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Going gone · Going gone

Can anyone help us please, we are thinking of putting one of these 12volt draw fridges in our van. We are wondering if any one has done this, and how its working. Sorry guys should have given a bit more info. Its proper name is. WAECO 30 LITRE COOLMATIC DRAWER FRIDRE. We are hoping to install it in our drawe...

03_troopy · 03_troopy

My monitor screen seems to be going haywire, so I tried to google: do a barrel roll .... and it's still crazy.

chuckie123 · chuckie123

Hi - does anyone know how to stop annoying wind noise on a 2008 Jayco Conquest? It only starts when I get to around 90kph and sounds like it is coming from somewhere on the front LHS - thought it might be from the mirror or windscreen wiper - but have eliminated both of those as a reason. Help appreciated...

lesk1946 · lesk1946

a curly question , if i buy a bus with a gvm of 5000kgs unregistered and then refit it as a motorhome with new weight [from w/bridge] under 4500kgs can it then be legally driven on a car license ??? WOULD ANYONE KNOW PLEASE..THX LES

Elle on Wheels · Elle on Wheels

Hello all I'm looking at replacing the poptop skirt on my old Viscount. The current one is vinyl and someone mentioned canvas might be better. The current poptop has a couple of tiny holes and a couple of the zippers are starting to come away. There is not a significant price difference between the two m...

bill12 · bill12

I have been having trouble getting enough amps into my main battery,a 150 amp/hr deep cycle and thought it was the cheap($20) reg I was using. Bought a programable Reg for $89 off ebay and It works?As you can see from the pic, I have plenty of volts and this one tells you how much is going out and into the bat...

bill12 · bill12

I don,t know whether this should be on this forum, but I just calculated my power bil, up to now, and I am $87 ahead!I have a 1.52 kw panel setup on the roof of the house, and was worried about using the aircon as its been bloody hot here of late.It was a pleaseant surprise when it worked that I was ahead.I won...

Ian and Shaz · Ian and Shaz

Hi Everyone Need some advise if possible ,we have just purchased 2 200 watt solar panels for the roof of our coaster as we want to power our fridge.The plan is 2 solar panels, battery charger regulater then 1 125 amp deep cycle battery.The fridge uses 5amps.We wish to also run off this uni...

oldtrack123 · oldtrack123

Hi The use of a 240v t0 110v step down transformer is still a common practise by some importers In fact one Aus transformer maker openly advertises a transformer for that purpose & claims a clause in the standards allows such use Such has never been approved by the relevant standards :AS/NZS 3001...

Wombat 280 · Wombat 280

Has anyone got an ICOM-40S Hand Held UHF radio. Iam looking for a user manual, lost mine in a recent house move. I have the IC 440 in the vehicle by the handheld to keep intouch with my base camp while out exploring or in the boat . Will meet all the cost of creating and posting a copy. Have been on the ICOM ...

villatranquilla · villatranquilla

have been using the Engle (29 litre and 30 yrs old) as second fridge as the caravan fridge is small but now need to use it as a freezer as I'm catching fish. So would like to buy a new one with split compartments for freezing/fridge use simultaneously. Don't want to run two. Any advice or recommendations w...

bill12 · bill12

I have just aquired a vast box, and want to know how much power it uses,so I can get the right size inverter.The govt subsidised the install to my house, and all I had to pay was $220.

extreme potato · extreme potato

I am planning to do a travel blog which I hope I can just print into a book at the end of the trip. Is there a simple blog site that can take my photos and comments while I travel and then be printed easily?

davkar · davkar

Well have been at Kiffens Reserve near Yarrawonga Vic Lovely spot but if you like a quite weekend at the Cod opening well forget it. Some camper at these Cod opening spoil it for others like shouting when drunk and leave there mess every were and us Nomad Campers get the blame. One person from one cam...

bill12 · bill12

Has anybody tried the gps that comes with a reversing camera built in. They are selling 7 inch versions on ebay for about $150. My van is a big box and a camera would help.

goinsoon · goinsoon

Would you believe it, just had to replace the charger/power supply in the van for the second time in three months. Has anyone had similar problems with their ELECTRO brand charger. Electroserv were great with warranty, no worries, were happy to swap it. It is juist the inconvenience -- Edited by goin...

briche · briche

Hi all, I would like to ask the question about using a jump start unit similar to the supercheap model to run our Waeco fridge. Not sure of all the issues at stake about this so I thought I would ask the question. Are they suitable or not. We would be running 2 x 80 watt panels when we are away from the van and I'...

sue e · sue e

We don't plan to do a lot of unpowered site camping but would like the option. hubby uses a CPAP machine so we need some kind of power supply.we can get one from the mob that supplies the CPAP machine but now we don't know what to use as the power source. so is it best to use a battery or a power/ jump start thing...

Jim · Jim

I have previously posted about the difficulty in removing tar stains from the front of my van. Google reveals a product called tautflex which is said to be suitable to cover vinyl and it comes in an almost infinite range of colours. It is also said to be used to decorate the taut liners on semi trailers...

Vic · Vic

There have been a couple of instances on TV where they have shown unscrupulous people who wind back km reading on cars, including a couple of dealers. I always thought this could only be done with the old style mechanical mileage meters. If this is possible with the new electronic meters, what hope hav...

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	caravan draw fridge. (Preview) Can anyone help us please, we are thinking of putting one of these 12volt draw fridges in our van. We are wondering if any one has done this, and how its working. Sorry guys should have given a bit more info. Its proper name is. WAECO 30 LITRE COOLMATIC DRAWER FRIDRE. We are hoping to install it in our drawe...	Going gone	1	973	06:00 PM Dec 21, 2011 by Yuglamron
	Inverted computer screen. (Preview) My monitor screen seems to be going haywire, so I tried to google: do a barrel roll .... and it's still crazy.	03_troopy	3	732	01:47 PM Dec 20, 2011 by bill12
	Jayco Conquest wind noise (Preview) Hi - does anyone know how to stop annoying wind noise on a 2008 Jayco Conquest? It only starts when I get to around 90kph and sounds like it is coming from somewhere on the front LHS - thought it might be from the mirror or windscreen wiper - but have eliminated both of those as a reason. Help appreciated...	chuckie123	8	1428	04:17 PM Dec 18, 2011 by chuckie123
	Car or Truck license (Preview) a curly question , if i buy a bus with a gvm of 5000kgs unregistered and then refit it as a motorhome with new weight [from w/bridge] under 4500kgs can it then be legally driven on a car license ??? WOULD ANYONE KNOW PLEASE..THX LES	lesk1946	24	2557	12:14 AM Dec 18, 2011 by PeterD
	Pop top skirt - vinyl vs canvas (Preview) Hello all I'm looking at replacing the poptop skirt on my old Viscount. The current one is vinyl and someone mentioned canvas might be better. The current poptop has a couple of tiny holes and a couple of the zippers are starting to come away. There is not a significant price difference between the two m...	Elle on Wheels	29	8622	11:07 PM Dec 17, 2011 by yeoeleven
	new solar regulator (Preview) I have been having trouble getting enough amps into my main battery,a 150 amp/hr deep cycle and thought it was the cheap($20) reg I was using. Bought a programable Reg for $89 off ebay and It works?As you can see from the pic, I have plenty of volts and this one tells you how much is going out and into the bat...	bill12	19	1844	04:17 PM Dec 17, 2011 by bill12
	Household solar (Preview) I don,t know whether this should be on this forum, but I just calculated my power bil, up to now, and I am $87 ahead!I have a 1.52 kw panel setup on the roof of the house, and was worried about using the aircon as its been bloody hot here of late.It was a pleaseant surprise when it worked that I was ahead.I won...	bill12	9	924	02:02 AM Dec 16, 2011 by milo
	Solar for fridge (Preview) Hi Everyone Need some advise if possible ,we have just purchased 2 200 watt solar panels for the roof of our coaster as we want to power our fridge.The plan is 2 solar panels, battery charger regulater then 1 125 amp deep cycle battery.The fridge uses 5amps.We wish to also run off this uni...	Ian and Shaz	29	2169	05:01 PM Dec 12, 2011 by Ian and Shaz
	Imported vechicles & 240v to 110v step down transformers (Preview) Hi The use of a 240v t0 110v step down transformer is still a common practise by some importers In fact one Aus transformer maker openly advertises a transformer for that purpose & claims a clause in the standards allows such use Such has never been approved by the relevant standards :AS/NZS 3001...	oldtrack123	10	2897	09:05 PM Dec 10, 2011 by oldtrack123
	ICOM - 40S UHF Manual Wanted (Preview) Has anyone got an ICOM-40S Hand Held UHF radio. Iam looking for a user manual, lost mine in a recent house move. I have the IC 440 in the vehicle by the handheld to keep intouch with my base camp while out exploring or in the boat . Will meet all the cost of creating and posting a copy. Have been on the ICOM ...	Wombat 280	6	2353	06:58 PM Dec 10, 2011 by dorian
	portable fridge recommendations (Preview) have been using the Engle (29 litre and 30 yrs old) as second fridge as the caravan fridge is small but now need to use it as a freezer as I'm catching fish. So would like to buy a new one with split compartments for freezing/fridge use simultaneously. Don't want to run two. Any advice or recommendations w...	villatranquilla	14	8831	07:08 AM Dec 10, 2011 by jimricho
	how much power does a vast box use? (Preview) I have just aquired a vast box, and want to know how much power it uses,so I can get the right size inverter.The govt subsidised the install to my house, and all I had to pay was $220.	bill12	6	2994	08:33 AM Dec 9, 2011 by _wombat_
	Blog to Book (Preview) I am planning to do a travel blog which I hope I can just print into a book at the end of the trip. Is there a simple blog site that can take my photos and comments while I travel and then be printed easily?	extreme potato	2	768	10:40 AM Dec 8, 2011 by yeoeleven
	Kiffens Reserve Cod opening (Preview) Well have been at Kiffens Reserve near Yarrawonga Vic Lovely spot but if you like a quite weekend at the Cod opening well forget it. Some camper at these Cod opening spoil it for others like shouting when drunk and leave there mess every were and us Nomad Campers get the blame. One person from one cam...	davkar	2	778	07:40 PM Dec 7, 2011 by Wombat 280
	GPS with reversing camera (Preview) Has anybody tried the gps that comes with a reversing camera built in. They are selling 7 inch versions on ebay for about $150. My van is a big box and a camera would help.	bill12	7	4238	02:24 PM Dec 6, 2011 by 03_troopy
	BATTERY CHARGER (Preview) Would you believe it, just had to replace the charger/power supply in the van for the second time in three months. Has anyone had similar problems with their ELECTRO brand charger. Electroserv were great with warranty, no worries, were happy to swap it. It is juist the inconvenience -- Edited by goin...	goinsoon	3	2268	01:57 PM Dec 6, 2011 by 03_troopy
	Battery jumpstart units to run Waeco fridge (Preview) Hi all, I would like to ask the question about using a jump start unit similar to the supercheap model to run our Waeco fridge. Not sure of all the issues at stake about this so I thought I would ask the question. Are they suitable or not. We would be running 2 x 80 watt panels when we are away from the van and I'...	briche	11	9399	07:19 PM Dec 3, 2011 by jimricho
	more about inverters please? (Preview) We don't plan to do a lot of unpowered site camping but would like the option. hubby uses a CPAP machine so we need some kind of power supply.we can get one from the mob that supplies the CPAP machine but now we don't know what to use as the power source. so is it best to use a battery or a power/ jump start thing...	sue e	3	996	07:31 AM Nov 30, 2011 by jimricho
	Vinyl colouring (Preview) I have previously posted about the difficulty in removing tar stains from the front of my van. Google reveals a product called tautflex which is said to be suitable to cover vinyl and it comes in an almost infinite range of colours. It is also said to be used to decorate the taut liners on semi trailers...	Jim	4	1004	09:56 AM Nov 29, 2011 by Jim
	Winding Back Speedometer Readings ?????? (Preview) There have been a couple of instances on TV where they have shown unscrupulous people who wind back km reading on cars, including a couple of dealers. I always thought this could only be done with the old style mechanical mileage meters. If this is possible with the new electronic meters, what hope hav...	Vic	29	4369	06:18 PM Nov 28, 2011 by Vic
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