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running fridge on battery
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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...
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archy
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Solar requirements
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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 ?
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Storing lithium batteries at full charge
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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...
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Derek Barnes
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Brake fade and need to adjust van brakes?
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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...
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Template for cms 15a inlet with rcd
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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....
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gmax
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Electric scooters -- gel and lithium battery fires
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-22/electric-scooters-havana-cuba-fuel-shortage/101260164
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dorian
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Trail-A-Mate fix
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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...
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Cisco kid
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Wireless TPMS.
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Hi all, Does anyone know the maximum distance the signal will cover?
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Magnarc
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Absorption Fridge
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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...
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Electric element Swift 500
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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
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Cisco kid
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'Thetford C260 toilet
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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...
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Wmelrose
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Cleaning stained diesel heater tank
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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
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sir alvisar
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Internall walls
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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
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Jmack
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Van window scuff removal.
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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.
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Improving traction in mud with a WDH
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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...
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toyota landcruiser
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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...
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gold dandelion
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Interesting article rating top 10 WDH's in the USA
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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...
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Gundog
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Slide up window screens and blockouts.
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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?
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robo24
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Diesel heater ignition voltage matters
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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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Optitec caravan and boat wireless movers
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I have an older Optitec caravan mover and it was working fine until two days ago. The unit turns on, the turning function works but not the forward/backward function. The unit turns off by itself. The battery is recording 12.6 volt but is there a certain voltage limit.? Is there a reset button? Does an...
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