break down solid waste. We have a blocked toilet and before anyone asks, its not a cassette or ordinary run of the mill loo, this is a rolling stone special like the rest of the bus. I need to get something to pour down the loo as we are g...	rollingstone	10	1066	10:28 AM Sep 12, 2014 by banjo
	What wire diameter (4 guage?) to parallel two 100 a/h batteries? (Preview) Aussie Paul.	aussie_paul	17	1385	06:45 AM Sep 12, 2014 by dorian
	Fuel Injection Trouble Shooting Guides (Preview) http://www.unitedfuel.com.au/troubleshooting-guides	Vic41	2	652	10:15 AM Sep 10, 2014 by Vic41
	TV Set Top Box (Preview) Hi Learn ones I have a normal TV antenna on the motor home and it does pick up HD TV now , can I use a set top box on my 12 vol TV when we go complete HD or do I have to buy a new antenna.	BRAGGABB	9	1161	10:25 PM Sep 9, 2014 by Murraman
	Coleman aircon not cooling... (Preview) When I was conducting the current draw tests re our vans appliances the aircon would not cut in to test the cooling current draw. I was told today that the aircon will not cool until the temp is above 17 degrees. Anyone know if this is correct? Aussie Paul.	aussie_paul	2	421	07:25 PM Sep 9, 2014 by aussie_paul
	Charging a Motorhome vehicle battery while parked up (Preview) I'm wondering whether I should wire a battery charger directly onto the vehicle battery of my Fiat Ducato (Jayco Optimum) to be plugged into the mains when parked in a Caravan Park for a few days. I recently replaced the battery which was 3.5 years old, so I am looking at doing this for a brand new batter...	Geoff	12	2449	01:50 PM Sep 9, 2014 by SnowT
	Squeeeeeeeky floorboards (Preview) Hello fellow GN Forummers We have started to get very squeeeeeky floorboards in our Jayco. Any simple advice on how to fix /stop? getting underneath the van seems to be very difficult, so I have not been under to see the board joins or anything. We have put some carpet runners down as the floor gets very c...	DEBnWEG	11	1552	12:30 PM Sep 9, 2014 by Phil C
	DUEL BATTERY IN COLORADO TWIN CAB (Preview) I have been talking to a couple of big 4x4 accessary suppliers and fitters about fitting a duel battery system to my Colorado. If I decide to go down that road so to speak. Number one, lets say (A) said it can't go under the bonnet as the computer is in the way so the second battery must go in the tub section....	Dougwe	20	9024	07:21 PM Sep 8, 2014 by mr glassies
	The bus hit the Road.. (Preview) As the heading say's.. I took the bus along with a group of people away for the Long Weekend.. We headed from Melbourne to the mountains of NSW to try to catch a trout or 2.. - As some of you know My Bus has a 24v/240v Lithium Powered system.. At the time of leaving the Batteries were at a SOC[State of Charge...	SnowT	20	1884	06:47 PM Sep 8, 2014 by SnowT
	Driveway crossovers (Preview) Hi all we have a Coronet and our access from the street goes up quite sharply. We have put pieces of timber across the gutter but it is really the angle of the concrete from the fence to the gutter that is the problem. the easy riders scrape along the concrete. we were going to have made some steel panels bu...	Christeenj	7	1255	10:37 PM Sep 7, 2014 by Philw
	Leaking windows on bus / motorhome (Preview) Hi everyone we have a bus which seem to keep letting water in along the windows have rescaled some and it did rain for weeks without a leak ya all fixed I thought but no after 2months more leaks. now I'm thinking of maybe fitting some sort of guttering / moulding to the roof to stop the water running dow...	Lomes	6	993	01:17 PM Sep 7, 2014 by Gwian
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