Techies' Corner

iana · iana

Just going through the components of a van I may get built, I notice in the standard specs they list a 12 volt compressor type fridge. Option is the three way absorption type fridge. Now I know the obvious, I had a three way in my camper trailer, but I am wondering what the advantages of one type over the oth...

Trevor law · Trevor law

I lost my trailer plug whilst travelling this morning .Come to wire a new one connected all wires all working .But I have 2 large wires which i don't know were they go can any help

lockie and me · lockie and me

I have 5000 w gen it makes a bit of noise / so I run it between 2am and 4am when everyone is asleep as not to annoy anyone // But it still causes trouble,, sorry for that,, I have bought 2 80 watt panels and all the gear // the trouble is the panels have front and back stamped on them.. The problem is which way d...

Bruce and Bev · Bruce and Bev

In the lastest Caravan and Motorhome magazine (which should have been available on-line at least a year ago for use travellers to access as they are published!!), on pg 16 in the Letters to the Editor, is a pic of a professionally made "breather that runs between the toilet cassette and the outsi...

pawsoz · pawsoz

During some windy weather just prior to Christmas one of the support arms on one of my push out windows snapped off when a strong gust of wind went through. The remaining arm does hold the window open but I need to find a way to 'help' it so that it too does not break, these window parts are really expensive...

aussietraveller · aussietraveller

If your van, mobile home etc has a fire extinguisher and it is getting towards 10 yrs old or older it needs to be replaced, I was walking through Aldi yesterday and noticed that they had 1kg powder type A,B &E for sale at $19.99 which is a reasonable price. Should your extinguisher by less than 10 year...

Gus1949 · Gus1949

I have two 120w panels on the roof of the van and a portable 120w which I have not used yet. The roof panels have a 40amp in line fuse near the batteries, should the portable panel also be fused? It come with alligator clips inferring it can be connected directly but I am not sure this would be a good idea. My...

Cadpete · Cadpete

As a follow on from my previous trailor plug thread. I have bitten the bullet and got a 12 pin socket and started to change over the car socket to 12 pin. Only problem is the Colorado has 9 wires in the 7 pin plug, with the other two marked as 'Parking Aid Earth' and 'Parking Aid Ground' respectively. I al...

iana · iana

I am considering getting a Fifth wheeler made for us, and have been putting thought to the additions that can/should be installed. One of those accessories is the fixed digital TV aerial. Your van is parked in the site and there are hills and trees, do you get reception, or does it cut out all the time? Sh...

iana · iana

I am considering getting a Fifth wheeler made for us, and have been putting thought to the additions that can/should be installed. I was thinking on putting a high reliance on solar power, rather than using the portable generator. My question is this, solar panels hard mounted on the roof, do they rea...

Cruising Cruze · Cruising Cruze

http://www.sbs.com.au/food/recipes/dutch-doughnuts-oliebollen

Santa · Santa

Just replaced all of the lights and fittings in our motorhome with LED's, 10 in all, great success. This consisted of replacing 4 x 12 volt fluorescent fittings and 6 x quartz halogen bulbs, lighting level is remarkably better and power consumption reduced by approx 2/3rd's. Total cost from Jaycar a...

usedtobe · usedtobe

hi all, do any jeep owners have a suggestion for a compatible OBD tool for a JGC Ltd 2003 2.7 diesel, they are apparently not compatible with lots of OBD's, I have searched online and Jeep forums without any luck so far ?? Cheers, henri...

kirraweebob · kirraweebob

Hi all, I have a 2007 AVan with a large skylight where the flyscreen section has torn. Does anyone know where I can get a replacement or alternatively know how to remove the old broken one and replace. It is not the concertina type mentioned in other posts I found I the techie forum. I have (hopefully) att...

Cadpete · Cadpete

Just noticed that the Colorado has standard 7 pin flat trailer socket but from memory the van has a 12 pin flat plug (7 in one row and 5 in the other) - Silly question but do I need a convertor or will the 7 pin top of the 12 pin fit in the 7 pin socket. Picking up the van towards the end of the month and only just re...

Crockie · Crockie

Hi all This is a touchy subject because there are those that would have all maintenance carried out by a tradesperson and others that do anything they want including 240V stuff. DO NOT EVER DO YOU OWN 240 volt WORK!!! Get an electrician This has been repeated over and over, its worth your life to comply....

DeBe · DeBe

The following is just general info & pics of whats in a Engel MRFT-5400-G4.

Crockie · Crockie

Hello all, Thank you so much for the encouraging feedback. It seems that these posts have hit the spot. I want to stop the theory now as it gets very deep and overburdened with maths after only scratching the surface with AC. Today I would like to present multimeter safety and a few facts that Bunnings an...

Kacey and Angie · Kacey and Angie

We have a new van and the fridge is not cooling enough, running on gas the fridge temp is at about 18 to 20 running with geny its the same won't cool enough we ran the geny last light and at 5.30 this morning it was down to 6.5. we live in the Pilbara and the temps this week have been high 30's touching Any idea...

Crockie · Crockie

In our last discussion on semiconductors we discovered that there are 2 types of extrinsic materials, N type with abundance of free electrons and P type with an abundance of spaces or holes for electrons to fill. We the discovered that when fused together a region of high resistance was created at the...

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	Caravan Fridge Types (Preview) Just going through the components of a van I may get built, I notice in the standard specs they list a 12 volt compressor type fridge. Option is the three way absorption type fridge. Now I know the obvious, I had a three way in my camper trailer, but I am wondering what the advantages of one type over the oth...	iana	14	2978	10:01 PM Jan 6, 2015 by SnowT
	7 pin round trailer plug (Preview) I lost my trailer plug whilst travelling this morning .Come to wire a new one connected all wires all working .But I have 2 large wires which i don't know were they go can any help	Trevor law	5	836	12:28 AM Jan 8, 2015 by snapper49
	new at this changing from gen to sola (Preview) I have 5000 w gen it makes a bit of noise / so I run it between 2am and 4am when everyone is asleep as not to annoy anyone // But it still causes trouble,, sorry for that,, I have bought 2 80 watt panels and all the gear // the trouble is the panels have front and back stamped on them.. The problem is which way d...	lockie and me	26	1428	04:05 PM Jan 9, 2015 by Radar
	SOG cassette toilet ventiliation system (Preview) In the lastest Caravan and Motorhome magazine (which should have been available on-line at least a year ago for use travellers to access as they are published!!), on pg 16 in the Letters to the Editor, is a pic of a professionally made "breather that runs between the toilet cassette and the outsi...	Bruce and Bev	20	3237	09:34 AM Apr 14, 2015 by dutchy100
	Push out style motorhome windows (Preview) During some windy weather just prior to Christmas one of the support arms on one of my push out windows snapped off when a strong gust of wind went through. The remaining arm does hold the window open but I need to find a way to 'help' it so that it too does not break, these window parts are really expensive...	pawsoz	3	849	10:09 PM Jan 1, 2015 by PeterD
	Fire Extinguisher replacement (Preview) If your van, mobile home etc has a fire extinguisher and it is getting towards 10 yrs old or older it needs to be replaced, I was walking through Aldi yesterday and noticed that they had 1kg powder type A,B &E for sale at $19.99 which is a reasonable price. Should your extinguisher by less than 10 year...	aussietraveller	1	565	01:03 AM Jan 2, 2015 by Aus-Kiwi
	Should portable solar panels be fused? (Preview) I have two 120w panels on the roof of the van and a portable 120w which I have not used yet. The roof panels have a 40amp in line fuse near the batteries, should the portable panel also be fused? It come with alligator clips inferring it can be connected directly but I am not sure this would be a good idea. My...	Gus1949	8	1144	12:38 AM Jan 7, 2015 by Aus-Kiwi
	Colorado Trailer wiring (Preview) As a follow on from my previous trailor plug thread. I have bitten the bullet and got a 12 pin socket and started to change over the car socket to 12 pin. Only problem is the Colorado has 9 wires in the 7 pin plug, with the other two marked as 'Parking Aid Earth' and 'Parking Aid Ground' respectively. I al...	Cadpete	1	1847	02:59 PM Dec 31, 2014 by Cadpete
	Digital TV, your experiences please. (Preview) I am considering getting a Fifth wheeler made for us, and have been putting thought to the additions that can/should be installed. One of those accessories is the fixed digital TV aerial. Your van is parked in the site and there are hills and trees, do you get reception, or does it cut out all the time? Sh...	iana	9	1504	07:31 PM Jan 20, 2015 by Totalrv
	Installed solar panels do they really work? ( 1 2 ) (Preview) I am considering getting a Fifth wheeler made for us, and have been putting thought to the additions that can/should be installed. I was thinking on putting a high reliance on solar power, rather than using the portable generator. My question is this, solar panels hard mounted on the roof, do they rea...	iana	42	2283	01:50 PM Jan 7, 2015 by PeterD
	Oliebollen (Preview) http://www.sbs.com.au/food/recipes/dutch-doughnuts-oliebollen	Cruising Cruze	10	1267	12:15 PM Jan 5, 2015 by Kisha
	Replaced motorhome lights with LED's. (Preview) Just replaced all of the lights and fittings in our motorhome with LED's, 10 in all, great success. This consisted of replacing 4 x 12 volt fluorescent fittings and 6 x quartz halogen bulbs, lighting level is remarkably better and power consumption reduced by approx 2/3rd's. Total cost from Jaycar a...	Santa	7	1032	10:39 AM Jan 4, 2015 by Cruising Cruze
	Jeep issues (Preview) hi all, do any jeep owners have a suggestion for a compatible OBD tool for a JGC Ltd 2003 2.7 diesel, they are apparently not compatible with lots of OBD's, I have searched online and Jeep forums without any luck so far ?? Cheers, henri...	usedtobe	4	1157	06:37 AM Jan 11, 2015 by Crashtac
	Dometic Hatch/Skylight - replace rolling flyscreen (Preview) Hi all, I have a 2007 AVan with a large skylight where the flyscreen section has torn. Does anyone know where I can get a replacement or alternatively know how to remove the old broken one and replace. It is not the concertina type mentioned in other posts I found I the techie forum. I have (hopefully) att...	kirraweebob	6	2938	11:13 AM Dec 31, 2014 by kirraweebob
	trailer plugs (Preview) Just noticed that the Colorado has standard 7 pin flat trailer socket but from memory the van has a 12 pin flat plug (7 in one row and 5 in the other) - Silly question but do I need a convertor or will the 7 pin top of the 12 pin fit in the 7 pin socket. Picking up the van towards the end of the month and only just re...	Cadpete	11	1646	10:47 AM Dec 31, 2014 by Cadpete
	Electrical van maintenance. (Preview) Hi all This is a touchy subject because there are those that would have all maintenance carried out by a tradesperson and others that do anything they want including 240V stuff. *DO NOT EVER DO YOU OWN 240 volt WORK!!! Get an electrician* This has been repeated over and over, its worth your life to comply....	Crockie	3	693	12:23 PM Dec 29, 2014 by Crockie
	ENGEL Fridge MRFT-5400-G4 (Preview) The following is just general info & pics of whats in a Engel MRFT-5400-G4.	DeBe	26	7489	10:01 AM Dec 24, 2020 by yobarr
	Electricity safety for laypeople (Preview) Hello all, Thank you so much for the encouraging feedback. It seems that these posts have hit the spot. I want to stop the theory now as it gets very deep and overburdened with maths after only scratching the surface with AC. Today I would like to present multimeter safety and a few facts that Bunnings an...	Crockie	5	1105	07:42 PM Feb 27, 2015 by Mark Bolton
	Fridge issues (Preview) We have a new van and the fridge is not cooling enough, running on gas the fridge temp is at about 18 to 20 running with geny its the same won't cool enough we ran the geny last light and at 5.30 this morning it was down to 6.5. we live in the Pilbara and the temps this week have been high 30's touching Any idea...	Kacey and Angie	18	3937	06:52 PM Jan 30, 2016 by tempestv8
	Semi conductor Diode (Preview) In our last discussion on semiconductors we discovered that there are 2 types of extrinsic materials, N type with abundance of free electrons and P type with an abundance of spaces or holes for electrons to fill. We the discovered that when fused together a region of high resistance was created at the...	Crockie	0	522	02:07 PM Dec 27, 2014 by Crockie
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