Techies' Corner

Woodpecker · Woodpecker

I have a Teco 75litre bar fridge and was wondering how it would handle running off a 300watt invertor and how much draw down I could expect on my battery. My battery is a 150 amp hour battery which is charged by the car while traveling and a 100 watt solar while camping. the fridge species say it operates o...

mezza56 · mezza56

Has anyone got the alko IRS suspension fitted on their van , more so a off road or semi off road van . I'm wondering how the suspension handles corrugated surfaces . It looks very simplistic and little maintenance. I have seen several new off road vans advertised with it fitted .

kezngaz · kezngaz

As above, anybody got one of these vans as im trying to work out what certain fuses do and where certain things get their 12v from. Ive tried pulling fuses etc, was hoping someone with same model van could help. TIA. Kezngaz.

snap1946 · snap1946

hi all is any body useing a tom tom via 280 and are they any good snap

sandman55 · sandman55

Hi all some of us have some handy tips for when we are on the computer and I thought it would be a good idea to share some of our shortcuts and tips and anything that would make it easier for our members to use their computers, so if you have some tips please add them here because we can all learn from each other...

Goldfinger · Goldfinger

I have no connection with Bunnings. I wanted to share this strong, versatile storage container info I found.... I wanted to replace the proverbial 'baby's bucket' for collecting our grey water. Just obtained these outstanding value 'Ezy Storage' 'Bunker' storage containers. 20L $11, 35L $13...

goldcoaster · goldcoaster

I am looking for a new motorhome and came across one that fits the bill , but it is Petrol . What if any would be the pitfalls ? Is petrol available everywhere out west ? It is a large motorhome 6.3 ltr Chev engine 340hp , it's not imported , made by Winnebago Aust. Very unusual to come across a petrol motorho...

Browndog · Browndog

Our camac tv has a good quality picture but the sound is DREADFUL. If the air con is on and the volume is turned up, well forget it the sound it is inaudible. Can anyone suggest a easy fix, limited space as tv is fixed over the fridge. Thank you

Dunmowin · Dunmowin

http://thegreynomads.activeboard.com/t59428453/bog-aide/

Davo55 · Davo55

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/3G-GPS-Tracker-Real-live-Time-Anti-Vehicle-...

pipes · pipes

Very soon to be heading east from Perth. A week ago, I thought of having a roof top aircon fitted to my 1991 Mazda T3500 motorhome. I emailed 4 different companies here in Perth, re. fitting and pricing, etc. Not one replied!!!! Business must be great. Regards. Pipes.

wasn_me · wasn_me

How do I start new paragraphs when posting from an andriod phone. When typing I hit the line return to start a new paragraph. It shows as I want on the screen, but when I submit the post, it all runs together. I've posted this from my laptop, no problems. Cheers Pete

Warren-Pat_01 · Warren-Pat_01

Hello everyone, What do you people who "play in the dust" do to keep dust (inc bull dust) out of the gas/electric hot water service & fridge vents? On our Eagle, I never ran the smaller fridge while we were travelling (used it as an esky) & had exterior covers to keep the dust out. With our Discove...

Aus-Kiwi · Aus-Kiwi

Just spend an afternoon at my local Automotive shop. He is flat out repairing valve gear on engine mainly diesels where the cam belts have failed . For heavens sake people spend $300 to $500 replacing and servicing your tow vehicle !! A set of rockers for a Mazda is just over $1000. Luck the valves are 90*...

Ron-D · Ron-D

my biggest worry with my single axel van is the dreaded puncture,in most cases you can't pull off the road with a long rig usually for many kilometres,and the tyre by that stage is just a pile of rubbish,so hense the question would those tyre pressure kits where you can monitor what's going on from insid...

Bob and Colleen · Bob and Colleen

Hi All, Last week we had an issue with our caravan awning, the material is delaminating, the top and bottom vinyl is coming away from the matting used as the middle of the sandwich. The caravan was delivered in 2011 (brand new), while it has been out in the sun most of its life the awning has always been ro...

ABNER · ABNER

Can any knowing people tell me what regulations are required to be met by wiring up a trailer for 240Volt Ac , Is there a testing facility for an installation to be certified in Western Australia. Obviously all good electrical mechanical procedures would be adhered to. Thanks in advance. Bob

in transit · in transit

I read somewhere recently that these should be replaced "occasionally" I am hoping that someone out there who knows heaps more about gas than I do (that is most people) can tell me whether this is true and if so quantify "occassionally"

baglimit2002 · baglimit2002

Was thinking of buy a genny at one stage but recently when to rawsly park in the flinders ranges and got talking to a nomad that runs only solar panels was impressed as to the volts that where being replace in the batteries he run a engel caravan fridge 90 litres and a 40 litre beer fridge on a slide he does ha...

Dougwe · Dougwe

How, fellow and fellowette happy campers, As some of you would know I have had major problems with my stupid 'Girrad Continous Flow' hot water system in the Aluminium TeePee. I am going to bite the bullet later this year and replace it with a Suburban hot water service. I have just been told that the plas...

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Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	to run a bar fridge of invertor (Preview) I have a Teco 75litre bar fridge and was wondering how it would handle running off a 300watt invertor and how much draw down I could expect on my battery. My battery is a 150 amp hour battery which is charged by the car while traveling and a 100 watt solar while camping. the fridge species say it operates o...	Woodpecker	7	2842	01:25 PM Jun 12, 2017 by AJC
	suspension (Preview) Has anyone got the alko IRS suspension fitted on their van , more so a off road or semi off road van . I'm wondering how the suspension handles corrugated surfaces . It looks very simplistic and little maintenance. I have seen several new off road vans advertised with it fitted .	mezza56	8	4284	10:31 PM Jun 11, 2017 by Warren-Pat_01
	2011 New Age Big Red Wiring/Fuses. (Preview) As above, anybody got one of these vans as im trying to work out what certain fuses do and where certain things get their 12v from. Ive tried pulling fuses etc, was hoping someone with same model van could help. TIA. Kezngaz.	kezngaz	5	1145	08:52 PM Jun 11, 2017 by kezngaz
	tom tom (Preview) hi all is any body useing a tom tom via 280 and are they any good snap	snap1946	14	2160	05:43 PM Jun 11, 2017 by aussietraveller
	Add your Computer tips here ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Hi all some of us have some handy tips for when we are on the computer and I thought it would be a good idea to share some of our shortcuts and tips and anything that would make it easier for our members to use their computers, so if you have some tips please add them here because we can all learn from each other...	sandman55	46	3520	10:13 PM Jun 9, 2017 by sandman55
	Outstanding value, versatile grey water storage containers.... (Preview) I have no connection with Bunnings. I wanted to share this strong, versatile storage container info I found.... I wanted to replace the proverbial 'baby's bucket' for collecting our grey water. Just obtained these outstanding value 'Ezy Storage' 'Bunker' storage containers. 20L $11, 35L $13...	Goldfinger	12	2686	06:36 PM Jun 9, 2017 by Jamjar
	340 HP Petrol Motorhome (Preview) I am looking for a new motorhome and came across one that fits the bill , but it is Petrol . What if any would be the pitfalls ? Is petrol available everywhere out west ? It is a large motorhome 6.3 ltr Chev engine 340hp , it's not imported , made by Winnebago Aust. Very unusual to come across a petrol motorho...	goldcoaster	14	1799	05:16 PM Jun 9, 2017 by T1 Terry
	Sound problems with a camac rev tv. Does anybody have a solution for a very tinny sounding camac tv (only a yr old). (Preview) Our camac tv has a good quality picture but the sound is DREADFUL. If the air con is on and the volume is turned up, well forget it the sound it is inaudible. Can anyone suggest a easy fix, limited space as tv is fixed over the fridge. Thank you	Browndog	10	1284	02:27 PM Jun 7, 2017 by Browndog
	Bog Out (Preview) http://thegreynomads.activeboard.com/t59428453/bog-aide/	Dunmowin	15	1764	04:44 PM Jun 6, 2017 by CharlieAubin
	GPS Tracking (3G) (Preview) http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/3G-GPS-Tracker-Real-live-Time-Anti-Vehicle-...	Davo55	3	1491	02:32 PM Jun 5, 2017 by hako
	Business must be great!! (Preview) Very soon to be heading east from Perth. A week ago, I thought of having a roof top aircon fitted to my 1991 Mazda T3500 motorhome. I emailed 4 different companies here in Perth, re. fitting and pricing, etc. Not one replied!!!! Business must be great. Regards. Pipes.	pipes	6	1571	01:53 PM Jun 5, 2017 by pipes
	POSTING FROM MOBILE PHONE (Preview) How do I start new paragraphs when posting from an andriod phone. When typing I hit the line return to start a new paragraph. It shows as I want on the screen, but when I submit the post, it all runs together. I've posted this from my laptop, no problems. Cheers Pete	wasn_me	8	1186	09:45 PM Jun 4, 2017 by wasn_me
	Dust sealing (Preview) Hello everyone, What do you people who "play in the dust" do to keep dust (inc bull dust) out of the gas/electric hot water service & fridge vents? On our Eagle, I never ran the smaller fridge while we were travelling (used it as an esky) & had exterior covers to keep the dust out. With our Discove...	Warren-Pat_01	8	1793	09:06 PM Jun 4, 2017 by Warren-Pat_01
	Servicing vehicles . (Preview) Just spend an afternoon at my local Automotive shop. He is flat out repairing valve gear on engine mainly diesels where the cam belts have failed . For heavens sake people spend $300 to $500 replacing and servicing your tow vehicle !! A set of rockers for a Mazda is just over $1000. Luck the valves are 90*...	Aus-Kiwi	21	3282	08:55 AM Jun 3, 2017 by Aus-Kiwi
	Single axel vans ( 1 2 ) (Preview) my biggest worry with my single axel van is the dreaded puncture,in most cases you can't pull off the road with a long rig usually for many kilometres,and the tyre by that stage is just a pile of rubbish,so hense the question would those tyre pressure kits where you can monitor what's going on from insid...	Ron-D	30	3652	08:32 AM Jun 3, 2017 by Ron-D
	Caravan Awning delaminating (Preview) Hi All, Last week we had an issue with our caravan awning, the material is delaminating, the top and bottom vinyl is coming away from the matting used as the middle of the sandwich. The caravan was delivered in 2011 (brand new), while it has been out in the sun most of its life the awning has always been ro...	Bob and Colleen	13	3296	03:24 PM Jun 2, 2017 by Aus-Kiwi
	Camper Trailer Electrics (Preview) Can any knowing people tell me what regulations are required to be met by wiring up a trailer for 240Volt Ac , Is there a testing facility for an installation to be certified in Western Australia. Obviously all good electrical mechanical procedures would be adhered to. Thanks in advance. Bob	ABNER	7	2185	12:56 AM Jun 2, 2017 by ABNER
	Gas regulators (Preview) I read somewhere recently that these should be replaced "occasionally" I am hoping that someone out there who knows heaps more about gas than I do (that is most people) can tell me whether this is true and if so quantify "occassionally"	in transit	8	2036	10:15 PM Jun 1, 2017 by PeterD
	Solar panels fixed or portable ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Was thinking of buy a genny at one stage but recently when to rawsly park in the flinders ranges and got talking to a nomad that runs only solar panels was impressed as to the volts that where being replace in the batteries he run a engel caravan fridge 90 litres and a 40 litre beer fridge on a slide he does ha...	baglimit2002	33	3965	06:05 PM Jun 1, 2017 by Aus-Kiwi
	HOT WATER SYSTEM AND JOHN GUEST FITTINGS ( 1 2 ) (Preview) How, fellow and fellowette happy campers, As some of you would know I have had major problems with my stupid 'Girrad Continous Flow' hot water system in the Aluminium TeePee. I am going to bite the bullet later this year and replace it with a Suburban hot water service. I have just been told that the plas...	Dougwe	32	4828	03:05 PM May 31, 2017 by Dougwe
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