Techies' Corner

PeterD · PeterD

Hi folks, I have noted that when someone types a URL into a message it does not present itself as a clickable link. To open the link you need to highlight it, copy it and paste it into the address line. Links inserted properly using the link tool still work OK for me. The problem only occurs on this forum, no...

Macca70 · Macca70

Our Dometic aircon (2012) unit worked fine in December 2020, yesterday nothing, no orange led, horror stories on the net, 80kms to the nearest possible repairer. Now, yes I have some electronics knowledge, no I am not licensed, no I am not a aircon technician, I hope that covers all the naysayers. So I...

ilcag · ilcag

hi all anybody have any knowledge about these fridges I have a new avida esperence when the fridge is on 12v ( I prefer to have on manual ) with engine running all's good turn off engine and a red light on fridge flashes , leave it like this and check the house voltage and there is no drop , indicating to me t...

Gundog · Gundog

This morning the single powerr point in the bathroom of the van decided not to work, after investigation I found the power point is a CMS plug and play type power point, are one of the two plugs on the back of the power point was loose, a quick had push and the plug was reseated and power was restored. After a...

vantecho · vantecho

Hi, Has anybody got one of the new Dometic Harrier Inverter Air Conditioners? We have one and think that the internal air fan noise is louder than it should be. We would like to know whether other people are having the same problem. They are promoted as having as one of their features, "Extremely quiet o...

Weven · Weven

https://www.satplus.com.au/collections/satellite-dishes-for-caravans

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...

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	Internet link problems in the forums (Preview) Hi folks, I have noted that when someone types a URL into a message it does not present itself as a clickable link. To open the link you need to highlight it, copy it and paste it into the address line. Links inserted properly using the link tool still work OK for me. The problem only occurs on this forum, no...	PeterD	14	1261	03:56 PM Jan 20, 2021 by Tony Bev
	Dometic B3000 airconditioner (Preview) Our Dometic aircon (2012) unit worked fine in December 2020, yesterday nothing, no orange led, horror stories on the net, 80kms to the nearest possible repairer. Now, yes I have some electronics knowledge, no I am not licensed, no I am not a aircon technician, I hope that covers all the naysayers. So I...	Macca70	3	1814	09:32 AM Jan 20, 2021 by Whenarewethere
	dometic 3 way 180lt fridge (Preview) hi all anybody have any knowledge about these fridges I have a new avida esperence when the fridge is on 12v ( I prefer to have on manual ) with engine running all's good turn off engine and a red light on fridge flashes , leave it like this and check the house voltage and there is no drop , indicating to me t...	ilcag	16	3265	05:26 PM Jan 19, 2021 by Dick0
	Power Point I thought was dead. (Preview) This morning the single powerr point in the bathroom of the van decided not to work, after investigation I found the power point is a CMS plug and play type power point, are one of the two plugs on the back of the power point was loose, a quick had push and the plug was reseated and power was restored. After a...	Gundog	25	3892	04:50 PM Jan 19, 2021 by Gundog
	New Dometic Harrier Inverter Air Conditioner (Preview) Hi, Has anybody got one of the new Dometic Harrier Inverter Air Conditioners? We have one and think that the internal air fan noise is louder than it should be. We would like to know whether other people are having the same problem. They are promoted as having as one of their features, "Extremely quiet o...	vantecho	17	9768	04:48 PM Jan 19, 2021 by Gundog
	Foxtel Antenna Fittings. (Preview) https://www.satplus.com.au/collections/satellite-dishes-for-caravans	Weven	2	885	08:31 PM Jan 17, 2021 by Weven
	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	1579	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	1038	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	1778	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	5299	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	1671	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	2013	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	2153	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	1533	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	3564	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	1791	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	2527	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	1380	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	1810	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	1895	11:38 PM Jan 5, 2021 by bcd8238
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