Techies' Corner

bushsong · bushsong

G'day all, The batteries went completely flat the other night in the van. Two 105amp Lithiums of good quality. I found that there was a 15amp load showing on the Bluetooth but couldn't figure out where it was coming from. Today, I sent one battery to the tyre service for charging and put the generator on...

archy · archy

i have a 2021 Ranger but i do not want to spend a lot of money on it, because i may move to the Ranger just released, anyway i want to feed the caravan fridge direct from the car battery via a circuit breaker and fused line to the fridge, but i still want to be able to run the caravan fridge off the caravan batte...

Branchie · Branchie

HI again, looking at upgrading the battery system from a 220 A/Hr Lithium (2 x 110) to a 520 A/Hr Lithium (2 x 260), what amount of solar panels woud you think I require to activly charge them ?

Derek Barnes · Derek Barnes

I belong to an e-scooter facebook page and almost all of them suggest that the lithium battery should only be charged to 80% of full charge if your storing your scooter for any length of time. I dont understand why as the battery will eventually slowly discharge anyway. In caravans lithiums will alway...

Elecmuso · Elecmuso

Long story but I will try to keep it as short as I can.In this instance I was towing with a BF Falcon fitted with Tekonsha Primus brake controllerAfter several hours of towing I experienced a disturbing brake fade. There was no traffic around but I had recently experienced a circumstance where I'd brak...

gmax · gmax

Hi folks Annie and I are in the middle stages of our coaster bus conversion. We decided to use the CMS electrical system and as such have got the 15Amp inlet with RCD. when it comes to cutting the hole in the bus to fit this unit the shape is complex and I cant think of an easy way to make a hole template for it....

dorian · dorian

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-22/electric-scooters-havana-cuba-fuel-shortage/101260164

Cisco kid · Cisco kid

Four years after seizing my Trail-A-Mate jack I took it on today Original Problem: The outer tube had crimped itself onto the inner tube after I had over tightened the jacking lifter changing a punctured tyre on the van Fix: open the jack release take the largest hammer you can find and whack the under s...

Magnarc · Magnarc

Hi all, Does anyone know the maximum distance the signal will cover?

62supersnipe · 62supersnipe

Hi Guy's; Have a query about a 3 way absorption fridge. Hopefully someone here with more knowledge about these things than me. I have a Dometic model RM4401. Name plate states the following. On 240vac 135w power consumption. On 12vdc 130w power consumption. From ohms law this gives us an element resi...

Cisco kid · Cisco kid

Hi does anyone know how to get electric power to the element on top of the Swift 500 predominantly gas cook top ? It obviously works if you are plugged into 240 volts. For the life of me I cant get it to work . phil

Wmelrose · Wmelrose

Hi everyon, I have just installed a new C260 Thetford toilet but the wires are different on the new on. The old 260 had negative black and positive red and a white connected with negative black and a blue wire. The new one has normal positive and negative and purple wire and gray wire. Does anyone know how...

sir alvisar · sir alvisar

Hi All Have a white 5 litre diesel tank which was 3/4 full (its under a cover )- we havent used van for 4 months and now the diesel has stained the plastic I have drained diesel - does anyone have any suggestions how to clean Thanks in advance

Jmack · Jmack

Hello fellow travelers I own a Windsor caravan around the 80s would anyone know if the internal walls were made of laminated ply or veneer ply or how do I tell the difference as Im thinking of re staining Thanks jmack

littledick · littledick

Does anybody know of a product that will remove or reduce scuff marks from the Perspex windows? I have tried Vuplex but not successful. Thanks. Dick.

oldbloke · oldbloke

I've been thinking. (yes I know that's dangerous) As we all know a WDH transfers/distributes weight from the rear axle of the tug to the other axles. This means the overall mass is spread more evenly over all of the tyres. And improves safety. I think this could have other advantages apart from co...

gold dandelion · gold dandelion

This is the second and final part of this report about why you should wait at least a year before putting a deposit down on the over-hyped and probably underdone new LandCruiser 300. In part one, we covered Why the media is wrong about the LC300 >> of Toyotas PR material, the official details, o...

Gundog · Gundog

If your anti WDH don't bother reading this article, One comment is that it appears US manufacturers of 1/2, 3/4 and 1 ton trucks the use of a WDH is becoming mandatory when towing over specified weights. https://www.autoguide.com/top-10-best-weight-distributing-hitches-and-why-you-nee...

robo24 · robo24

Hi.We now have 2 windows that the either the mesh or blockout crumples up.I know this is not a new problem but does anyone know how to fix?

Cisco kid · Cisco kid

Hi all just took a trip in the caravan and learnt something new We have an Erbespecher diesel heater. It rained and was cold no sun and the on board batteries dropped to 11.6 volts The diesel heater would not fire as it needs more than 12 volts Remedy was to back up the tow vehicle and attach the Anderson p...

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	Water Pump Draw (Preview) G'day all, The batteries went completely flat the other night in the van. Two 105amp Lithiums of good quality. I found that there was a 15amp load showing on the Bluetooth but couldn't figure out where it was coming from. Today, I sent one battery to the tyre service for charging and put the generator on...	bushsong	23	1723	06:55 AM Aug 20, 2022 by TimTim
	running fridge on battery (Preview) i have a 2021 Ranger but i do not want to spend a lot of money on it, because i may move to the Ranger just released, anyway i want to feed the caravan fridge direct from the car battery via a circuit breaker and fused line to the fridge, but i still want to be able to run the caravan fridge off the caravan batte...	archy	9	2204	03:40 PM Aug 16, 2022 by Warren-Pat_01
	Solar requirements (Preview) HI again, looking at upgrading the battery system from a 220 A/Hr Lithium (2 x 110) to a 520 A/Hr Lithium (2 x 260), what amount of solar panels woud you think I require to activly charge them ?	Branchie	21	2132	09:04 PM Aug 12, 2022 by Noelpolar
	Storing lithium batteries at full charge (Preview) I belong to an e-scooter facebook page and almost all of them suggest that the lithium battery should only be charged to 80% of full charge if your storing your scooter for any length of time. I dont understand why as the battery will eventually slowly discharge anyway. In caravans lithiums will alway...	Derek Barnes	4	2237	01:44 PM Aug 12, 2022 by markf
	Brake fade and need to adjust van brakes? ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Long story but I will try to keep it as short as I can.In this instance I was towing with a BF Falcon fitted with Tekonsha Primus brake controllerAfter several hours of towing I experienced a disturbing brake fade. There was no traffic around but I had recently experienced a circumstance where I'd brak...	Elecmuso	34	2915	09:20 AM Aug 10, 2022 by Gundog
	Template for cms 15a inlet with rcd CMS (Preview) Hi folks Annie and I are in the middle stages of our coaster bus conversion. We decided to use the CMS electrical system and as such have got the 15Amp inlet with RCD. when it comes to cutting the hole in the bus to fit this unit the shape is complex and I cant think of an easy way to make a hole template for it....	gmax	8	1281	12:58 PM Aug 9, 2022 by Whenarewethere
	Electric scooters -- gel and lithium battery fires (Preview) https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-22/electric-scooters-havana-cuba-fuel-shortage/101260164	dorian	3	1112	02:26 PM Aug 8, 2022 by Cisco kid
	Trail-A-Mate fix (Preview) Four years after seizing my Trail-A-Mate jack I took it on today Original Problem: The outer tube had crimped itself onto the inner tube after I had over tightened the jacking lifter changing a punctured tyre on the van Fix: open the jack release take the largest hammer you can find and whack the under s...	Cisco kid	0	975	02:09 PM Aug 8, 2022 by Cisco kid
	Wireless TPMS. (Preview) Hi all, Does anyone know the maximum distance the signal will cover?	Magnarc	5	1302	09:52 AM Aug 6, 2022 by JackoFJR
	Absorption Fridge 3 Way Fridge Power Consumption (Preview) Hi Guy's; Have a query about a 3 way absorption fridge. Hopefully someone here with more knowledge about these things than me. I have a Dometic model RM4401. Name plate states the following. On 240vac 135w power consumption. On 12vdc 130w power consumption. From ohms law this gives us an element resi...	62supersnipe	15	2057	09:36 AM Aug 6, 2022 by Possum3
	Electric element Swift 500 (Preview) Hi does anyone know how to get electric power to the element on top of the Swift 500 predominantly gas cook top ? It obviously works if you are plugged into 240 volts. For the life of me I cant get it to work . phil	Cisco kid	11	2765	07:20 PM Aug 5, 2022 by TimTim
	'Thetford C260 toilet (Preview) Hi everyon, I have just installed a new C260 Thetford toilet but the wires are different on the new on. The old 260 had negative black and positive red and a white connected with negative black and a blue wire. The new one has normal positive and negative and purple wire and gray wire. Does anyone know how...	Wmelrose	3	1334	07:12 PM Aug 4, 2022 by KevinC
	Cleaning stained diesel heater tank (Preview) Hi All Have a white 5 litre diesel tank which was 3/4 full (its under a cover )- we havent used van for 4 months and now the diesel has stained the plastic I have drained diesel - does anyone have any suggestions how to clean Thanks in advance	sir alvisar	6	1452	02:05 PM Aug 4, 2022 by kgarnett
	Internall walls (Preview) Hello fellow travelers I own a Windsor caravan around the 80s would anyone know if the internal walls were made of laminated ply or veneer ply or how do I tell the difference as Im thinking of re staining Thanks jmack	Jmack	2	959	05:33 PM Aug 2, 2022 by Jmack
	Van window scuff removal. (Preview) Does anybody know of a product that will remove or reduce scuff marks from the Perspex windows? I have tried Vuplex but not successful. Thanks. Dick.	littledick	8	992	03:19 PM Aug 2, 2022 by bobsa
	Improving traction in mud with a WDH ( 1 2 3 4 ) (Preview) I've been thinking. (yes I know that's dangerous) As we all know a WDH transfers/distributes weight from the rear axle of the tug to the other axles. This means the overall mass is spread more evenly over all of the tyres. And improves safety. I think this could have other advantages apart from co...	oldbloke	90	4907	01:17 PM Aug 2, 2022 by Magnarc
	toyota landcruiser (Preview) *This is the second and final part of this report about why you should wait at least a year before putting a deposit down on the over-hyped and probably underdone new LandCruiser 300.* *In part one, we covered* *Why the media is wrong about the LC300 >>* *of Toyotas PR material, the official details, o...*	gold dandelion	6	1728	05:48 PM Jul 31, 2022 by gold dandelion
	Interesting article rating top 10 WDH's in the USA (Preview) If your anti WDH don't bother reading this article, One comment is that it appears US manufacturers of 1/2, 3/4 and 1 ton trucks the use of a WDH is becoming mandatory when towing over specified weights. https://www.autoguide.com/top-10-best-weight-distributing-hitches-and-why-you-nee...	Gundog	12	1145	03:14 PM Jul 30, 2022 by Gundog
	Slide up window screens and blockouts. (Preview) Hi.We now have 2 windows that the either the mesh or blockout crumples up.I know this is not a new problem but does anyone know how to fix?	robo24	13	4379	08:33 PM Jul 29, 2022 by spida
	Diesel heater ignition voltage matters (Preview) Hi all just took a trip in the caravan and learnt something new We have an Erbespecher diesel heater. It rained and was cold no sun and the on board batteries dropped to 11.6 volts The diesel heater would not fire as it needs more than 12 volts Remedy was to back up the tow vehicle and attach the Anderson p...	Cisco kid	20	2300	07:17 PM Jul 27, 2022 by Whenarewethere
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