Techies' Corner

Muddy · Muddy

Interesting conversation with a neighbour last night. He mentioned that there is a growing concern that Trailer stability systems are still requiring some refinement before they could be considered good technology. I hope to goodness that the RMT mob understand these concerns before they decid...

madaboutled · madaboutled

Thinking of getting a Duoetto 12 volt 10 litre water heater anybody know anything about these, good or bad, please enlighten me.

Walmel · Walmel

Our 12volt fridge is freezing the freezer but the fridge section is only just cool. Have just replaced deep cycle batteries. Can anyone help?

Woody n Sue · Woody n Sue

Hi all today I fitted a new ctec DC to DC charger all good and working well lights work in the van, except the the old charge controller has no read out as the power no longer returns to the readout as it is now going through the DC to DC unit and I am guessing that as it was dark when I finished there was no solar...

wasn_me · wasn_me

I'm having problems using coordinates with my Garmin. Camps gives a coordinate of 17 08 18 S. The garmin want 3 digits on the last number (seconds I believe). I have put a before & after the 18. I usually get close to where I want to be, but at the last minute the Garmin will want to take me bush. Is there...

Renrut · Renrut

What are your Thoughts or Recommendations for the best towing Vechile for a Regent Caravan Weighing 3 Tonne..Please

Wombat 280 · Wombat 280

Mate has a TOJO V8 Troopy Manual diesel not sure of the year of birth What can he expect to use per 100 towing a 20 foot van

madaboutled · madaboutled

I've always thought a trolley jack was better than a bottle or sizzor jack, so, when we bought our "Roadworx" bout 8 months ago I went to the auto shop and got a 2.5 ton rated trolley jack (bloody heavy). Anyway last week I had to put it to the test with a flat on the inside right rear dual. But, se...

Danielle · Danielle

We haven't hit the road yet, but wanted to know what sort of laptop computers/accessories others find helpful to work online, and keep in touch, whilst on the road.

pauline · pauline

What size generator would we need to heat a 20 litre all electric hot water system, it takes around 20 minutes to heat up when hooked up to power.

Annie8702 · Annie8702

Hi everybody, has anyone installed a Camec Elite Caravan Mover onto a twin axle van. We have put ours on and all motors work in th correct direction but we can't get the four motors synced to just one remote control instead of using two remotes. We've done what the book and Camec staff told us but it doesn'...

DeBe · DeBe

This is my personal experience in using a bar fridge in a caravan. It was a new fridge in 2007 when purchased & cost $80. It had to run off a Honda EM500U generator (450Watt) as well as a 300watt Modified sinewave inverter. As purchased it wouldn't run on either powersupply as the start current was to...

iana · iana

I note that quite a few Nomads are using domestic refrigerators. A point that is never brought up is that these fridges pull the heat out of the inside of the fridge and dump it into the room its in. Caravan fridges duct the heat away out side. This means that on a hot day the fridge is busy cooling its inter...

Mrdevonian · Mrdevonian

Hi all, I recently upgraded my old '89 Mitsubishi Rosa's solar array, regulator and battery storage system. I got the pv panels, 3x 260w/24v, an 80 amp OutBack flexmax mppt charge controller, and 3x Amaron sleek 150 ah batteries installed by Newcastle Batteries at Warner's Bay. It all appears to be r...

Cowboy7307 · Cowboy7307

I am wanting too start setting our van up with some 12v lighting , what are these strip lights that you can buy on eBay ,about 5mt for $20

Muddy · Muddy

Just come off the phone with an auto electrician who wants to fit this to my car in readiness for its first tow on Monday next week. I said that I didn't want the Redarc because I favoured a proportional brake controller and he told me this was a new redarc product with a very small remote control (as per th...

cjt55 · cjt55

Hi all. I have just sold my 2nd hand 5th Wheeler which had 2 tanks holding over 300 litres of fresh water . This was more than enough and I never ran out when free camping. I am now looking at purchasing a new caravan which has a standard 90 litre fresh water tank with the option of up to 3 x 90 litre tanks. My...

Diggings · Diggings

I have a large 185 watt solar panel (72 squares) that I want to mount on the roof of my van, I want to run the wires to a regulator and plug the regulator outlet into the battery system when parked for a while, I need to know what size regulator and the best type to get the best out of this set up. Thanks Dave ...

Bent Axle Bob · Bent Axle Bob

Kia Ora Everyone, it's been a while since last on the forum and I need some advice on the heading subject. My fridge is a TLC 115 litre bar fridge, plate states current 1 amp, input power 100watts, inverter 1000w continuos 2000watt surge pure sine wave inverter. 3 x100w panels feeding via mppt reg t...

Hylda&Jon · Hylda&Jon

I'm after a bit of advice please. We have a 17" caravan with a 80w solar panel and one 120amp deep cycle GM battery. I am thinking about replacing the old, not working 90L Electrulux 3way fridge with a Weaco CR-1110 2 way (110ltr). To do this I am thinking of adding either 2 X 80w panels or one 120w pane...

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	Are Trailer Stability controll systems "all that"? (Preview) Interesting conversation with a neighbour last night. He mentioned that there is a growing concern that Trailer stability systems are still requiring some refinement before they could be considered good technology. I hope to goodness that the RMT mob understand these concerns before they decid...	Muddy	8	999	12:44 PM Mar 24, 2015 by hotqld
	Duoetto 12 volt 10 litre water heater, recommendations??? (Preview) Thinking of getting a Duoetto 12 volt 10 litre water heater anybody know anything about these, good or bad, please enlighten me.	madaboutled	16	7303	10:30 PM Apr 2, 2018 by gfsutton
	12volt fridge (Preview) Our 12volt fridge is freezing the freezer but the fridge section is only just cool. Have just replaced deep cycle batteries. Can anyone help?	Walmel	13	1648	07:26 AM Mar 14, 2020 by Jaahn
	Small technical problem with 12 v mod (Preview) Hi all today I fitted a new ctec DC to DC charger all good and working well lights work in the van, except the the old charge controller has no read out as the power no longer returns to the readout as it is now going through the DC to DC unit and I am guessing that as it was dark when I finished there was no solar...	Woody n Sue	4	905	10:43 PM Mar 23, 2015 by Woody n Sue
	Coordinates (Preview) I'm having problems using coordinates with my Garmin. Camps gives a coordinate of 17 08 18 S. The garmin want 3 digits on the last number (seconds I believe). I have put a before & after the 18. I usually get close to where I want to be, but at the last minute the Garmin will want to take me bush. Is there...	wasn_me	9	932	02:04 PM Apr 6, 2015 by dorian
	Best Vechile (Preview) What are your Thoughts or Recommendations for the best towing Vechile for a Regent Caravan Weighing 3 Tonne..Please	Renrut	10	1311	06:29 AM Mar 26, 2015 by rockylizard
	Liters per 100K's (Preview) Mate has a TOJO V8 Troopy Manual diesel not sure of the year of birth What can he expect to use per 100 towing a 20 foot van	Wombat 280	4	1168	12:03 AM Mar 23, 2015 by D and D
	What size and type Jack for a Motorhome? (Preview) I've always thought a trolley jack was better than a bottle or sizzor jack, so, when we bought our "Roadworx" bout 8 months ago I went to the auto shop and got a 2.5 ton rated trolley jack (bloody heavy). Anyway last week I had to put it to the test with a flat on the inside right rear dual. But, se...	madaboutled	25	4264	09:21 PM Mar 26, 2015 by madaboutled
	Laptops (Preview) We haven't hit the road yet, but wanted to know what sort of laptop computers/accessories others find helpful to work online, and keep in touch, whilst on the road.	Danielle	10	1348	07:38 AM Apr 12, 2015 by Danielle
	What size generator ? (Preview) What size generator would we need to heat a 20 litre all electric hot water system, it takes around 20 minutes to heat up when hooked up to power.	pauline	13	1599	07:45 PM Mar 23, 2015 by Aus-Kiwi
	Camec Elite Caravan Mover (Preview) Hi everybody, has anyone installed a Camec Elite Caravan Mover onto a twin axle van. We have put ours on and all motors work in th correct direction but we can't get the four motors synced to just one remote control instead of using two remotes. We've done what the book and Camec staff told us but it doesn'...	Annie8702	0	906	06:18 PM Mar 19, 2015 by Annie8702
	Bar Fridge in a Caravan (Preview) This is my personal experience in using a bar fridge in a caravan. It was a new fridge in 2007 when purchased & cost $80. It had to run off a Honda EM500U generator (450Watt) as well as a 300watt Modified sinewave inverter. As purchased it wouldn't run on either powersupply as the start current was to...	DeBe	4	1040	08:36 PM Mar 19, 2015 by oldtrack123
	Fridges again. (Preview) I note that quite a few Nomads are using domestic refrigerators. A point that is never brought up is that these fridges pull the heat out of the inside of the fridge and dump it into the room its in. Caravan fridges duct the heat away out side. This means that on a hot day the fridge is busy cooling its inter...	iana	5	1147	11:35 PM Mar 19, 2015 by SnowT
	Looking for a solar genius (Preview) Hi all, I recently upgraded my old '89 Mitsubishi Rosa's solar array, regulator and battery storage system. I got the pv panels, 3x 260w/24v, an 80 amp OutBack flexmax mppt charge controller, and 3x Amaron sleek 150 ah batteries installed by Newcastle Batteries at Warner's Bay. It all appears to be r...	Mrdevonian	2	865	09:47 AM Mar 19, 2015 by Jaahn
	Strip lights (Preview) I am wanting too start setting our van up with some 12v lighting , what are these strip lights that you can buy on eBay ,about 5mt for $20	Cowboy7307	8	1342	08:17 PM Mar 19, 2015 by woofta and precious
	New Redarc Proportional remote Brake controller (Preview) Just come off the phone with an auto electrician who wants to fit this to my car in readiness for its first tow on Monday next week. I said that I didn't want the Redarc because I favoured a proportional brake controller and he told me this was a new redarc product with a very small remote control (as per th...	Muddy	25	3156	08:46 PM Mar 22, 2015 by Muddy
	Fresh Water Tank Capacity (Preview) Hi all. I have just sold my 2nd hand 5th Wheeler which had 2 tanks holding over 300 litres of fresh water . This was more than enough and I never ran out when free camping. I am now looking at purchasing a new caravan which has a standard 90 litre fresh water tank with the option of up to 3 x 90 litre tanks. My...	cjt55	3	1074	09:31 AM Mar 17, 2015 by Bruce and Bev
	Solar Regulator advice (Preview) I have a large 185 watt solar panel (72 squares) that I want to mount on the roof of my van, I want to run the wires to a regulator and plug the regulator outlet into the battery system when parked for a while, I need to know what size regulator and the best type to get the best out of this set up. Thanks Dave ...	Diggings	8	1023	08:41 PM Mar 17, 2015 by Jaahn
	Connecting 230v fridge to solar batteries via 1000w continuous pure sine wave inverter, (Preview) Kia Ora Everyone, it's been a while since last on the forum and I need some advice on the heading subject. My fridge is a TLC 115 litre bar fridge, plate states current 1 amp, input power 100watts, inverter 1000w continuos 2000watt surge pure sine wave inverter. 3 x100w panels feeding via mppt reg t...	Bent Axle Bob	18	1543	05:59 PM Mar 20, 2015 by Bent Axle Bob
	Fridge advise needed yet again (Preview) I'm after a bit of advice please. We have a 17" caravan with a 80w solar panel and one 120amp deep cycle GM battery. I am thinking about replacing the old, not working 90L Electrulux 3way fridge with a Weaco CR-1110 2 way (110ltr). To do this I am thinking of adding either 2 X 80w panels or one 120w pane...	Hylda&Jon	6	1029	07:32 PM Mar 17, 2015 by SnowT
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