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INVERTA AND BATTERY SIZE
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How, all. I have 2x110ah batteries in my caravan charged mostly by 3x150w Solar Panels flat on the roof. I also have a 20i Honda Generator if ever needed and occasionally hook upto 240v. Oh! and the car charges the van batteries as well when mobile. Batteries are always charged or being charged one way o...
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Dougwe
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Webasco Diesel heater
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Hi all I fitted a webasco diesel heater to my Pheonix caravan some 3 years ago and it has worked really well in this time. I checked the manual recently to see if any servicing or basic maintenance was required on the unit but found nothing under either heading. So I am wondering does anyone have any knowl...
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peter1
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Towing with gu 4.2 turbo
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Hi, can someone advise, I have a 2003 GU turbo diesel and wish to purchase 20' caravan than will fall into 3 - 3.5 tonne range, does anybody have prior or existing experience with this combo, cheers Peter
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peterwm
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Sacrificial anode
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OK all you plumbers out there, this is probably a dumb question from an electrician. When you run almost exclusively on gas will the anode have less wear? Looked at mine this morning and there is not a lot of material eaten away, it's an aluminium anode in a suburban HWS. Mind you, when I took it out whol...
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Phil C
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How do I reduce towball weight??
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How can I reduce my towball weight, I have a Franklin G2 Concept, dual axleCompliance plate stamped as 160kgBall scales show 220kgsTug is a 2006,3L Patrol, tow capacity is 2500kgs so no prob thereHitch is HR Thanks
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kettle
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Your caravan service.
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Just wondering how many of you do your own servicing. Do you do your service while on tour? If you take it into a service agency, how much does it cost. What exactly do they do ?
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iana
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Solar Panel & Auto Electrician
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Just had an additional solar panel and two 12V plugs installed, on site, for our van, by Steve Pap from Caravan & RV Solar Fittings ( formerly Ace Auto Electrical ) ph. 0417 573 019 - who also repaired our reversing camera lead, and relocated our 12 pin and Anderson plugs. Exceptionally friendly, e...
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gailhayd
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NPT Thread
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On the mains inlet to van you have to screw in a male fitting ,and it not a standard garden thread, from what i have found out its a NPT 3/4" thread where do you buy them from ?
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Cowboy7307
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Aluminum battery from Stanford offers safe alternative to conventional batteries
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http://news.stanford.edu/news/2015/march/aluminum-ion-battery-033115.html
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dorian
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UPDATE
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hi all update well laptop went to in for repair not good news some thing badly wrong with windows itself not worth fixing he tried all the simple things but would not work on most of them so looks like a new one but thanks all for the help cheers snap
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snap1946
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Welded on tow bar
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Hi A friend has just purchased a Rav4 and the tow bar has been welded on. She has been told it is not supposed to be and is not safe. Any advice if this is true or not. Thanks
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barina
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WHAT BATTERY DO WE NEED.
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We need to buy a new battery for our van (the old one was in it when we purchased van). When we free camp we run lights, pump, maybe tv. Our fridge is 3 way so no fridge. We have 2 solar panels up top. But being a naïve female (hubby wont use computer) am not sure what type of battery to buy. Looked at site sugges...
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gandk
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2005 GEIST485 electrical dwgs needed
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Hi every one sorry not real good on computer ,trying to find some one with a electrical layout for a geist 485 .2 dead batteries so far my sparky asked me for a diagram,can anyone help please. thanks bob k.
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redhead
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Trailer Breakaway units.
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Found this on the web, maybe of interest.NSW firms up state breakaway caravan brake battery rego requirements Break-Away battery (l) and CTEK charging system. Interstate visitors towing Recreational Vehicles (RV's) registered in another State or Territory and travelling through NSW are not s...
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iana
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deep cycle batteries
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Over the wet and miserable Easter weekend , I only got a day and a half out of my 3 x 100a/h Batteries before I had to turn Gennie on. Solar panels weren't not generating because of the overcast wet conditions ( have 400w solar on roof ) . I was running 175lt 12v Waeco Fridge/Freezer and the 40ltr Engle const...
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goldcoaster
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portable wi fi
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Hi All Last month after reading on the forum that the big Telco was the way to go for mobile portable wi fi and phone, purchased the phone and hot spot wi fi, getting very disappointed with it all. Was in Sydney other week and went into there big shop come out with a replacement 4g/3g netgear dual band best t...
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Charging a Laptop computer while free camping
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Hi All. we are setting ourselves up for doing lots of free camping. Already have plug in chargers to charge the phone and tablet but need advise on the laptop. Will a 180watt pure sine wave inverter with a cigarette plug charge my Acer laptop or is there a charger like the phone one that I can buy for ch...
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Pondy
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Duel batteries in tug
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When you set up duel batteries in the tow vehicle through the Redarc isolation switch ,do you run your wires for the fridge freezer in the back ,off the crank battery or the auxiliary battery or doesn't it matter,and also do you need to put a fuse or circuit breaker on each pos battery lead to the isola...
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Breaksafe Series 5000./Question...
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Why is it every time I Google a caravan question/problem I find pages of confusing often contradictory information? I'm currently checking all functions on my J/Heritage. Got to the 5000 Breaksafe factory installed in the Heritage. Press the test button and battery shows red and I'm aware the 12V 7...
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WHICH DEEP CYCLE BATTERY TO BUY
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We want to buy a deep cycle battery to power our lights while free camping but are unsure what sort to buy. Can anyone out there who is using batteries please HELP. sunil & shashi
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