Techies' Corner

Baldbug · Baldbug

I've had the Coaster about a month now so I decided to switch on the Battery Charger this morning. 240 AC is all hooked up ok and working so I plugged in the Charger and it went to 5.5 volts or thereabouts straight away. Since then 10 minutes have passed the amount of charge going to Batteries is reducing. D...

clancee · clancee

Hi hows every body going, 1 question are digital wireless monitor cameras any good. to go on back of 13ft poptop. thanks everyone. good forum.

Jasbro · Jasbro

hi all, complete newbies here we have not a clue what we are doing. Just recently purchased a 1996 Ford econovan campervan to take the big leap around Australia hoping to venture off early next year but theres a lot of work to be done. can someone please shed some light on how to heat up our hot water tan...

Smithy · Smithy

Hi all i have a 21ft caravan and i wont to connect it to home i have a a lead i got with the caravan when i bought it its a second hand caravan i bought the guy used it at his place now i have connected the caravan to to my home and it keeps tripping the house so i thought ok the lead is faulty so i went out and bought a A...

landy · landy

We are buying a new van that has the fridge and battery both fed through the Anderson plug. With our current set up the Fridge is through the seven pin and the battery is through the Anderson plug, both circuits are fused and running through individual 70 amp relays. Can any one tell me what size fuse and r...

keiron · keiron

I am seeking advice on fitting a UHF radio into my 2006 Nissan Patrol. An obvious place is to stick on the passenger side of the centre console, but does look a bit of an afterthought. I would like to get some comment from other Patrol owners on where they might have one mounted. Cheers . KB

VKPORTABLE · VKPORTABLE

Just wondering how many Amateur Radio operator's there are on the forums? I know of at least two. Maybe we could get some net going for the amateur's on the forum. Obviously any net would have to be done on a band that is accessible to the F-Call licence holders so as not to exclude them. So 40m would be a goo...

msg · msg

As I free camp most of the time and becoming less tolerant of heat & cold as I get older, I am CONSIDERING getting a generator to power air con or heater. I really am one of those generator haters. However, I have a couple of issues: 1. My van is small, 5.7mtrs. No room to carry one. 2. I couldn't li...

Bukhouse · Bukhouse

Hi Guys, I have just fitted a projecta IC5000 battery charger to our van was tight fit Also fitted a ProStar 30amp solar controller I fitted a PID and a thermo couple so I can adjust the temperature via a PC 12volt fan all works extremely well with the door closed the temp at 27 degrees

Jj · Jj

Can anyone tell me what the maximum psi should be on rear manually inflated air bag suspension of a 1996 Toyota Coaster motorhome? thank you.

Farmhat · Farmhat

Did a test today while the van was under cover to discount any solar charge. The house batteries, 2 x 120amp paralleled together were fully charged then I put the 3 way fridge on 12 volt for an hour to run down the batteries. This used 21 amps. Then turned off the fridge. I was wanting to know what charge co...

Nathalie · Nathalie

HiWe have just purchased a used 18 foot Jayco Heritage 2004. It is very clean and looks like it has be well looked after and we have not noticed any water damages. Bringing the van home we noticed that it did handle very well even when we were passed by trucks, so that made me feel good. When we drove into the...

john tog · john tog

Has anyone heard or used this product on the roof of a caravan or motor home ? They claim reduces temperatures by up to 45% converts rust and increases metal life reduces roof maintenance by up to 80% I can be contacted on togo4950@gmail.com if any one can find further information

Jaahn · Jaahn

Hi There have been suggestions that adding two stroke oil to diesel tanks might be a good thing. Here is a test report I came across which tests the idea and a full report, by a technical organisation, Sasol Southern Africa Energy. They do not recommend it. But read the whole report before you jump in, or...

Ger08 · Ger08

We have an up coming trip where it could get a bit cold and was wondering if we should a get good old electric blanke. I guess we have two options a dedicated 12 blanket or use our 600w inverter on one of our 240v ones. We would appreciate all info on this. Cheers

Drought Breaker 2 · Drought Breaker 2

Hi to all fellow nomads, tricky question to you good people. We bought new motorhome and are having issues with tare and gvm weights, we seem to be overweight as you all have been at some point, what we just don't understand is, the weight had said tare weight 3860, gvm 4495, that part we get, but having ad...

RustyD · RustyD

I managed to break a bedside lamp. Didn't like it anyway so I'm after a new matching pair. Only problem I'm noticing is that very few of the lamps are vented. In fact the globe appears to be enclosed. The broken one is vented around the rim of the globe and at the back. Even at 2-3W I'm not sure about a non-ven...

tonyd · tonyd

Odd question, I know, but relevant to me: Boost mobile phones work on Telstra network. So do Aldi SIM cards. However, there seems to be some doubt about whether Aldi SIMs work in Boost phones. Anyone know if this is true? Thanks, Tony

brimhunter · brimhunter

Hi all So i have sorted my Camper trailer out but need some advice on Power for 1x CF40 Waeco fridge freezer and 1 x small 12v fridge for milk drinks etc Problem i have a Daul battery system in my Hilux 2.7 petrol 2x2 want to poss run both fridges on battery for 2 maybe 3 days max off of said 12v system and a coup...

Bas + Eve · Bas + Eve

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	Keeping The Dual Batteries in Charge (Preview) I've had the Coaster about a month now so I decided to switch on the Battery Charger this morning. 240 AC is all hooked up ok and working so I plugged in the Charger and it went to 5.5 volts or thereabouts straight away. Since then 10 minutes have passed the amount of charge going to Batteries is reducing. D...	Baldbug	17	1333	09:43 AM Apr 25, 2018 by oldbloke
	wireless rear monitor cameras (Preview) Hi hows every body going, 1 question are digital wireless monitor cameras any good. to go on back of 13ft poptop. thanks everyone. good forum.	clancee	6	1188	07:17 PM Apr 23, 2018 by AndrewMosey
	1996 Ford econovan campervan - ho****er system (Preview) hi all, complete newbies here we have not a clue what we are doing. Just recently purchased a 1996 Ford econovan campervan to take the big leap around Australia hoping to venture off early next year but theres a lot of work to be done. can someone please shed some light on how to heat up our hot water tan...	Jasbro	14	1075	12:39 PM Apr 23, 2018 by T1 Terry
	Connecting the caravan to to home (Preview) Hi all i have a 21ft caravan and i wont to connect it to home i have a a lead i got with the caravan when i bought it its a second hand caravan i bought the guy used it at his place now i have connected the caravan to to my home and it keeps tripping the house so i thought ok the lead is faulty so i went out and bought a A...	Smithy	26	2082	11:08 AM Apr 23, 2018 by Aus-Kiwi
	How many amps. (Preview) We are buying a new van that has the fridge and battery both fed through the Anderson plug. With our current set up the Fridge is through the seven pin and the battery is through the Anderson plug, both circuits are fused and running through individual 70 amp relays. Can any one tell me what size fuse and r...	landy	7	1468	12:28 PM Apr 20, 2018 by landy
	UHF Radio location for Nissan Patrol (Preview) I am seeking advice on fitting a UHF radio into my 2006 Nissan Patrol. An obvious place is to stick on the passenger side of the centre console, but does look a bit of an afterthought. I would like to get some comment from other Patrol owners on where they might have one mounted. Cheers . KB	keiron	7	1506	08:03 PM Apr 19, 2018 by rgren2
	Amateur Radio Operator's - Possible GN Net? (Preview) Just wondering how many Amateur Radio operator's there are on the forums? I know of at least two. Maybe we could get some net going for the amateur's on the forum. Obviously any net would have to be done on a band that is accessible to the F-Call licence holders so as not to exclude them. So 40m would be a goo...	VKPORTABLE	28	2771	07:14 PM Apr 19, 2018 by Mike Harding
	Generator Mount (Preview) As I free camp most of the time and becoming less tolerant of heat & cold as I get older, I am CONSIDERING getting a generator to power air con or heater. I really am one of those generator haters. However, I have a couple of issues: 1. My van is small, 5.7mtrs. No room to carry one. 2. I couldn't li...	msg	16	1691	11:57 AM Apr 19, 2018 by oldtrack123
	Projecta IC5000 (Preview) Hi Guys, I have just fitted a projecta IC5000 battery charger to our van was tight fit Also fitted a ProStar 30amp solar controller I fitted a PID and a thermo couple so I can adjust the temperature via a PC 12volt fan all works extremely well with the door closed the temp at 27 degrees	Bukhouse	4	879	03:02 PM Apr 17, 2018 by STRETCH ARMSTRONG
	Toyota Coaster air bag suspension (Preview) Can anyone tell me what the maximum psi should be on rear manually inflated air bag suspension of a 1996 Toyota Coaster motorhome? thank you.	Jj	18	4864	10:31 PM Apr 16, 2018 by jlmor
	Alternator charging (Preview) Did a test today while the van was under cover to discount any solar charge. The house batteries, 2 x 120amp paralleled together were fully charged then I put the 3 way fridge on 12 volt for an hour to run down the batteries. This used 21 amps. Then turned off the fridge. I was wanting to know what charge co...	Farmhat	25	1808	08:39 AM Apr 16, 2018 by Jaahn
	Jayco Heritage 2004 ground clearance issue. (Preview) HiWe have just purchased a used 18 foot Jayco Heritage 2004. It is very clean and looks like it has be well looked after and we have not noticed any water damages. Bringing the van home we noticed that it did handle very well even when we were passed by trucks, so that made me feel good. When we drove into the...	Nathalie	12	3214	10:17 PM Apr 15, 2018 by Hylife
	Thermoshield roof paint (Preview) Has anyone heard or used this product on the roof of a caravan or motor home ? They claim reduces temperatures by up to 45% converts rust and increases metal life reduces roof maintenance by up to 80% I can be contacted on togo4950@gmail.com if any one can find further information	john tog	29	6223	02:19 PM Apr 15, 2018 by T1 Terry
	Adding two stroke oil to diesels. Technical test article ! (Preview) Hi There have been suggestions that adding two stroke oil to diesel tanks might be a good thing. Here is a test report I came across which tests the idea and a full report, by a technical organisation, Sasol Southern Africa Energy. They do not recommend it. But read the whole report before you jump in, or...	Jaahn	13	3173	09:55 AM Apr 15, 2018 by deverall11
	Electric Blanket (Preview) We have an up coming trip where it could get a bit cold and was wondering if we should a get good old electric blanke. I guess we have two options a dedicated 12 blanket or use our 600w inverter on one of our 240v ones. We would appreciate all info on this. Cheers	Ger08	19	2797	05:33 AM Apr 15, 2018 by Bill B
	Motorhome Weights (Preview) Hi to all fellow nomads, tricky question to you good people. We bought new motorhome and are having issues with tare and gvm weights, we seem to be overweight as you all have been at some point, what we just don't understand is, the weight had said tare weight 3860, gvm 4495, that part we get, but having ad...	Drought Breaker 2	19	2845	10:20 AM Apr 14, 2018 by montie
	LED Bedside Lamps (Preview) I managed to break a bedside lamp. Didn't like it anyway so I'm after a new matching pair. Only problem I'm noticing is that very few of the lamps are vented. In fact the globe appears to be enclosed. The broken one is vented around the rim of the globe and at the back. Even at 2-3W I'm not sure about a non-ven...	RustyD	7	1512	03:56 PM Apr 13, 2018 by Cupie
	Mobile phone query (Preview) Odd question, I know, but relevant to me: Boost mobile phones work on Telstra network. So do Aldi SIM cards. However, there seems to be some doubt about whether Aldi SIMs work in Boost phones. Anyone know if this is true? Thanks, Tony	tonyd	6	1623	12:39 PM Apr 13, 2018 by Dickodownunder
	Is it possible to charge 2nd Auxillary Battery from Dual Battery Set up (Preview) Hi all So i have sorted my Camper trailer out but need some advice on Power for 1x CF40 Waeco fridge freezer and 1 x small 12v fridge for milk drinks etc Problem i have a Daul battery system in my Hilux 2.7 petrol 2x2 want to poss run both fridges on battery for 2 maybe 3 days max off of said 12v system and a coup...	brimhunter	3	1413	08:37 AM Apr 13, 2018 by Jaahn
	Solar panels (Preview) Which are the BEST panels on todays market?	Bas + Eve	7	1951	08:09 PM Apr 12, 2018 by Hewy54
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