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Dunmowin · Dunmowin

Just following the past two threads, and I thought I would throw this question into the basket as well.. We have a vast system, purchased when we were in Albany, Western Australia (right down the bottom of WA) We have had no issues originally in setting it up and finding the satellite, however we have...

SnowT · SnowT

Hey All.. I thought I would open up a Topic on Inverters for Dummies.. I'm not saying that I'm an expert but I thought I would open up a topic that everyone can put in their 2c's worth.. I can actually think of a few that will help steer people in the right direction.. I'm not going to talk about Batteries Ot...

Rheo47 · Rheo47

http://www.elgas.com.au/blog/393-legality-of-gas-bottles-for-caravans-urban-myths

Vic41 · Vic41

http://www.carshowroom.com.au/newcars/2012/Hyundai/iMAX/O6B12H

Phil C · Phil C

At last I have kicked this issue. It seemed (at one stage) that if I didnt have the van sitting on its back wall the RCD (safety switch) would pop every time it rained due to water in the airconditioner. It follows that when this unit was operating the "tank" or whatever filled up and pop no 240V...

Bayonetmadness · Bayonetmadness

How do I search for an old topic instead of starting it again like solar,setec battery etc

aussie_paul · aussie_paul

About to mount and connect the second 100 ah battery in parallel with the 100ah already in use. What cable size should I use? Aussie Paul.

Bayonetmadness · Bayonetmadness

My battery in Swan charged by a Setec. When I fit solar to charge that battery and a second battery what do I have to do or better to fit inverter and run a charger such as a Ctec. I have 150w solar and 2 100ah batteries

frangipani · frangipani

Ok people in GN land, hopefully I'm getting closer, I found ARB can supply and fit a EB Big Tube Alloy Bar to my Mercedes is this a good brand and is it strong enough?

Legendts · Legendts

We have a Dometic roof mount air con model CAL136.312 (product number 991650423) that is spitting out what I can only describe as a very, very fine white granulated particles. There is no evidence that I can see of residual material in the unit from inside the van. We are away at the moment in a very hot c...

Hawk7 · Hawk7

It annoys me that people persist in using tape on caravan park taps before screwing their fittings and hose on . The rubber washer inside the fitting does the sealing and not the tape ! The easier the fitting screws on the better the seal !

coco · coco

Having lived in our motor home for five years and suffering from repeated hay fever in winter I am wondering what I can do besides washing bedding etc and perhaps a new effective small vacuum cleaner would help. Has anyone any recommendations re vacuum cleaner? Old one six years old and perhaps not so...

Phil C · Phil C

I think its AS2760 that outlines the reasons and procedures for testing portable and fixed electrical appliances (its been a long time). In essence it says that all class one (earthed) appliances need at least 1,000,000 ohms resistance between active, neutral and the earth of an appliance and less...

Dunmowin · Dunmowin

Can anyone give us advice on wikicamps. We are currently in Darwin, but the tablet/wiki thinks we are in Kununurra. For a long time it thought we were still in Perth, which is where we were when we bought the tablet. Any ideas on how to change the settings would be appreciated.

frednme · frednme

hi all, have a sprinter campervan with internal tv antenna. can occasionally get ch. 2 but nothing more. don't watch a lot of tv so this is more a question about what sort of antenna should I think about in the future. don't have a lot of room in the van so carting a dish around is out. look forward to replies...

Gunsondeck · Gunsondeck

Every Nomad should have one... https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/pn_5dMHsCPE?autoplay=1&hd=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&start=14&end=178

Bales · Bales

Hi everyone, looking for some information about inverters , we have 3 x 135w solar panels and 3 batteries - so we decided to try out how long we could survive off the Mains supply. The aim was to use the normal items we would use mains power for. I have a 650w bread maker so tried it and it shut down after abou...

aussie_paul · aussie_paul

Hi everyone, I am wondering how the battery for the breakaway system in our 2011 Jayco Sterling is charged? Aussie Paul.

TizTom · TizTom

Hey all, I'm a bit of a noob to all this 12v solar and inverter stuff but I have a quick question, I currently have 2X130ah 12v batteries plus the working and starting battery's under the seat 60-70ah ea (Transit Van) which I normally isolate when parked, I have 3 x 110w fixed mono panels on the roof and a 20...

aussie_paul · aussie_paul

VRLA and AGM batteries, what is the difference please? I see an advert for an AGM battery and the pic of the it has VRLA printed on the battery. Aussie Paul.

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	setting up the sat dish (Preview) Just following the past two threads, and I thought I would throw this question into the basket as well.. We have a vast system, purchased when we were in Albany, Western Australia (right down the bottom of WA) We have had no issues originally in setting it up and finding the satellite, however we have...	Dunmowin	20	2150	09:49 PM Jul 23, 2014 by _wombat_
	Inverter Musing.. ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Hey All.. I thought I would open up a Topic on Inverters for Dummies.. I'm not saying that I'm an expert but I thought I would open up a topic that everyone can put in their 2c's worth.. I can actually think of a few that will help steer people in the right direction.. I'm not going to talk about Batteries Ot...	SnowT	49	2467	05:19 PM Jul 23, 2014 by Bravehearts
	GREAT INFORMATION RE GAS BOTTLES (Preview) http://www.elgas.com.au/blog/393-legality-of-gas-bottles-for-caravans-urban-myths	Rheo47	1	843	07:12 PM Jul 22, 2014 by Herb
	Confusion Over Correct Unleaded Petrol To Use in 2012 Hyundai Imax (Preview) http://www.carshowroom.com.au/newcars/2012/Hyundai/iMAX/O6B12H	Vic41	25	3603	03:59 PM Jul 22, 2014 by Vic41
	Air Conditioners and RCDs (Preview) At last I have kicked this issue. It seemed (at one stage) that if I didnt have the van sitting on its back wall the RCD (safety switch) would pop every time it rained due to water in the airconditioner. It follows that when this unit was operating the "tank" or whatever filled up and pop no 240V...	Phil C	10	1890	10:59 PM Jul 21, 2014 by Aus-Kiwi
	Old topic (Preview) How do I search for an old topic instead of starting it again like solar,setec battery etc	Bayonetmadness	2	623	09:54 PM Jul 21, 2014 by jules47
	Cable/wire size... (Preview) About to mount and connect the second 100 ah battery in parallel with the 100ah already in use. What cable size should I use? Aussie Paul.	aussie_paul	13	1294	09:46 PM Jul 21, 2014 by Phil C
	Setec ?? (Preview) My battery in Swan charged by a Setec. When I fit solar to charge that battery and a second battery what do I have to do or better to fit inverter and run a charger such as a Ctec. I have 150w solar and 2 100ah batteries	Bayonetmadness	3	592	09:06 PM Jul 21, 2014 by oldtrack123
	EB Big Tube Alloy Bull Bar (Preview) Ok people in GN land, hopefully I'm getting closer, I found ARB can supply and fit a EB Big Tube Alloy Bar to my Mercedes is this a good brand and is it strong enough?	frangipani	8	1166	03:34 PM Jul 21, 2014 by frangipani
	Dometic Roof Mount A/C problem. (Preview) We have a Dometic roof mount air con model CAL136.312 (product number 991650423) that is spitting out what I can only describe as a very, very fine white granulated particles. There is no evidence that I can see of residual material in the unit from inside the van. We are away at the moment in a very hot c...	Legendts	12	1574	06:19 PM Jul 20, 2014 by Legendts
	Plumbers tape (Preview) It annoys me that people persist in using tape on caravan park taps before screwing their fittings and hose on . The rubber washer inside the fitting does the sealing and not the tape ! The easier the fitting screws on the better the seal !	Hawk7	18	1785	10:57 AM Jul 20, 2014 by Sparkster
	Vacuum cleaners (Preview) Having lived in our motor home for five years and suffering from repeated hay fever in winter I am wondering what I can do besides washing bedding etc and perhaps a new effective small vacuum cleaner would help. Has anyone any recommendations re vacuum cleaner? Old one six years old and perhaps not so...	coco	9	916	10:47 AM Jul 20, 2014 by grae and deb
	Testing and tagging of electrical appliances (Preview) I think its AS2760 that outlines the reasons and procedures for testing portable and fixed electrical appliances (its been a long time). In essence it says that all class one (earthed) appliances need at least 1,000,000 ohms resistance between active, neutral and the earth of an appliance and less...	Phil C	6	871	08:15 PM Jul 19, 2014 by Middo
	wikicamps (Preview) Can anyone give us advice on wikicamps. We are currently in Darwin, but the tablet/wiki thinks we are in Kununurra. For a long time it thought we were still in Perth, which is where we were when we bought the tablet. Any ideas on how to change the settings would be appreciated.	Dunmowin	22	2320	01:55 PM Jul 19, 2014 by Roving-Dutchy
	tv reception (Preview) hi all, have a sprinter campervan with internal tv antenna. can occasionally get ch. 2 but nothing more. don't watch a lot of tv so this is more a question about what sort of antenna should I think about in the future. don't have a lot of room in the van so carting a dish around is out. look forward to replies...	frednme	12	1137	10:06 AM Jul 18, 2014 by frednme
	Russian Made Motorcycle - It floats, it packs, it gets you where you need to go... (Preview) Every Nomad should have one... https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/pn_5dMHsCPE?autoplay=1&hd=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&start=14&end=178	Gunsondeck	4	1359	04:14 PM Jul 17, 2014 by chopit
	600W / 1200W inverter (Preview) Hi everyone, looking for some information about inverters , we have 3 x 135w solar panels and 3 batteries - so we decided to try out how long we could survive off the Mains supply. The aim was to use the normal items we would use mains power for. I have a 650w bread maker so tried it and it shut down after abou...	Bales	12	1754	07:27 PM Jul 16, 2014 by hako
	Breakaway battery charging.. (Preview) Hi everyone, I am wondering how the battery for the breakaway system in our 2011 Jayco Sterling is charged? Aussie Paul.	aussie_paul	10	5720	03:26 PM Jul 16, 2014 by patrolst
	Info on reducing volts to regulator (Preview) Hey all, I'm a bit of a noob to all this 12v solar and inverter stuff but I have a quick question, I currently have 2X130ah 12v batteries plus the working and starting battery's under the seat 60-70ah ea (Transit Van) which I normally isolate when parked, I have 3 x 110w fixed mono panels on the roof and a 20...	TizTom	13	977	09:25 PM Jul 15, 2014 by TizTom
	Still on batteries... (Preview) VRLA and AGM batteries, what is the difference please? I see an advert for an AGM battery and the pic of the it has VRLA printed on the battery. Aussie Paul.	aussie_paul	6	1097	10:37 AM Jul 15, 2014 by PeterD
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