Techies' Corner

Warren-Pat_01 · Warren-Pat_01

Members of the forum - what gauge of wire do you suggest I wire a break-away switch to the van brakes? Is so-called 4mm, 15A (1.85mm2 wire size) that Repco sells, suitable? I'm thinking heavier (4mm wire). My van does not have to have this system fitted but taking macca17's advice (from an earlier pos...

ALEX51 · ALEX51

we are looking for a van and like both the style and layouts, just looking for feed back from the experienced

mildred · mildred

Fitting generator box to the rear of our van, is one side better than the other? Thanks

Mickthesparky · Mickthesparky

I know this may have been covered, but I have done the V6 conversion and am enquiring if any one has sorted diff ratios. At 100 the tacho reads about 3k so want to lower this abit......Does anyone know what ratios I can get down to or any affordable diff conversions......any help greatly appreciated

Cloak · Cloak

Anyone here using / experience with them? Water saving? Convenience? Worth the expense? Many thanks in advance. Mr Davis

Dave1952 · Dave1952

Hi, I have installed a table top on a Nuovo Mapa Table Leg in the club lounge of our van, but the table top is wonky. There appears to be a lot of flexing coming either from the table leg or the foot - I screwed the table leg down. If my wife or I put a cup of tea on the table top then sit down without holding the cu...

mezza56 · mezza56

Have purchased a 3.5 tonne Hitch Ezy and went to change it over the other day , upon removing the 4 nuts holding the coupling on the a/frame I realised that the 4 bolts were tack welded on from underneath the top plate .When the chassis was manufactured they welded the top plate onto the a/frame and then so...

Colin1947 · Colin1947

The CCA - www.caravancouncil.com.au - continually receives a small number of reports of broken wheel studs, and loose wheel nuts, sometimes with the nuts unwinding COMPLETELY off the studs. There has recently been a SPATE of such incidents. It must be stressed that if a stud breaks, it is certai...

bosrob · bosrob

Hi I recently purchased an EDS computing system to use on a planned trip to the Kimberley. Sole purpose was to monitor real time fuel usage when towing, mainly to measure 80 km/h in 4th gear vs 90 km/h in 5th gear (Triton MN towing Jayco Journey). The 2 manuals are of poor linguistic standards and offer co...

Mike Harding · Mike Harding

To my surprise there doesn't seem to be a thread mentioning Torque - the vehicle monitoring software, so let's do one. Virtually all cars made or imported into Australia since the mid 1990s have the facility to connect to a computer programme and upload data regarding their past and present performa...

Burgo1 · Burgo1

hi all we have a domestic 3 way in our Olympic van and all of a sudden it won't switch to 12 volt when car plugged in on Anderson wire,as soon as 240 is off it will only go to gas , I've checked All fuses I can find and they are ok ,any body have had a similar problem?

Martin_QLD · Martin_QLD

I have installed a DC to DC charger however it doesn't seem to charge the auxiliary battery to its full capacity but is showing 13.2 volts. The charger is a voltage 30amp which is at the back of my tub charging directly to the battery in an ark pak (not through the ark pak 4amp charger). I have driven from Vi...

mezza56 · mezza56

Any recommendations for a solar specialist in melbourne, looking at ramping up our solar capacity

Papou · Papou

Have had my Van plugged to the 240 supply from home make sure the house batterries are fully charged as well as the breakaway battery just incase we decide to wear some more tread off the Van tyres in the near future :). Upon inspection of the breakaway batterry it was showing Red(Flat ) although it had be...

2-Smiths · 2-Smiths

This might get a bit long-winded, so please bear with me Were looking at a converted bus to purchase as our first motorhome. On the surface, it ticks a LOT of boxes for us.Its 38 in length, so plenty of room.The conversion/fit out is reasonably modern.It has a raft of solar on the roof (roof is covered)...

topspark · topspark

Hello All Just getting back into caravanning after a lengthy layoff. Just after as much info as possible, on what people are using, brands and setups, and recommendations on a suitable portable satellite system? I would hope to cover all of oz, nth, sth, east and west. cheers -- Edited by topspark on...

StewG · StewG

I'm ordering a new JB Gator van and think that an air heater would be a nice idea to fit. JB tell us that gas is quieter than diesel, but we plan to spend time free camping and think that saving gas for cooking and HWS might be preferable and the tug is diesel. What can you tell me to help decide between gas and d...

iana · iana

Do any of you RV'ers with built in grey water tanks have a level guage and do they work. The Jayco system of three probes reading to the tank guage soon gets grudded up and gives false readings, am thinking of installing a float switch instead of.

Tony Bev · Tony Bev

Usual disclaimer I am not a Gas Fitter, I do not play around with LPG, and I have not posted to start a flame warCan someone shed a bit of light on a Dometic RM 7401 three way fridge problemHistory is around March (7 months ago), prior to crossing the Nullarbor from east to west, I must have purchased a bad...

rockylizard · rockylizard

yettogo wrote: Hi all, We are only 18 months off becoming grey Nomads and travelling our great country full time. my problem is what vehicle do I use to tow my 2600 kg Van, dual axle.Really could do with some advice please from you experienced lot. thanks in advance. Gday... Originally posted here - ht...

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	Break-away switch wiring (Preview) Members of the forum - what gauge of wire do you suggest I wire a break-away switch to the van brakes? Is so-called 4mm, 15A (1.85mm2 wire size) that Repco sells, suitable? I'm thinking heavier (4mm wire). My van does not have to have this system fitted but taking macca17's advice (from an earlier pos...	Warren-Pat_01	5	837	05:26 PM Jul 11, 2018 by Warren-Pat_01
	Aussie Rider Emerald or Villa Roadrunner (Preview) we are looking for a van and like both the style and layouts, just looking for feed back from the experienced	ALEX51	5	2533	10:43 PM Jul 10, 2018 by Possum3
	Generator box (Preview) Fitting generator box to the rear of our van, is one side better than the other? Thanks	mildred	5	806	07:29 PM Jul 10, 2018 by swamp
	VG Transit diff ratio (Preview) I know this may have been covered, but I have done the V6 conversion and am enquiring if any one has sorted diff ratios. At 100 the tacho reads about 3k so want to lower this abit......Does anyone know what ratios I can get down to or any affordable diff conversions......any help greatly appreciated	Mickthesparky	11	1721	10:15 AM Jul 9, 2018 by Jaahn
	Composting toilet. (Preview) Anyone here using / experience with them? Water saving? Convenience? Worth the expense? Many thanks in advance. Mr Davis	Cloak	9	3248	05:23 PM Jul 5, 2018 by Samm
	wonky tabletop on Nuovo Mapa Table Leg (Preview) Hi, I have installed a table top on a Nuovo Mapa Table Leg in the club lounge of our van, but the table top is wonky. There appears to be a lot of flexing coming either from the table leg or the foot - I screwed the table leg down. If my wife or I put a cup of tea on the table top then sit down without holding the cu...	Dave1952	5	739	03:15 PM Jul 5, 2018 by Dave1952
	Fitting new hitch (Preview) Have purchased a 3.5 tonne Hitch Ezy and went to change it over the other day , upon removing the 4 nuts holding the coupling on the a/frame I realised that the 4 bolts were tack welded on from underneath the top plate .When the chassis was manufactured they welded the top plate onto the a/frame and then so...	mezza56	8	1194	02:13 PM Jul 5, 2018 by patrol03
	Caravan Broken Wheel Studs & Loose Nuts (Preview) The CCA - www.caravancouncil.com.au - continually receives a small number of reports of broken wheel studs, and loose wheel nuts, sometimes with the nuts unwinding COMPLETELY off the studs. There has recently been a SPATE of such incidents. It must be stressed that if a stud breaks, it is certai...	Colin1947	6	1567	06:05 PM Jul 3, 2018 by swamp
	EDS computer system (Preview) Hi I recently purchased an EDS computing system to use on a planned trip to the Kimberley. Sole purpose was to monitor real time fuel usage when towing, mainly to measure 80 km/h in 4th gear vs 90 km/h in 5th gear (Triton MN towing Jayco Journey). The 2 manuals are of poor linguistic standards and offer co...	bosrob	6	1955	03:01 PM Jul 2, 2018 by MikeL
	Having a chat with your car computer - OBDII and Torque (Preview) To my surprise there doesn't seem to be a thread mentioning Torque - the vehicle monitoring software, so let's do one. Virtually all cars made or imported into Australia since the mid 1990s have the facility to connect to a computer programme and upload data regarding their past and present performa...	Mike Harding	15	2170	04:53 PM Jul 1, 2018 by Tony Bev
	Domestic 3 way fridge (Preview) hi all we have a domestic 3 way in our Olympic van and all of a sudden it won't switch to 12 volt when car plugged in on Anderson wire,as soon as 240 is off it will only go to gas , I've checked All fuses I can find and they are ok ,any body have had a similar problem?	Burgo1	8	1028	11:16 PM Jun 30, 2018 by jules47
	DC - Dc Charger (Preview) I have installed a DC to DC charger however it doesn't seem to charge the auxiliary battery to its full capacity but is showing 13.2 volts. The charger is a voltage 30amp which is at the back of my tub charging directly to the battery in an ark pak (not through the ark pak 4amp charger). I have driven from Vi...	Martin_QLD	7	1371	09:29 AM Jun 30, 2018 by Martin_QLD
	solar referral (Preview) Any recommendations for a solar specialist in melbourne, looking at ramping up our solar capacity	mezza56	15	1406	05:19 PM Jun 28, 2018 by Jaahn
	Camec Breakaway battery Indicator (Preview) Have had my Van plugged to the 240 supply from home make sure the house batterries are fully charged as well as the breakaway battery just incase we decide to wear some more tread off the Van tyres in the near future :). Upon inspection of the breakaway batterry it was showing Red(Flat ) although it had be...	Papou	5	1377	05:02 PM Jun 28, 2018 by Papou
	Converted bus GVM. (Preview) This might get a bit long-winded, so please bear with me Were looking at a converted bus to purchase as our first motorhome. On the surface, it ticks a LOT of boxes for us.Its 38 in length, so plenty of room.The conversion/fit out is reasonably modern.It has a raft of solar on the roof (roof is covered)...	2-Smiths	16	1608	02:05 PM Jun 27, 2018 by 2-Smiths
	portable satellite systems recommendations? (Preview) Hello All Just getting back into caravanning after a lengthy layoff. Just after as much info as possible, on what people are using, brands and setups, and recommendations on a suitable portable satellite system? I would hope to cover all of oz, nth, sth, east and west. cheers -- Edited by topspark on...	topspark	7	985	08:43 PM Jun 24, 2018 by Delta18
	Gas versus Diesel Heaters (Preview) I'm ordering a new JB Gator van and think that an air heater would be a nice idea to fit. JB tell us that gas is quieter than diesel, but we plan to spend time free camping and think that saving gas for cooking and HWS might be preferable and the tug is diesel. What can you tell me to help decide between gas and d...	StewG	28	2808	04:33 PM Jun 24, 2018 by PeterD
	Grey Water tank level guage (Preview) Do any of you RV'ers with built in grey water tanks have a level guage and do they work. The Jayco system of three probes reading to the tank guage soon gets grudded up and gives false readings, am thinking of installing a float switch instead of.	iana	9	1737	06:57 AM Jun 24, 2018 by Bas + Eve
	Gas Fridge Dometic RM 7401 problems (Preview) Usual disclaimer I am not a Gas Fitter, I do not play around with LPG, and I have not posted to start a flame warCan someone shed a bit of light on a Dometic RM 7401 three way fridge problemHistory is around March (7 months ago), prior to crossing the Nullarbor from east to west, I must have purchased a bad...	Tony Bev	29	6269	07:49 PM Jun 23, 2018 by iana
	Yettogo needs some advice...... (Preview) yettogo wrote: Hi all, We are only 18 months off becoming grey Nomads and travelling our great country full time. my problem is what vehicle do I use to tow my 2600 kg Van, dual axle.Really could do with some advice please from you experienced lot. thanks in advance. Gday... Originally posted here - ht...	rockylizard	7	1408	03:01 PM Jun 23, 2018 by StewG
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