Techies' Corner

KevKim37 · KevKim37

I found this site in 2011 and have had my 4 x 100AH batteries reconnected since then with Method 4 and all seems to be working great. I did previously have them set up as in Method 2 as advised by a friend in the Solar industry without it seems any problems but this different set up seems to be a better way to ke...

Duh · Duh

I checked my vehicle fire extinguisher the other day and although weight wise it appeared full the gauge showed it needed attention (in the red). I gave it a good shake up but still remained the same. Looks like I have to buy a new one. Not sure how old it is as it was in the vehicle when I bought it 2nd hand. A...

countryroad · countryroad

I was most interested in what PeterInSa had to say regarding using Nulon products. I used to listen to Brian Wilshire 9pm -12midnight on am radio and he used to advertise it, but also said he used the product in his vw's and found it worked so from that had them advertising on his show. I always thought and...

herbie · herbie

What is the PowerPot? The PowerPot is a thermoelectric generator, so it converts any heat source directly into power that charges your USB handheld device. Add water to the PowerPot and place it over a heat source. Plug in your device (don't worry, the cord is flame-resistant!) and it'll charge jus...

Beth54 · Beth54

My Nipper is parked up at my ex's place, and last week I was heading away for a few days, so asked my son to plug her in to cool down the fridge, and put the battery charger on the in house battery. Which he did. When I went to turn on a light on the first night, no light. I had my solar light so it wasn't a problem t...

briggspc · briggspc

Well were do I start, trying to get my Vast sat to work again in North Qld, every time I try and set it up I can not get a signal any were strong enough to make it work, sent the box away to Vast and they found 5 things wrong and fixed them, getting it back I still could not get the thing to work#%@##$%%, so I took th...

Happywanderer · Happywanderer

Does anyone have an opinion on the soft rollup kind that get.stuck down on the roof of the van. Not sure what they are called.

Dougwe · Dougwe

Hi fellow GN's, To keep this short I have a UHF Radio fitted in my Prado and need to redirect the coax cable under the hood, my question is, Can you join the Coax Cable successfully? I would use correct fittings if available and solder where possible. Edit....Sorry, forgot to ask, with the join mentio...

spade · spade

My motorhome has two 105 AH deep cycle batteries in parallel that provide the power independent of the vehicles starting battery, I need to buy a new battery charger to keep them in a state of charge at home during long periods when I don't use the vehicle. I have been looking around and don't know if I...

Pam_Chris · Pam_Chris

G'day All' I have a Roma van bought from Christies Beach which we have used for about 7 years in caravan parks, having spent a life time in tents and camp trailers. We are now getting ready to start free camping and making sure we have everything in place, which brings me to my question. When we bought the v...

Mark · Mark

Sorry, I tried to find the previous thread but couldn't locate it, hopefully the original poster will see this and think again. The original thread was discussing the virtues of buying, a demountable, motorhome, caravan or a pre-owned Ex-Rental vehicle that had already been converted and, since...

tommo · tommo

has any one seen this for sale in Australia i found in on Ebay USA but they wont send to Australia good to collect rain when free camping Regards Paul T

Olley46 · Olley46

I have just found out the quickest way for direction for your tv antenna when in the outback or anywhere disregarding the dish,go to apps download Antenna Mate ,this would be the fastest way of finding the wright direction to turn your TV antenna for reception , it is a ripper. Lance C

Shogun · Shogun

Just got myself a set of the Oricom UHF portable radios at Repco today. Not to bad for $29.00. Basic but work well. Brett

pommyroy · pommyroy

My battery has been confirmed as "dead". Has anybody got any recommendations please for a good quality dry cell 100 ah battery. SuperStart Batteries are recommending the new lithium batteries. Whilst they are much lighter and last longer they come in well over the $1,000 mark and I...

peter45 · peter45

Back again. A crack has developed in the outside skin of the front storage box, looks like started from the top rivet. Any ideas how to fix/seal this? All advice greatly appreciated. Also, the front gas struts aren't working in the same culprit of the storage box. Do you get these re-gassed or cheap...

whiteman · whiteman

For some time we have used a router to drive both home phone & broadband internet....internet & VoIP cordless phone while travelling is fine, but while at home the phone is almost useless....this has caused me to wonder why is it so ?......would the introduction of an external antennae hel...

JCT · JCT

I have a Birdsville Elite, late 2011, with a Ducato 180 engine. The front suspension is now giving cause for serious consideration to change the front to the 'Kings springs' as per recommendations from other Ducato owners. Before doing so I am wondering about installing air suspension and would wel...

peter45 · peter45

Hi again. Went to replace a globe inside the coromal campac 401 but found it is the fitting itself. Have unscrewed everything but can't see how to get the whole light off short of cutting the very small amount of the 2 wires coming out of the caravan front. It is the small swivel light over one side of th...

zagg · zagg

has anyone got a ford territory and how good is it towing

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	Interconnecting Multiple Batteries in Parallel (Preview) I found this site in 2011 and have had my 4 x 100AH batteries reconnected since then with Method 4 and all seems to be working great. I did previously have them set up as in Method 2 as advised by a friend in the Solar industry without it seems any problems but this different set up seems to be a better way to ke...	KevKim37	3	1021	08:17 PM Sep 13, 2013 by Magnarc
	Vehicle Fire Extinguishers (Preview) I checked my vehicle fire extinguisher the other day and although weight wise it appeared full the gauge showed it needed attention (in the red). I gave it a good shake up but still remained the same. Looks like I have to buy a new one. Not sure how old it is as it was in the vehicle when I bought it 2nd hand. A...	Duh	21	1955	07:39 AM Sep 11, 2013 by Duh
	Nulon additives (Preview) I was most interested in what PeterInSa had to say regarding using Nulon products. I used to listen to Brian Wilshire 9pm -12midnight on am radio and he used to advertise it, but also said he used the product in his vw's and found it worked so from that had them advertising on his show. I always thought and...	countryroad	16	4168	02:33 AM Sep 11, 2013 by mr glassies
	Has anyone had any thing to do with this device ? (Preview) What is the PowerPot? The PowerPot is a thermoelectric generator, so it converts any heat source directly into power that charges your USB handheld device. Add water to the PowerPot and place it over a heat source. Plug in your device (don't worry, the cord is flame-resistant!) and it'll charge jus...	herbie	9	1694	05:53 AM Sep 10, 2013 by herbie
	Charging a deep cell battery (Preview) My Nipper is parked up at my ex's place, and last week I was heading away for a few days, so asked my son to plug her in to cool down the fridge, and put the battery charger on the in house battery. Which he did. When I went to turn on a light on the first night, no light. I had my solar light so it wasn't a problem t...	Beth54	29	2713	08:37 PM Sep 9, 2013 by Baz421
	VAST SET-UP NOTHING I DO WILL MAKE IT WORK, HELP! ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) Well were do I start, trying to get my Vast sat to work again in North Qld, every time I try and set it up I can not get a signal any were strong enough to make it work, sent the box away to Vast and they found 5 things wrong and fixed them, getting it back I still could not get the thing to work#%@##$%%, so I took th...	briggspc	72	5311	11:25 PM Sep 8, 2013 by AL H
	solar panels , the soft kind (Preview) Does anyone have an opinion on the soft rollup kind that get.stuck down on the roof of the van. Not sure what they are called.	Happywanderer	16	2029	04:09 AM Sep 8, 2013 by countryroad
	UHF Coax Cable Joining (Preview) Hi fellow GN's, To keep this short I have a UHF Radio fitted in my Prado and need to redirect the coax cable under the hood, my question is, Can you join the Coax Cable successfully? I would use correct fittings if available and solder where possible. Edit....Sorry, forgot to ask, with the join mentio...	Dougwe	19	13064	07:42 PM Sep 7, 2013 by VKPORTABLE
	Which battery charger ? (Preview) My motorhome has two 105 AH deep cycle batteries in parallel that provide the power independent of the vehicles starting battery, I need to buy a new battery charger to keep them in a state of charge at home during long periods when I don't use the vehicle. I have been looking around and don't know if I...	spade	28	3530	08:01 PM Sep 6, 2013 by Baz421
	Solar Panel Identification (Preview) G'day All' I have a Roma van bought from Christies Beach which we have used for about 7 years in caravan parks, having spent a life time in tents and camp trailers. We are now getting ready to start free camping and making sure we have everything in place, which brings me to my question. When we bought the v...	Pam_Chris	6	1233	02:51 AM Sep 5, 2013 by Pam_Chris
	Cracked Chassis.................... (Preview) Sorry, I tried to find the previous thread but couldn't locate it, hopefully the original poster will see this and think again. The original thread was discussing the virtues of buying, a demountable, motorhome, caravan or *a pre-owned Ex-Rental vehicle* that had already been converted and, since...	Mark	23	5774	12:46 PM Sep 4, 2013 by ozjohn
	Awaning gutter brkt (Preview) has any one seen this for sale in Australia i found in on Ebay USA but they wont send to Australia good to collect rain when free camping Regards Paul T	tommo	2	995	04:35 AM Sep 3, 2013 by tommo
	Tele reception (Preview) I have just found out the quickest way for direction for your tv antenna when in the outback or anywhere disregarding the dish,go to apps download Antenna Mate ,this would be the fastest way of finding the wright direction to turn your TV antenna for reception , it is a ripper. Lance C	Olley46	8	1168	06:29 PM Sep 2, 2013 by VKPORTABLE
	Oricom UHF portable radios $29.00 (Preview) Just got myself a set of the Oricom UHF portable radios at Repco today. Not to bad for $29.00. Basic but work well. Brett	Shogun	13	1495	06:24 PM Sep 2, 2013 by VKPORTABLE
	New Battery Required (Preview) My battery has been confirmed as "dead". Has anybody got any recommendations please for a good quality dry cell 100 ah battery. SuperStart Batteries are recommending the new lithium batteries. Whilst they are much lighter and last longer they come in well over the $1,000 mark and I...	pommyroy	10	2320	05:50 PM Sep 1, 2013 by landy
	crack in front of storage box (Preview) Back again. A crack has developed in the outside skin of the front storage box, looks like started from the top rivet. Any ideas how to fix/seal this? All advice greatly appreciated. Also, the front gas struts aren't working in the same culprit of the storage box. Do you get these re-gassed or cheap...	peter45	6	2392	12:28 AM Aug 31, 2013 by peter45
	VoIP Performance Loss (Preview) For some time we have used a router to drive both home phone & broadband internet....internet & VoIP cordless phone while travelling is fine, but while at home the phone is almost useless....this has caused me to wonder why is it so ?......would the introduction of an external antennae hel...	whiteman	12	1156	05:02 AM Aug 30, 2013 by jetj
	Suyspension on Fiat Ducato 180 (Preview) I have a Birdsville Elite, late 2011, with a Ducato 180 engine. The front suspension is now giving cause for serious consideration to change the front to the 'Kings springs' as per recommendations from other Ducato owners. Before doing so I am wondering about installing air suspension and would wel...	JCT	5	3191	03:14 AM Aug 30, 2013 by jules47
	Replacing interior light (Preview) Hi again. Went to replace a globe inside the coromal campac 401 but found it is the fitting itself. Have unscrewed everything but can't see how to get the whole light off short of cutting the very small amount of the 2 wires coming out of the caravan front. It is the small swivel light over one side of th...	peter45	2	649	12:39 AM Aug 30, 2013 by peter45
	tug vechical (Preview) has anyone got a ford territory and how good is it towing	zagg	4	799	12:04 AM Aug 30, 2013 by zagg
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