Techies' Corner

JannPaul · JannPaul

Hi all, We picked up our Sunliner Twist last Saturday, and spent the last 2 days at Henry Angel Reserve near Tumbarumba. Great weather, but got me thinking about battery charging alternatives. The fixed solar panel on the roof seemed to work ok, but, being fixed, doesn't operate at it's peak for mos...

snap1946 · snap1946

what is the cheapest portable satellite dish set up cheers snap

countryroad · countryroad

On Sunday drove to Albion Park Rail NSW to Discovery Campers. Very pleasant non pushy guy. I enquired about VW T5 diesel...his reply, diesel is very noisy, drive you mad, VW is expensive to service, hard to get parts out of the city. Is diesel very noisy in a VW or a Toyota...campervans. He said/su...

gooba53 · gooba53

Hi there. Couple of questions please? my very best friend has just bought a 2006 vw van. They have overhead cupboards on one side but would like overhead cupboards on the other side too. Would anyone know where they could get new cupboards made in the Melbourne, or outer melbourne area? Also, they woul...

Duh · Duh

Can anyone tell me how long you are supposed to run a turbo engine before switching off please? Some have told me that if you have just been doing a short run (eg; local shopping trip) you don't have to worry too much about running the engine when stationary before turning it off, but if you have been doi...

johnnz · johnnz

Any GNs using iinet satellite broadband, comments appreciated John

GaryKelly · GaryKelly

I'm about to launch myself into the wild blue tomorrow for my first shakedown trip... a whole 17km down the road at Wingham Brush. Soooooo, I thought I'd give the old fridge a head start by firing it up overnight on house power. Then I discovered that the van input won't accept a normal domestic extensio...

Triple333 · Triple333

As you can see, it's coming away with some good gaps all around! I prefer to think this was caused by a long rough road, as opposed to me sitting it. anyway, if anyone has advice on the best way to fix it, or rather the best sealant to use, I'd like to know. I have "Selleys no more gaps" on board, but...

Kaid · Kaid

After our run in with the kangaroo I have been pricing bull bars We have a 2002/3 Hyundai Terracan Have quotes from TJM and ARB for around $2,200 fitted This was for an alloy bar. Was told they can't get steel bull bars for Terracans. Does anyone know if this is correct?

happy travellers · happy travellers

We took delivery of our new van c/w Dometic RM4805 fridge. Works fine on 240V, will not run on gas for longer than 15 minutes. Have been through the instruction manual and trouble shot as per the contents. Have subsequently had the unit inspected by Dometic service agents who could find no problem w...

Johanna · Johanna

I was thinking of one with electric starter, no string to pull. Please any advice will be much appreciated. I have never travelled with a generator but wanting to go on trips further and longer without having to go to roadhouse or caravan parks costing it to much. Is Nomad male and Nomady female? (jus...

goldcoaster · goldcoaster

When buying a van or motorhome that has a Vast box already in it, registered in another state and in another name what needs to be done ?

Wandererone · Wandererone

Found this on Evil Bay Fuji Micro 4.4kVA sine-wave portable inverter generatorJoin the camp of silent achievers Camping is freedom, adventure - and tranquillity. And with your Fuji Micro generator, you can still hear the kookaburra's laughter as you put the tea billy on the fire. The world's quie...

bowsie1 · bowsie1

Gday all well our new van aircon says Current Cosumption cooling 4.2 amps , heating 3.7 amps Start up Current 28 amps (150ms) Cooling power 2.4 kw heating power 1.7 kw But I can assure you our new honda invertor generator 20 eui does the job easy. Thankyou Dorian for youre knowledge and input on this s...

Carol and Neil · Carol and Neil

Anyone had any success replacing the thermocouple?

valiant81 · valiant81

Hello everybody; Ok, my wife and my self are the proud owners of a 2012 Jayco discovery ( our 3rd Jayco caravan ) that we purchesed new in 2012, so still a new caravan and it's real first shake down trip was in May this year when after been made redundant so, we took off from home ( M...

mumsy · mumsy

Does anyone have a rear view camera that gives good depth of field, we currently have a reversing camera but unless a vehicle is really close it can't be seen on the screen. My husband has been researching and has found that a 90 degree angle lens is what is needed. Any advise would be appreciated. Thanks...

Flicka9736 · Flicka9736

Hey there Peeps. I jab aquick questions regarding the best, most efficient way to set up our batteries. We have a normal car battery in the car and a deep cycle in the van. I asked the guy doing our brakes and plugs etc to connect another deep cycle in the aux battery space in the car. He reckons it's best t...

Patto44 · Patto44

I am running Windows 7 on my laptop with 2 user profiles - (Self as Admin & wife). I did a 'defrag' and now I have lost my profile as admin. - wife's profile is still accessible and I can get to all files etc, but my profile does not appear. Result is I cannot make any changes as I was administrator and can n...

Carol and Neil · Carol and Neil

I am looking to purchase a manual

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	Portable solar panels, again. (Preview) Hi all, We picked up our Sunliner Twist last Saturday, and spent the last 2 days at Henry Angel Reserve near Tumbarumba. Great weather, but got me thinking about battery charging alternatives. The fixed solar panel on the roof seemed to work ok, but, being fixed, doesn't operate at it's peak for mos...	JannPaul	6	1610	12:06 PM Oct 28, 2013 by oldtrack123
	TV reception ( 1 2 ) (Preview) what is the cheapest portable satellite dish set up cheers snap	snap1946	34	3439	03:10 AM Oct 28, 2013 by snap1946
	Campervans (Preview) On Sunday drove to Albion Park Rail NSW to Discovery Campers. Very pleasant non pushy guy. I enquired about VW T5 diesel...his reply, diesel is very noisy, drive you mad, VW is expensive to service, hard to get parts out of the city. Is diesel very noisy in a VW or a Toyota...campervans. He said/su...	countryroad	20	2983	07:25 AM Oct 27, 2013 by Duh
	vw 2006 lt 35 (Preview) Hi there. Couple of questions please? my very best friend has just bought a 2006 vw van. They have overhead cupboards on one side but would like overhead cupboards on the other side too. Would anyone know where they could get new cupboards made in the Melbourne, or outer melbourne area? Also, they woul...	gooba53	3	689	04:35 AM Oct 27, 2013 by gooba53
	Running Engine On Turbo Diesel Time Before Turning Off ? (Preview) Can anyone tell me how long you are supposed to run a turbo engine before switching off please? Some have told me that if you have just been doing a short run (eg; local shopping trip) you don't have to worry too much about running the engine when stationary before turning it off, but if you have been doi...	Duh	23	6144	03:03 AM Oct 27, 2013 by QueenKombi
	iinet internet (Preview) Any GNs using iinet satellite broadband, comments appreciated John	johnnz	3	711	04:26 PM Oct 26, 2013 by oldbobsbus
	Domestic power verus CP power (Preview) I'm about to launch myself into the wild blue tomorrow for my first shakedown trip... a whole 17km down the road at Wingham Brush. Soooooo, I thought I'd give the old fridge a head start by firing it up overnight on house power. Then I discovered that the van input won't accept a normal domestic extensio...	GaryKelly	26	2979	03:22 AM Oct 26, 2013 by leevin
	Dunny leaving the wall! (Preview) As you can see, it's coming away with some good gaps all around! I prefer to think this was caused by a long rough road, as opposed to me sitting it. anyway, if anyone has advice on the best way to fix it, or rather the best sealant to use, I'd like to know. I have "Selleys no more gaps" on board, but...	Triple333	5	1025	02:50 PM Oct 25, 2013 by Triple333
	Bull Bar (Preview) After our run in with the kangaroo I have been pricing bull bars We have a 2002/3 Hyundai Terracan Have quotes from TJM and ARB for around $2,200 fitted This was for an alloy bar. Was told they can't get steel bull bars for Terracans. Does anyone know if this is correct?	Kaid	18	3970	01:26 AM Oct 25, 2013 by Kaid
	Gas ignition for Dometic RM4805 fridge (Preview) We took delivery of our new van c/w Dometic RM4805 fridge. Works fine on 240V, will not run on gas for longer than 15 minutes. Have been through the instruction manual and trouble shot as per the contents. Have subsequently had the unit inspected by Dometic service agents who could find no problem w...	happy travellers	2	1096	05:58 PM Oct 23, 2013 by Hodgey
	Generator. I am an older solo Nomad and would like advice how to attach it to the caravan so I do not have to shift it. ( 1 2 ) (Preview) I was thinking of one with electric starter, no string to pull. Please any advice will be much appreciated. I have never travelled with a generator but wanting to go on trips further and longer without having to go to roadhouse or caravan parks costing it to much. Is Nomad male and Nomady female? (jus...	Johanna	31	2617	06:15 AM Oct 22, 2013 by Pete49
	Vast Receiver (Preview) When buying a van or motorhome that has a Vast box already in it, registered in another state and in another name what needs to be done ?	goldcoaster	1	867	07:06 PM Oct 21, 2013 by Yuglamron
	Generator advice needed please (Preview) Found this on Evil Bay Fuji Micro 4.4kVA sine-wave portable inverter generatorJoin the camp of silent achievers Camping is freedom, adventure - and tranquillity. And with your Fuji Micro generator, you can still hear the kookaburra's laughter as you put the tea billy on the fire. The world's quie...	Wandererone	13	2530	05:26 PM Oct 21, 2013 by moblet
	Thanks Dorian truma aventa comfort aircon (Preview) Gday all well our new van aircon says Current Cosumption cooling 4.2 amps , heating 3.7 amps Start up Current 28 amps (150ms) Cooling power 2.4 kw heating power 1.7 kw But I can assure you our new honda invertor generator 20 eui does the job easy. Thankyou Dorian for youre knowledge and input on this s...	bowsie1	0	713	01:29 AM Oct 21, 2013 by bowsie1
	Replacing cramer gas stove thermocouple (Preview) Anyone had any success replacing the thermocouple?	Carol and Neil	2	638	02:36 AM Oct 21, 2013 by Carol and Neil
	Poor water presure.. (Preview) Hello everybody; Ok, my wife and my self are the proud owners of a 2012 Jayco discovery ( our 3rd Jayco caravan ) that we purchesed new in 2012, so still a new caravan and it's real first shake down trip was in May this year when after been made redundant so, we took off from home ( M...	valiant81	4	1158	06:48 PM Oct 20, 2013 by turbopete
	Rear View Camera (Preview) Does anyone have a rear view camera that gives good depth of field, we currently have a reversing camera but unless a vehicle is really close it can't be seen on the screen. My husband has been researching and has found that a 90 degree angle lens is what is needed. Any advise would be appreciated. Thanks...	mumsy	7	1938	07:06 AM Oct 17, 2013 by aussietraveller
	battery setup???? (Preview) Hey there Peeps. I jab aquick questions regarding the best, most efficient way to set up our batteries. We have a normal car battery in the car and a deep cycle in the van. I asked the guy doing our brakes and plugs etc to connect another deep cycle in the aux battery space in the car. He reckons it's best t...	Flicka9736	3	1016	10:04 PM Oct 16, 2013 by Baz421
	Computer Problem (Preview) I am running Windows 7 on my laptop with 2 user profiles - (Self as Admin & wife). I did a 'defrag' and now I have lost my profile as admin. - wife's profile is still accessible and I can get to all files etc, but my profile does not appear. Result is I cannot make any changes as I was administrator and can n...	Patto44	7	810	12:10 AM Oct 17, 2013 by Patto44
	Anyone have a technical/workshop manual for a 3B Toyota Coaster diesel bus (Preview) I am looking to purchase a manual	Carol and Neil	2	3422	10:04 PM Oct 16, 2013 by Carol and Neil
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