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Cupie · Cupie

Just got an eMail containing this article ..... not sure if it is new information but it is the first that I've heard about it ... At least its from the Japs & not the Chinese .. but I'm certain that they will soon follow with their own knock off. Here's a dissenting view https://insideevs.com/ne...

Gravy73 · Gravy73

Have this ticking away in my head as a cheap way to fabricate the frame to support the shade cloth used to make a caravan stone guard. If viable I will apply protective coatings to the mesh to inhibit the steel corroding. Thoughts please.

beaul · beaul

i am planning to buy a 12volt trolling motor for my dingy, and have told by the manufacturer not to use a lithium battery, why is this.

Knackers1928 · Knackers1928

Good afternoon Nomads, We have purchased a 2019 Pajero Sport to tow our Avan 55 Aspire and I need to fit an Anderson plug to run the fridge in the van while we are traveling. I do not need to charge the house battery as the solar sorts that. I have read so much on this sublject and I am completely confused , I u...

Derek Barnes · Derek Barnes

Happy New Year Everyone! Hopefully it will be better than last year! I have a problem with some of the screws holding the rear pop-top handle in place in my caravan. They both keep unscrewing and cannot be tightened. See the attached photo. My caravan is a Golf 390 Savannah Maxxi. I don't know whether th...

Redesdale10 · Redesdale10

Hi People Looking for some expert advice from you all I am looking at using either AGM batteries or Lithium to run all 12 volt appliances My plan was to keep a solar blanket connected to the batteries [ Keeping them charged ] Then connecting my Inverter to the caravan allowing me to use the power points to...

Sailfish · Sailfish

Hi, I have no name power supply that came with my camper trailer. It is mains input and 12V 10A DC output through a lighter socket. I want to use this to power a Coleman 12V quickpump to inflate airbeds. Yes, I can use the car lighter socket while camping but when visiting relies, i'd rather not run that o...

Farmhat · Farmhat

I have a Swift gas/electric water heater in my van. The tanks in these Swift units are a stainless steel and do not have an annode in them. What they have instead is a length of aluminium tube that slips over a plastic holder and slides in the inlet line. (Swift told me it was for bacterial use???) These t...

missfiggy · missfiggy

We've just bought an Englaon smart tv and after connecting it to our vast sat system, we've found the picture to be very snowy. We've tested the sat system on 3 other tvs and have had no snow. Is there something we can do to fix this or is is possible just a fault with the tv. We'd like to cover all possibil...

orid · orid

any advice on what might be slowing me on hills please.??? Regards

Bas + Eve · Bas + Eve

My problem is back. Whilst running my foxtel box and tv off the 600w Projecta inverter the Hb (high battery voltage) alarm sounds and shuts the inverter off. This is not consistent, 15min or 3 hrs. We thought it may be ventilation but sadly no, thats not the cause. Any thoughts or ideas? Thanks in advan...

DMaxer · DMaxer

About a week ago I had reason to leave my van unoccupied for a few days so I turned off the water and the HWS. Upon my return I turned the water and HWS back on and all was well for a couple of days and then, no hot water. I remember from past experiences if the element is blown then it trips the 240 volt and that ha...

jeepnudger · jeepnudger

The gas ring can be lit but when you release knob controlling gas the gas goes out lite again and sometime stays a lite . any ideas what indeed to do? Just unrealisable.

bcd8238 · bcd8238

Hi all, I'm looking for some advice/help with the electrical service board in our alpha camper. Ever since we got it in 2017, there has been ongoing electrical gremlins. I guess the first problem was intermittent power. I traced that to a spade clip connection between the battery and the 50amp circui...

GlobalTraveller · GlobalTraveller

Hi there I am trying to establish car manufacturer's Gross Combination Mass (GCM) for a 2019 Hyundai Tucson 2WD for a friend of mine who is new to towing. The vehicle does not have the GCM listed on any plate attached to the vehicle. The vehicle does not have the GCM listed in the manufacturer's vehicle m...

DMaxer · DMaxer

I have a Carefree awning on my Windsor van, the van being just under 18 feet long. When I put the awning out I set it at an angle of about 75 to 80 degrees, (as in 90 degrees would be straight out parallel to the ground). I use two double guy ropes, one on each end of the roller, at an angle of about 45 degrees out f...

fredcam · fredcam

hi guys l got 2 X 135AH Battery in caravan and 200Wso;o panel on roof what the best way to clean then

terrola · terrola

hi am thinking about fitting the jayco canopy lifters to my van my van has the 4 scissor lifts around the roof has any one fitted these? and do they work well? thanks terry

Keith W · Keith W

Good Morning all, I am in the process of removing my old Electrolux 3 way Caravan Fridge, I am tired of Fighting with it. I am replacing it with a 95 litre upright Brass Monkey branded Fridge. If you have any thoughts or experience with same I would love to hear them. However the reason for my contact is on a...

Dougwe · Dougwe

Hi all, Came across one of these gizmos. Has anyone got one or know anything about them. Look very interesting indeed.

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	Electric Vehicles - Yet another 'BreakThrough'? (Preview) Just got an eMail containing this article ..... not sure if it is new information but it is the first that I've heard about it ... At least its from the Japs & not the Chinese .. but I'm certain that they will soon follow with their own knock off. Here's a dissenting view https://insideevs.com/ne...	Cupie	20	1344	08:53 PM Jan 15, 2021 by Whenarewethere
	Using Reo Mesh for a Frame to Fabricate A Caravan Stone Guard (Preview) Have this ticking away in my head as a cheap way to fabricate the frame to support the shade cloth used to make a caravan stone guard. If viable I will apply protective coatings to the mesh to inhibit the steel corroding. Thoughts please.	Gravy73	5	869	01:55 PM Jan 15, 2021 by Gravy73
	lithium batteries (Preview) i am planning to buy a 12volt trolling motor for my dingy, and have told by the manufacturer not to use a lithium battery, why is this.	beaul	5	1598	01:00 PM Jan 15, 2021 by Mike Harding
	Anderson Plug Set up on 2019 Pajero sport. (Preview) Good afternoon Nomads, We have purchased a 2019 Pajero Sport to tow our Avan 55 Aspire and I need to fit an Anderson plug to run the fridge in the van while we are traveling. I do not need to charge the house battery as the solar sorts that. I have read so much on this sublject and I am completely confused , I u...	Knackers1928	21	4381	09:39 AM Jan 13, 2021 by PeterD
	Screws unscrewing from pop-top handle (Preview) Happy New Year Everyone! Hopefully it will be better than last year! I have a problem with some of the screws holding the rear pop-top handle in place in my caravan. They both keep unscrewing and cannot be tightened. See the attached photo. My caravan is a Golf 390 Savannah Maxxi. I don't know whether th...	Derek Barnes	13	1446	04:29 PM Jan 12, 2021 by PeterD
	Using inverter with Batteries (Preview) Hi People Looking for some expert advice from you all I am looking at using either AGM batteries or Lithium to run all 12 volt appliances My plan was to keep a solar blanket connected to the batteries [ Keeping them charged ] Then connecting my Inverter to the caravan allowing me to use the power points to...	Redesdale10	5	1608	07:56 AM Jan 11, 2021 by Mobi Condo
	Electronics help? (Preview) Hi, I have no name power supply that came with my camper trailer. It is mains input and 12V 10A DC output through a lighter socket. I want to use this to power a Coleman 12V quickpump to inflate airbeds. Yes, I can use the car lighter socket while camping but when visiting relies, i'd rather not run that o...	Sailfish	14	1900	01:28 AM Jan 11, 2021 by jegog
	Swift Water Heater Annode (Preview) I have a Swift gas/electric water heater in my van. The tanks in these Swift units are a stainless steel and do not have an annode in them. What they have instead is a length of aluminium tube that slips over a plastic holder and slides in the inlet line. (Swift told me it was for bacterial use???) These t...	Farmhat	6	1314	09:49 PM Jan 10, 2021 by Farmhat
	Englaon TV and Vast satellite system ( 1 2 ) (Preview) We've just bought an Englaon smart tv and after connecting it to our vast sat system, we've found the picture to be very snowy. We've tested the sat system on 3 other tvs and have had no snow. Is there something we can do to fix this or is is possible just a fault with the tv. We'd like to cover all possibil...	missfiggy	30	2899	09:44 PM Jan 8, 2021 by missfiggy
	my new rig cant seems very slow up hills (Preview) any advice on what might be slowing me on hills please.??? Regards	orid	13	1485	02:02 PM Jan 8, 2021 by Whenarewethere
	Inverter (Preview) My problem is back. Whilst running my foxtel box and tv off the 600w Projecta inverter the Hb (high battery voltage) alarm sounds and shuts the inverter off. This is not consistent, 15min or 3 hrs. We thought it may be ventilation but sadly no, thats not the cause. Any thoughts or ideas? Thanks in advan...	Bas + Eve	19	2167	10:57 AM Jan 7, 2021 by LeighW
	The Great Reset. (Preview) About a week ago I had reason to leave my van unoccupied for a few days so I turned off the water and the HWS. Upon my return I turned the water and HWS back on and all was well for a couple of days and then, no hot water. I remember from past experiences if the element is blown then it trips the 240 volt and that ha...	DMaxer	4	1200	08:01 PM Jan 6, 2021 by Radar
	Gas ring on Thetford cooktop (Preview) The gas ring can be lit but when you release knob controlling gas the gas goes out lite again and sometime stays a lite . any ideas what indeed to do? Just unrealisable.	jeepnudger	9	1427	07:00 PM Jan 6, 2021 by Mike Harding
	Black series Alpha electrical issues (Preview) Hi all, I'm looking for some advice/help with the electrical service board in our alpha camper. Ever since we got it in 2017, there has been ongoing electrical gremlins. I guess the first problem was intermittent power. I traced that to a spade clip connection between the battery and the 50amp circui...	bcd8238	4	1457	11:38 PM Jan 5, 2021 by bcd8238
	Gross Combination Mass for Hyundai Tucson 2WD 2019 Model (Preview) Hi there I am trying to establish car manufacturer's Gross Combination Mass (GCM) for a 2019 Hyundai Tucson 2WD for a friend of mine who is new to towing. The vehicle does not have the GCM listed on any plate attached to the vehicle. The vehicle does not have the GCM listed in the manufacturer's vehicle m...	GlobalTraveller	25	1786	03:04 PM Jan 5, 2021 by yobarr
	A Question About Awnings. ( 1 2 ) (Preview) I have a Carefree awning on my Windsor van, the van being just under 18 feet long. When I put the awning out I set it at an angle of about 75 to 80 degrees, (as in 90 degrees would be straight out parallel to the ground). I use two double guy ropes, one on each end of the roller, at an angle of about 45 degrees out f...	DMaxer	38	3689	01:23 PM Jan 4, 2021 by Tony Bev
	cleaning solo panels (Preview) hi guys l got 2 X 135AH Battery in caravan and 200Wso;o panel on roof what the best way to clean then	fredcam	8	1231	07:45 PM Jan 3, 2021 by Tony Bev
	pop top canopy lifters (Preview) hi am thinking about fitting the jayco canopy lifters to my van my van has the 4 scissor lifts around the roof has any one fitted these? and do they work well? thanks terry	terrola	14	6784	07:30 PM Jan 3, 2021 by BarneyBDB
	Mounting 12/240 Comressor Fridge (Preview) Good Morning all, I am in the process of removing my old Electrolux 3 way Caravan Fridge, I am tired of Fighting with it. I am replacing it with a 95 litre upright Brass Monkey branded Fridge. If you have any thoughts or experience with same I would love to hear them. However the reason for my contact is on a...	Keith W	1	773	09:39 AM Jan 3, 2021 by Dougwe
	PROTECT A HITCH (Preview) Hi all, Came across one of these gizmos. Has anyone got one or know anything about them. Look very interesting indeed.	Dougwe	15	1505	11:20 PM Jan 2, 2021 by oldbloke
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