Techies' Corner

GaryKelly · GaryKelly

I've read a couple of posts on the forum recently about peeps installing a pair (or even two pair) of solar panels, the total wattage of which could have been reached with just one or two panels. For instance. why would anyone install 2 x 100 watt panels rather than 1 x 200 watt?

PRADO 1 · PRADO 1

Hi, My name is Brian and I am a newby at this forum and I was wondering does any one know about weather proof 240 sockets to fit on back of car for a Waeco fridge that is permanently in vehicle so when in caravan park do not have to keep opening back of Prado to plug it into 240 volts.

philchez · philchez

Hi all We are very new to this and dipping our toe in the water. We have purchased a 1992 Coromal 475 to tow behind our 2006 Hilux duel cab Diesel I have run an Anderson plug through a relay to the rear of the Hilux and my plan was to run an Anderson lead directly to a C-TEK DC/DC convertor then to the caravan...

loulybelle · loulybelle

Hi all, i new new to this forum and have a question about inverters. My husband and I are about to go on the road full time and wish to do a fair bit of free camping. We have a 22 ft caravan with duel batteries and 2 x 120 watt solar panels. We are not sure if we need an inverter or not . Any help and information wil...

Keith19837 · Keith19837

I need to replace the batteries in the MH. I'm currently running 4x12v for a 24v system (truck is also 24v) for water, lights (including truck lights), various power points and fridge. Heater/AirCon, microwave and various other power points run on 240 via mains outlet. I also have a 3000w inv...

Mr Red · Mr Red

Hi, Does any one have a gme mt 410g personnal location beacon this what i am thinking about for a emergency use only,also have uhf and blue tick telstra phone. Any information would be helpful. Thankyou. Mr Red.

aussietraveller · aussietraveller

I have a rear view camera on my van and use RCA plugs to connect between the van and the tow vehicle, now for the second time with replaced fittings I have had a wire break away on the tug end. the plug is held in a bracket and I have used a fairly heavy multi strand wire I am wondering if there is another plug tha...

Bobstar52 · Bobstar52

Hi all As stated in other threads I am doing my fisrt interstate tow, can any one tell me is it normal tor the tug speedonread differant to the GPS speed there seems to be a variant of 7kph eg Navara speedo/ cruise control reads 99kph while GPS reads 82kph road side radar reads 82kph all equipment on Navara...

Triple333 · Triple333

Question.... how often, if ever, do you replace the fire extinguisher in your caravan? And do you have one in the tow vehicle? I need to stop thinking so much. I wasn't even a girl guide

buffy61 · buffy61

Staying in caravan park and hooked up to their water supply. A few days ago they had a problem with water and turned it off at mains. We did use the water until it fizzled out...not very long! anyway, since then when turning on the taps the water pump is making a pulsing noise...instead of continuous pump...

Kaid · Kaid

Went to the Caravan Sale in Bris yesterday. We are looking at buying a 32-40 ltr Engel Fridge. 200 watt folding Solar panels. When free camping we would run the caravan fridge on gas. Maybe watch an occasional dvd and maybe a 12 volt fan if too hot. My question is Would we need to get another battery crank...

Cruising Granny · Cruising Granny

I had a long-range fuel tank built and installed under the Sprinter. The inlet is a bit tricky and despite venting, the fuel spits out and stops the hand piece. It cost me $3 the other day to come to that conclusion. It was built and installed by Aussie By Design at Pt. Wakefield, and the problem has them p...

Wirroff · Wirroff

We're VERY new to being Grey Nomads (3 days and counting!), have never had a motorhome before and have already had problems with the fridge! It's a 12/240v Fisher and Paykel fridge freezer living in a Mitsubishi Canter motorhome (1992) and it works VERY occasionally. The freezer works long after the...

Flairies · Flairies

Hi everyone, this is our first time as members but have looked at a lot of comments recently. Our concern is that we are buying another van and are trying to decide what type of fridge to install; either 3 way or compressor. It used to be that the 3 way style hated being on a site that was not level and that t...

Grumpy Old Man · Grumpy Old Man

Hi guys, Am looking at an exhaust jack to alleviate the hard work of digging out from under 4WD or caravan. (I have an allergy to anything with a handle except coffee pots). Is there any brand ahead of the rest or are they much of a muchness??? Prices range from around $80 to $240 without any technical rea...

johnnz · johnnz

I have to get a new Mob plan when I get back to Aus, ( three has finished). I'm considering Aldi I see they use the Telstra network too. Any other GNs on this network John

whiteman · whiteman

This is a bit trickey to describe, but here goes............in the last couple of years we have had 2 incidents where one of the power lead pins has become welded to the Clipsal Power socket pin and no amount of wriggling would prize them apart. So it was either cut the power cord off, once turned off or pl...

goldcoaster · goldcoaster

Looking at a second hand rig and it has 3 solar panels side by side across the width of the motorhome roof with no gap underneath for air flow . Is this alright , they have been on the rig for sometime now so the owner says. They seem to be working ok will I have to lift them up. Don't know what wattage they a...

Redwood Nomads 256 · Redwood Nomads 256

Hi all. We are newbies at this lifestyle so have A few questions. We are currently in Brisbane awaiting the arrival of A new grandson so our adventure is on hold till after the new year. We have A Nissan Patrol manual 3litre turbo intercooled tug, and will be towing our Millard Endeavour (series 2) van...

JannPaul · JannPaul

Hi all, We picked up our Sunliner Twist last Saturday, and spent the last 2 days at Henry Angel Reserve near Tumbarumba. Great weather, but got me thinking about battery charging alternatives. The fixed solar panel on the roof seemed to work ok, but, being fixed, doesn't operate at it's peak for mos...

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Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Solar wattage. (Preview) I've read a couple of posts on the forum recently about peeps installing a pair (or even two pair) of solar panels, the total wattage of which could have been reached with just one or two panels. For instance. why would anyone install 2 x 100 watt panels rather than 1 x 200 watt?	GaryKelly	7	890	01:15 AM Nov 13, 2013 by ken thomas
	240/12 Volt Fridges (Preview) Hi, My name is Brian and I am a newby at this forum and I was wondering does any one know about weather proof 240 sockets to fit on back of car for a Waeco fridge that is permanently in vehicle so when in caravan park do not have to keep opening back of Prado to plug it into 240 volts.	PRADO 1	5	1114	05:54 AM Nov 12, 2013 by PRADO 1
	DC/DC convertor (Preview) Hi all We are very new to this and dipping our toe in the water. We have purchased a 1992 Coromal 475 to tow behind our 2006 Hilux duel cab Diesel I have run an Anderson plug through a relay to the rear of the Hilux and my plan was to run an Anderson lead directly to a C-TEK DC/DC convertor then to the caravan...	philchez	9	1601	03:57 AM Nov 12, 2013 by brian
	Inverter (Preview) Hi all, i new new to this forum and have a question about inverters. My husband and I are about to go on the road full time and wish to do a fair bit of free camping. We have a 22 ft caravan with duel batteries and 2 x 120 watt solar panels. We are not sure if we need an inverter or not . Any help and information wil...	loulybelle	12	1508	02:44 AM Nov 12, 2013 by Thunderchild69
	Your thoughts on batteries please? (Preview) I need to replace the batteries in the MH. I'm currently running 4x12v for a 24v system (truck is also 24v) for water, lights (including truck lights), various power points and fridge. Heater/AirCon, microwave and various other power points run on 240 via mains outlet. I also have a 3000w inv...	Keith19837	12	1154	05:51 PM Nov 11, 2013 by brian
	Personnal Location Beacons (Preview) Hi, Does any one have a gme mt 410g personnal location beacon this what i am thinking about for a emergency use only,also have uhf and blue tick telstra phone. Any information would be helpful. Thankyou. Mr Red.	Mr Red	9	1250	03:42 PM Nov 11, 2013 by PeterD
	rear view camera (Preview) I have a rear view camera on my van and use RCA plugs to connect between the van and the tow vehicle, now for the second time with replaced fittings I have had a wire break away on the tug end. the plug is held in a bracket and I have used a fairly heavy multi strand wire I am wondering if there is another plug tha...	aussietraveller	10	2305	06:59 AM Nov 9, 2013 by aussietraveller
	speedo v GPS (Preview) Hi all As stated in other threads I am doing my fisrt interstate tow, can any one tell me is it normal tor the tug speedonread differant to the GPS speed there seems to be a variant of 7kph eg Navara speedo/ cruise control reads 99kph while GPS reads 82kph road side radar reads 82kph all equipment on Navara...	Bobstar52	13	1982	12:12 AM Nov 8, 2013 by Just Roman
	Fire extinguishers (Preview) Question.... how often, if ever, do you replace the fire extinguisher in your caravan? And do you have one in the tow vehicle? I need to stop thinking so much. I wasn't even a girl guide	Triple333	12	1376	04:07 AM Nov 6, 2013 by Baz421
	Water pump making weird pulsing noise.... (Preview) Staying in caravan park and hooked up to their water supply. A few days ago they had a problem with water and turned it off at mains. We did use the water until it fizzled out...not very long! anyway, since then when turning on the taps the water pump is making a pulsing noise...instead of continuous pump...	buffy61	11	6893	03:34 PM Nov 5, 2013 by oldtrack123
	Power needs (Preview) Went to the Caravan Sale in Bris yesterday. We are looking at buying a 32-40 ltr Engel Fridge. 200 watt folding Solar panels. When free camping we would run the caravan fridge on gas. Maybe watch an occasional dvd and maybe a 12 volt fan if too hot. My question is Would we need to get another battery crank...	Kaid	11	1283	10:10 PM Nov 5, 2013 by Baz421
	Fuel Tank Spits (Preview) I had a long-range fuel tank built and installed under the Sprinter. The inlet is a bit tricky and despite venting, the fuel spits out and stops the hand piece. It cost me $3 the other day to come to that conclusion. It was built and installed by Aussie By Design at Pt. Wakefield, and the problem has them p...	Cruising Granny	5	1574	12:50 AM Nov 5, 2013 by Baz421
	Fridges! (Preview) We're VERY new to being Grey Nomads (3 days and counting!), have never had a motorhome before and have already had problems with the fridge! It's a 12/240v Fisher and Paykel fridge freezer living in a Mitsubishi Canter motorhome (1992) and it works VERY occasionally. The freezer works long after the...	Wirroff	12	1321	07:29 PM Nov 4, 2013 by Wirroff
	Fridges again (Preview) Hi everyone, this is our first time as members but have looked at a lot of comments recently. Our concern is that we are buying another van and are trying to decide what type of fridge to install; either 3 way or compressor. It used to be that the 3 way style hated being on a site that was not level and that t...	Flairies	7	846	07:16 PM Nov 4, 2013 by beiffe
	Exhaust Jacks (Preview) Hi guys, Am looking at an exhaust jack to alleviate the hard work of digging out from under 4WD or caravan. (I have an allergy to anything with a handle except coffee pots). Is there any brand ahead of the rest or are they much of a muchness??? Prices range from around $80 to $240 without any technical rea...	Grumpy Old Man	7	1488	03:24 PM Nov 3, 2013 by 03_troopy
	Aldi Mob (Preview) I have to get a new Mob plan when I get back to Aus, ( three has finished). I'm considering Aldi I see they use the Telstra network too. Any other GNs on this network John	johnnz	18	2574	03:39 PM Nov 2, 2013 by _wombat_
	External Van Power Point ( 1 2 ) (Preview) This is a bit trickey to describe, but here goes............in the last couple of years we have had 2 incidents where one of the power lead pins has become welded to the Clipsal Power socket pin and no amount of wriggling would prize them apart. So it was either cut the power cord off, once turned off or pl...	whiteman	40	3032	08:35 PM Oct 30, 2013 by brian
	solar panels on roof (Preview) Looking at a second hand rig and it has 3 solar panels side by side across the width of the motorhome roof with no gap underneath for air flow . Is this alright , they have been on the rig for sometime now so the owner says. They seem to be working ok will I have to lift them up. Don't know what wattage they a...	goldcoaster	3	1245	03:39 PM Oct 29, 2013 by brian
	Towing questions. (Preview) Hi all. We are newbies at this lifestyle so have A few questions. We are currently in Brisbane awaiting the arrival of A new grandson so our adventure is on hold till after the new year. We have A Nissan Patrol manual 3litre turbo intercooled tug, and will be towing our Millard Endeavour (series 2) van...	Redwood Nomads 256	9	1612	06:56 AM Oct 29, 2013 by PeterD
	Portable solar panels, again. (Preview) Hi all, We picked up our Sunliner Twist last Saturday, and spent the last 2 days at Henry Angel Reserve near Tumbarumba. Great weather, but got me thinking about battery charging alternatives. The fixed solar panel on the roof seemed to work ok, but, being fixed, doesn't operate at it's peak for mos...	JannPaul	6	1727	12:06 PM Oct 28, 2013 by oldtrack123
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