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Kendo · Kendo

I am considering a pure sine wave inverter. I recon a 600w unit would do what I would want (certainly no more than 1000w). I understand it depends on what I want to run on it. To be honest I'm just imagining a laptop, I don't want to have mega watts so I can "weld" with it (joke by the way), I just wan...

JackoFJR · JackoFJR

I bought a small CTEK 240v 5 amp charger 8 stage , to keep batteries topped up when they are not getting used much I charged the 2nd batt under the tray of my 4wd , 105ah AGM batt , set the CTEK to AGM all good . Then a couple of days later charged the Batt in the Tvan , it's a 75ah deep cycle sealed lead acid , I dun...

goldcoaster · goldcoaster

Is your Diesel Heater noisy ??? Mine seems to be loud inside Motorhome , hard to get to sleep with it on and the noise from the exhaust out the back of Motorhome , I wouldn't like to be camped next to me . How's yours. Cheers Mick

Hey Jim · Hey Jim

Hi all, Our new Jayco van will come supplied with Nitrogen filled Tyres. Were does one check and fill up with Nitrogen air? Jim

bill12 · bill12

I have been a long time windows laptop user , and have bought myself a 10 in Android tablet thinking it would be more portable, and easier to use. It is more portable, but I found it harder to get on the internet with. I can,t get the tablet to recognize the usb modem, and so can,t get on the web with it.The la...

Phil C · Phil C

Hi all, I would greatly appreciate your constructive feedback on this item. I will then ask Cindy to add it to the stickies on this blog. Cheers Rules: ANY and ALL 240 volt mains repairs and maintenance MUST be carried out by a licenced ELECTRICIAN! This applies equally to voltages produces by INVERTE...

Spydermann · Spydermann

Bought a pair of strap-on mirrors for my BF Ute today. However, as the back of the ute mirrors is tapered and not parallel to the rim across top and bottom of the front edges, the mirrors just slide off off. Cannot get them tight enough so I cannot just easily drag them off. I note that some mirrors (e.g. Mil...

Roostertales · Roostertales

Hi all Just wondering if someone can help me with loading a picture ( photo into a post } Thanks

clarence · clarence

Is there a cheaper version of HWS availabale other then Truma. I am thinking of gas only because we only use it while freecamping.? thanks vic

wasn_me · wasn_me

I'm thinking about buying a coromal van. I have had nothing to do with the independent suspension on them. I believe it consists of a wish bone swing arm, supported by a leaf spring. I was looking for comments good or bad about the suspension. There seems to be heaps on the road, so it must work. It looks li...

Koko · Koko

Hi fellow travellers How do you secure your Caravan TV for travelling? We own a Jayco and were told to store our TV in the box when travelling, but when we watched the DVD that came with the van it shows the TV being secured with straps for travelling. Our local dealer didn't know about these. Any ideas ple...

jade46 · jade46

Hi All Anybody using or know anything about these Toad braking systems? http://www.rvibrake.com/RVibrake2-p/abs-12011.htm I have just started towing a Suzuki Alto with w "Ready Brute tow system with overide braking but find the Suzuki is not heavy enough at 800 KG to make the overide wor...

JohnR · JohnR

Preparing to head West(Perth) in next few days after House sitting in Forbes/Peak Hill for past 6 weeks. Van has been parked in driveway for period and consequently not used. Turned on the water pump today and it would not stop pushing water out the inlet point at the water reservoir. (A bit like a tap yo...

airbornespanner · airbornespanner

Hi, am interested to find out any experiences from 5th wheelers owners that have Dexter Torque Flex suspension on there units. 1) how did you find it standing up to Australian roads & conditions 2) any issues that you have had. 3) what life/klms did you experience Regards Geoff

aussie_paul · aussie_paul

Checking the anode has been on my to do list since a thread or two made me aware of what can happen. I was working on a couple of jobs in the van and decided to have a look at the HWS anode. After finding a suitable tool I removed the anode with these results. Yuck!!! I will need to flush out and replace anode.. A...

Snail · Snail

http://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2015/05/25/accc-investigates-jeep-maker/

Spydermann · Spydermann

<deleted> -- Edited by Spydermann on Thursday 11th of June 2015 08:05:55 PM

Santa · Santa

My phone just died, I'm in the market for a new one. What I need is something basic and easy to use, don't want or need a smart phone. Your thoughts would be of interest.

Tropdoug · Tropdoug

Hi guys, I know there are a heap of posts regarding solar, but there is so much information in different ways my old head is spinning. So, can someone confirm or correct me please. If I have a 240V appliance running for 5 hrs at 7.5Amps max - I would be consuming 37.5 A/hrs of power -- is that correct? If I add...

Spydermann · Spydermann

My BA XR6 ute can tow 1600kgs, has a carrying capacity in the tub of about 560kgs and a ball weight of 160kgs. The tow bar can take 2300kgs load & 160kgs ball weight. I got the show pony, not the workhorse. Does this mean that if I have full ball weight of 160kgs, then my carrying capacity is 400kgs? My ve...

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	Pure sine wave inverter setup (Preview) I am considering a pure sine wave inverter. I recon a 600w unit would do what I would want (certainly no more than 1000w). I understand it depends on what I want to run on it. To be honest I'm just imagining a laptop, I don't want to have mega watts so I can "weld" with it (joke by the way), I just wan...	Kendo	19	2975	07:24 PM Jun 23, 2015 by Kendo
	AGM .- Lead Acid batt . (Preview) I bought a small CTEK 240v 5 amp charger 8 stage , to keep batteries topped up when they are not getting used much I charged the 2nd batt under the tray of my 4wd , 105ah AGM batt , set the CTEK to AGM all good . Then a couple of days later charged the Batt in the Tvan , it's a 75ah deep cycle sealed lead acid , I dun...	JackoFJR	5	827	04:10 PM Jun 23, 2015 by patrolst
	Dometic Ebespacher 12v D2 Diesel Heater (Preview) Is your Diesel Heater noisy ??? Mine seems to be loud inside Motorhome , hard to get to sleep with it on and the noise from the exhaust out the back of Motorhome , I wouldn't like to be camped next to me . How's yours. Cheers Mick	goldcoaster	10	1279	02:43 PM Jun 23, 2015 by The Doo crew
	Nitrogen top of Van tyres (closed) (Preview) Hi all, Our new Jayco van will come supplied with Nitrogen filled Tyres. Were does one check and fill up with Nitrogen air? Jim	Hey Jim	24	1830	09:39 AM Jun 21, 2015 by Webmaster
	Tablet vs laptop (Preview) I have been a long time windows laptop user , and have bought myself a 10 in Android tablet thinking it would be more portable, and easier to use. It is more portable, but I found it harder to get on the internet with. I can,t get the tablet to recognize the usb modem, and so can,t get on the web with it.The la...	bill12	18	1892	12:00 AM Jun 21, 2015 by spida
	Electrical Maintenance and Safety in your Caravan (Preview) Hi all, I would greatly appreciate your constructive feedback on this item. I will then ask Cindy to add it to the stickies on this blog. Cheers Rules: ANY and ALL 240 volt mains repairs and maintenance MUST be carried out by a licenced ELECTRICIAN! This applies equally to voltages produces by INVERTE...	Phil C	5	1301	11:06 PM Jun 20, 2015 by oldtrack123
	BA-BF Falcon Mirrors (Preview) Bought a pair of strap-on mirrors for my BF Ute today. However, as the back of the ute mirrors is tapered and not parallel to the rim across top and bottom of the front edges, the mirrors just slide off off. Cannot get them tight enough so I cannot just easily drag them off. I note that some mirrors (e.g. Mil...	Spydermann	8	2532	03:27 PM Jun 20, 2015 by Spydermann
	To : all things technical - how do you add a picture to a post ????? its show and tell time ! (Preview) Hi all Just wondering if someone can help me with loading a picture ( photo into a post } Thanks	Roostertales	7	1130	01:30 PM Jun 20, 2015 by iana
	Alternative HWS (Preview) Is there a cheaper version of HWS availabale other then Truma. I am thinking of gas only because we only use it while freecamping.? thanks vic	clarence	8	1072	12:39 PM Jun 20, 2015 by clarence
	Coromal suspension (Preview) I'm thinking about buying a coromal van. I have had nothing to do with the independent suspension on them. I believe it consists of a wish bone swing arm, supported by a leaf spring. I was looking for comments good or bad about the suspension. There seems to be heaps on the road, so it must work. It looks li...	wasn_me	10	3852	12:05 PM Jun 20, 2015 by woolman
	Travel straps for TV (Preview) Hi fellow travellers How do you secure your Caravan TV for travelling? We own a Jayco and were told to store our TV in the box when travelling, but when we watched the DVD that came with the van it shows the TV being secured with straps for travelling. Our local dealer didn't know about these. Any ideas ple...	Koko	11	3054	06:35 PM Jun 19, 2015 by Delta18
	RVi Braking System Experience? (Preview) Hi All Anybody using or know anything about these Toad braking systems? http://www.rvibrake.com/RVibrake2-p/abs-12011.htm I have just started towing a Suzuki Alto with w "Ready Brute tow system with overide braking but find the Suzuki is not heavy enough at 800 KG to make the overide wor...	jade46	2	1268	07:59 AM Jun 19, 2015 by Mike C
	Water Pump 2013 Jayco Outback Sterling (Preview) Preparing to head West(Perth) in next few days after House sitting in Forbes/Peak Hill for past 6 weeks. Van has been parked in driveway for period and consequently not used. Turned on the water pump today and it would not stop pushing water out the inlet point at the water reservoir. (A bit like a tap yo...	JohnR	5	1352	08:49 PM Jun 18, 2015 by JohnR
	Dexter Torque Flex suspension (Preview) Hi, am interested to find out any experiences from 5th wheelers owners that have Dexter Torque Flex suspension on there units. 1) how did you find it standing up to Australian roads & conditions 2) any issues that you have had. 3) what life/klms did you experience Regards Geoff	airbornespanner	1	1356	04:29 PM Jun 18, 2015 by KevKim37
	HWS Anode... (Preview) Checking the anode has been on my to do list since a thread or two made me aware of what can happen. I was working on a couple of jobs in the van and decided to have a look at the HWS anode. After finding a suitable tool I removed the anode with these results. Yuck!!! I will need to flush out and replace anode.. A...	aussie_paul	11	2573	06:44 PM Jun 15, 2015 by Triple333
	Unhappy with Jeep (Preview) http://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2015/05/25/accc-investigates-jeep-maker/	Snail	9	1793	06:06 PM Jun 15, 2015 by KevinC
	Mirrors (again) (Preview) <deleted> -- Edited by Spydermann on Thursday 11th of June 2015 08:05:55 PM	Spydermann	14	1242	05:35 PM Jun 15, 2015 by Spydermann
	Mobile phone suggestions please? (Preview) My phone just died, I'm in the market for a new one. What I need is something basic and easy to use, don't want or need a smart phone. Your thoughts would be of interest.	Santa	18	3285	11:04 AM Jun 15, 2015 by Santa
	Calculation blackhole (Preview) Hi guys, I know there are a heap of posts regarding solar, but there is so much information in different ways my old head is spinning. So, can someone confirm or correct me please. If I have a 240V appliance running for 5 hrs at 7.5Amps max - I would be consuming 37.5 A/hrs of power -- is that correct? If I add...	Tropdoug	10	1524	10:34 AM Jun 15, 2015 by Phil C
	Increasing two ball weight (Preview) My BA XR6 ute can tow 1600kgs, has a carrying capacity in the tub of about 560kgs and a ball weight of 160kgs. The tow bar can take 2300kgs load & 160kgs ball weight. I got the show pony, not the workhorse. Does this mean that if I have full ball weight of 160kgs, then my carrying capacity is 400kgs? My ve...	Spydermann	7	5103	05:07 PM Jun 14, 2015 by Quanger
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