Techies' Corner

GaryKelly · GaryKelly

Just received this link in an email from Caravans Plus, and thought I'd share it with interested nomads.It seems that caravan brakes are under the police spotlight. There have been changes which affect anyone registered in NSW. Our technical staff have made a short article explaining the Austra...

Olley46 · Olley46

I have just made up my own Breakaway Battery Monitor,I bought aBattery and Alternator tester $20.00, 9 mtrs of 4 mill wire $35.00 hard wired the van to the plug,and hard wired the Prado to the plug through a switch on the dash the reason for wiring it through a switch was so I don't have LED lights in my eye,...

goldcoaster · goldcoaster

Recommendations for a 80 channel uhf radio with either bull bar or side mirror mounting aerial for Motorhome. Should I choose 6db thin whip or large fibreglass aerial for bull bar or smaller aerial mounted on side mirror brackets. Does the height of the motorhome roof block the signal when the ...

Hylda&Jon · Hylda&Jon

Brain picking time. I have a heavy king size bed in the caravan that needs to be lifted up to get under without breaking my back physically lifting it. The head of the bed is against the front wall of the van so I have decided to use a couple of gas struts and run them from close to the centre of the bed and attac...

Leftwing · Leftwing

Need a little more ground clearance for the Avan Erin MK2. About 50 to 70mm. It is std single axle slipper leaf springs with shokies. The van is quite low,causing probs with drive ways and sloppy site, difficulty fitting jockey wheel at times. Any reasonble suggestions welcome. Ta Lefty

Ontos45 · Ontos45

I was sent this by a reputable company specialising in trailers Have been a few forums on this in the past, so thought I'd contribute. There have been rumours circulating about police enforcing specific requirements for D shackles, with reports on social media claiming that police were issuing in...

Plendo · Plendo

Has anyone tried either of the common types of air flow modification to reduce drag? The two I am aware of are: 1. Rooftop mounted deflectors, designed to push the fast moving air stream higher thus reducing the air pressure on the front of the caravan. An example of this would be Aeroplus, which is desi...

barina · barina

I tried to open pages in Firefox today and the message says the proxy settings are'nt working!!!! Any ideas please?

Phil C · Phil C

Now this will have the rats running for the drains I propose that we, (the folks dishing out advice and criticism) put up our qualifications for ALL to see. Me Trained by the PMG (joined Homebush 1966) and RAAF in electrical, industrial electronics, telecommunications and aircraft maintenance. 1...

Phil C · Phil C

Hi all I am tearing my hair out with this one. I downloaded a program from the public domain, to compress pictures. Biggest mistake ever. Every time I move the cursor to the scroll bar I get a pop up, every time I click the mouse, a pop up. I have tried a number of these free programs only to find viruses or tro...

grae and deb · grae and deb

hi all had a nice bit of rain here o/ight nth of sydney , hope they got some where it was needed most my dilemma is my jerry can fuel contaier for the diesel heater , it has always been ok till this time went ot take it of to fill it and it was all caved in both sides , is this a cause of no venting from the cap or may...

Plendo · Plendo

We have ordered our van, and now we need to make a decision as to which tow vehicle to use. We will have an ATM on our van of about 3,200kg (large payload), and thus we need a very capable towing vehicle. We have narrowed the field, excluding vehicles that are too big, lack sophistication and comfort, have...

Gundog · Gundog

I've searched and searched for a thread about a softer ride in a Ranger/BT50, the person was having trouble I think it was with the QLD DOT about signing off on changing the seats because the ride was too harsh. The problem is because the vehicle has the safety pack (side airbags) removing the original s...

pawsoz · pawsoz

Hi Anyone here have ideas comments on air bag suspension? I have an older Sunliner Mirage cab over and get a fair amount of rock and roll and was wondering if it would be worth while on an older vehicle (that due to poverty will have to do me for a fair while yet! ) It does have beefed up shockers on the back alr...

Linzeelou · Linzeelou

Hi Everybody, After months of looking,research, and driving everywhere all over Queensland looking at buses I have finally purchased a Mazda T3500 in excellent mechanical condition with only 200,000ks. My question is... I don't understand the principal of the split gearbox. The guy I bought i...

cruisaderhilton · cruisaderhilton

Of late whenever we put the hot water on of a night to shower we have seen water coming out from under the fridge ,on further investigation it turns out that the water pressure reduction valve seals are on the way out the valve is located under the fridge where the hose from garden tap connects to the van ....

MaryJane · MaryJane

I recently had a 12v socket external fitted. I'd been noticing that it "hummed" when I used it to charge phone etc. It took a few days and I realised that the external light would come on whenever I had something plugged into said socket. my question is why? I've contacted the company that did...

Blue · Blue

Hi guys.. I'd like to address a questions that keeps on revolving to the top of this forum to help you guys save hundreds of dollars.. a lot of you guys do have the smarts to do this but just need a little help.. I know that this is raw, I tried to talk slower, it was off the cuff, but if you can understand wh...

Brenda and Alan · Brenda and Alan

Have any members been involved in recladding the side of a caravan that can give info on procedure, techniques, pitfalls, etc. Due to enormous cost to have it done commercially ($15,000) I am inclined to have a go at doing it myself. I cant see it is rocket science, but there are probably traps for the...

KFT · KFT

Gizmag story Quote from the Article "A new power inverter developed at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) marries advances in 3D printing and wide-band semiconductor technology to deliver significantly improved performance in a smaller, lighter package. With further development...

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	Braking News for Caravans (Preview) Just received this link in an email from Caravans Plus, and thought I'd share it with interested nomads.It seems that caravan brakes are under the police spotlight. There have been changes which affect anyone registered in NSW. Our technical staff have made a short article explaining the Austra...	GaryKelly	6	1581	10:51 PM Nov 7, 2014 by PeterD
	Breakaway Battery Monitor (Preview) I have just made up my own Breakaway Battery Monitor,I bought aBattery and Alternator tester $20.00, 9 mtrs of 4 mill wire $35.00 hard wired the van to the plug,and hard wired the Prado to the plug through a switch on the dash the reason for wiring it through a switch was so I don't have LED lights in my eye,...	Olley46	4	1061	09:12 PM Nov 7, 2014 by Olley46
	UHF Radio and Aerial Mounting (Preview) Recommendations for a 80 channel uhf radio with either bull bar or side mirror mounting aerial for Motorhome. Should I choose 6db thin whip or large fibreglass aerial for bull bar or smaller aerial mounted on side mirror brackets. Does the height of the motorhome roof block the signal when the ...	goldcoaster	26	11334	11:01 AM Nov 7, 2014 by moblet
	Struts for a bed (Preview) Brain picking time. I have a heavy king size bed in the caravan that needs to be lifted up to get under without breaking my back physically lifting it. The head of the bed is against the front wall of the van so I have decided to use a couple of gas struts and run them from close to the centre of the bed and attac...	Hylda&Jon	14	7147	08:07 AM Nov 7, 2014 by Hylda&Jon
	Raising van ground clearance (Preview) Need a little more ground clearance for the Avan Erin MK2. About 50 to 70mm. It is std single axle slipper leaf springs with shokies. The van is quite low,causing probs with drive ways and sloppy site, difficulty fitting jockey wheel at times. Any reasonble suggestions welcome. Ta Lefty	Leftwing	4	1426	02:08 AM Nov 7, 2014 by Stratman77
	Rated "D" shackles - the facts. (Preview) I was sent this by a reputable company specialising in trailers Have been a few forums on this in the past, so thought I'd contribute. There have been rumours circulating about police enforcing specific requirements for D shackles, with reports on social media claiming that police were issuing in...	Ontos45	18	4032	06:37 PM Nov 6, 2014 by TAJ
	Air Flow Modifications to Improve Fuel Consumption (Preview) Has anyone tried either of the common types of air flow modification to reduce drag? The two I am aware of are: 1. Rooftop mounted deflectors, designed to push the fast moving air stream higher thus reducing the air pressure on the front of the caravan. An example of this would be Aeroplus, which is desi...	Plendo	27	4351	01:19 PM Nov 6, 2014 by ken thomas
	proxy server settings gone!!! (Preview) I tried to open pages in Firefox today and the message says the proxy settings are'nt working!!!! Any ideas please?	barina	5	1006	01:18 PM Nov 6, 2014 by barina
	Forum Qualifications ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) Now this will have the rats running for the drains I propose that we, (the folks dishing out advice and criticism) put up our qualifications for ALL to see. Me Trained by the PMG (joined Homebush 1966) and RAAF in electrical, industrial electronics, telecommunications and aircraft maintenance. 1...	Phil C	73	4006	08:04 PM Nov 5, 2014 by hako
	How do you get rid of pop ups? (Preview) Hi all I am tearing my hair out with this one. I downloaded a program from the public domain, to compress pictures. Biggest mistake ever. Every time I move the cursor to the scroll bar I get a pop up, every time I click the mouse, a pop up. I have tried a number of these free programs only to find viruses or tro...	Phil C	13	1232	01:50 AM Nov 5, 2014 by Stratman77
	feul container for diesel heater (Preview) hi all had a nice bit of rain here o/ight nth of sydney , hope they got some where it was needed most my dilemma is my jerry can fuel contaier for the diesel heater , it has always been ok till this time went ot take it of to fill it and it was all caved in both sides , is this a cause of no venting from the cap or may...	grae and deb	8	1820	08:42 PM Nov 4, 2014 by elliemike
	Jeep, Disco, or Toureg (Preview) We have ordered our van, and now we need to make a decision as to which tow vehicle to use. We will have an ATM on our van of about 3,200kg (large payload), and thus we need a very capable towing vehicle. We have narrowed the field, excluding vehicles that are too big, lack sophistication and comfort, have...	Plendo	16	1577	07:35 PM Nov 4, 2014 by Plendo
	Softer Ride in a Ranger /BT50 (Preview) I've searched and searched for a thread about a softer ride in a Ranger/BT50, the person was having trouble I think it was with the QLD DOT about signing off on changing the seats because the ride was too harsh. The problem is because the vehicle has the safety pack (side airbags) removing the original s...	Gundog	4	1495	04:45 PM Nov 4, 2014 by Plendo
	air bag suspension (Preview) Hi Anyone here have ideas comments on air bag suspension? I have an older Sunliner Mirage cab over and get a fair amount of rock and roll and was wondering if it would be worth while on an older vehicle (that due to poverty will have to do me for a fair while yet! ) It does have beefed up shockers on the back alr...	pawsoz	8	1243	10:27 AM Nov 4, 2014 by Aus-Kiwi
	split gearbox mazda t3500 (Preview) Hi Everybody, After months of looking,research, and driving everywhere all over Queensland looking at buses I have finally purchased a Mazda T3500 in excellent mechanical condition with only 200,000ks. My question is... I don't understand the principal of the split gearbox. The guy I bought i...	Linzeelou	11	9156	11:01 PM Nov 3, 2014 by Hoboe
	water leak (Preview) Of late whenever we put the hot water on of a night to shower we have seen water coming out from under the fridge ,on further investigation it turns out that the water pressure reduction valve seals are on the way out the valve is located under the fridge where the hose from garden tap connects to the van ....	cruisaderhilton	1	635	07:17 PM Nov 2, 2014 by kevin m
	12v external plug... Faulty wiring? (Preview) I recently had a 12v socket external fitted. I'd been noticing that it "hummed" when I used it to charge phone etc. It took a few days and I realised that the external light would come on whenever I had something plugged into said socket. my question is why? I've contacted the company that did...	MaryJane	11	1558	08:09 PM Nov 1, 2014 by MaryJane
	Simple Relay Circuit to provide power to your Vans Fridge.. ( 1 2 ) (closed) (Preview) Hi guys.. I'd like to address a questions that keeps on revolving to the top of this forum to help you guys save hundreds of dollars.. a lot of you guys do have the smarts to do this but just need a little help.. I know that this is raw, I tried to talk slower, it was off the cuff, but if you can understand wh...	Blue	42	7800	06:37 PM Nov 1, 2014 by Webmaster
	Reskinning sides of van (Preview) Have any members been involved in recladding the side of a caravan that can give info on procedure, techniques, pitfalls, etc. Due to enormous cost to have it done commercially ($15,000) I am inclined to have a go at doing it myself. I cant see it is rocket science, but there are probably traps for the...	Brenda and Alan	3	2298	03:03 PM Nov 1, 2014 by Explorer
	New Power Inverter Design (Preview) Gizmag story Quote from the Article "A new power inverter developed at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) marries advances in 3D printing and wide-band semiconductor technology to deliver significantly improved performance in a smaller, lighter package. With further development...	KFT	12	1348	10:24 AM Nov 1, 2014 by KFT
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