Techies' Corner

Bruce Mc · Bruce Mc

I need to do a test on my system in my caravan to check a voltage drop issue I have. I plan to temporarily hook up a 300w inverter to my batteries then connect the inverter via a 240 volt extension lead to the caravan power input plug. All high current devices such as battery charger, microwave and washing m...

GlobalTraveller · GlobalTraveller

Greetings. This morning I switched on my water pump to use the water in my van tanks after disconnecting my mains water connection. Instead of the water coming out of my sink tap when I turned the tap on, water started to come out of the mains inlet pipe where I connect my mains water hose. There was still a...

gold dandelion · gold dandelion

Can someone tell me the correct way to measure a van, is it from back to front, or back to the start of the draw bar. Thanks

FreecamperTas · FreecamperTas

Hi all. I stopped using my Edecoa 2500w pure sine wave inverter to charge my Oralb toothbrush after it blew the charger on two. Today I used the inverter on my 200w slow cooker regrettably coz it's blown the electronics board on that too. The element and fuse that's on the board test ok. Anyone know of an i...

whitebeach · whitebeach

Hi, We have a bike rack with lights on the back of our caravan and need to know the easiest way to run a line so the lights work on the bike rack.

snap1946 · snap1946

any one used a Jillaroo Replacement Awning Vinyl snap

Bruce Mc · Bruce Mc

We have a Dometic RPD218 compressor fridge and after 4 years of issues we now plan to replace it. Ive met people in our travels that have installed a house fridge and hooked up to an inverter to run it off 240volt. Has anyone on this site done this successfully and can you help with advise on the pros and con...

FreecamperTas · FreecamperTas

Well I fixed this bugger, eventually!!It started off with flickering lights and then it was switching from 240 to gas, temperature lights varying by themselves, powering off by itself, etc, etc. Then disaster! completely dead. No fridge and heading up north. I'm a former electronics technician s...

Burns1 · Burns1

Does anyone have any experience towing a van with a Ssangyong Musso that they could share? I test drove one today and they seem good but without dragging a couple of ton, it doesn't tell me much.

divesight · divesight

Good Morning, Need advice regarding the following problem. Have the following electrical connection from car to van !/12 pin plug 2/ two 50amp anderson plugs The anderson plugs are OEM and the cables are seperated and not bundled together. However the plastic plugs shatter after a period of use. D...

bcd8238 · bcd8238

Hi, My wife and I have bought our first caravan - a 12/17 Jayco Journey Outback. It's an extremely well looked after van and we are thrilled with it. I'm quite handy mechanically but like a bag of hammers when it comes to electrics. The van has the 100A/H AGM house battery which basically runs the lights,...

thalls01 · thalls01

Hi, I have two isolation switches from Ampper (manufacturer) to isolate the van's battery supply. The first is a rotary switch on a bus bar that attaches to the battery's post terminal. By turning the knob it acts to first to connect and further rotation serves to disconnect the circuit from the bat...

snap1946 · snap1946

hi all any one using one of these https://www.amazon.com.au/Giantz-Motorised-Jockey-Trailer-Caravan/dp/B0779BCKKN

shakey55 · shakey55

This very interesting and lets hope petrol/diesel stays around for a long time https://youtu.be/-e55Vued028

DawnieB · DawnieB

Hi, New to the good life so please be gentle. We have a new (12 months) Jayco 17.55 poptop. After several small local trips now touring Aus. We've done about 5000km max since new. We have just noticed the rear tyre on one side is virtually bald. All other tyres are as expected. Tyre pressures are as re...

Ivan 01 · Ivan 01

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-19/toyota-class-action-faulty-diesel-vehicle-compensation/101165578

KFT · KFT

Hi everyone, My 8300 awning has a bent roller and needs to be replaced. I was told that the 8300 is no longer made and I will need an 8700 installed. The repair company is saying that an 8700 roller will not fit an 8300 frame and I need the whole thing replaced. a conversation with a mate who is a supplier o...

aimless traveler · aimless traveler

For my planned up coming trip i am going to get a camping fridge odds are it will be an waceo or engal. But BCF have one that i can not find any info on in regards to how it preforms or lasts any info of quality on them are they new on the market or a relabe of some cheaper brand that need to steer clear of, i dont hav...

Joda · Joda

Doing a oil change on my old b.a. xr6 ford ute the other day, thought I would clean up & lube the battery terminals, looked at the battery & thought, I don,t remember replacing this battery, turns out it,s been 10 years in the car, FWIW its a Century brand Joda.

KevinJ · KevinJ

How do you check if a Water pump capacitor is working or not?

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	Inverter (Preview) I need to do a test on my system in my caravan to check a voltage drop issue I have. I plan to temporarily hook up a 300w inverter to my batteries then connect the inverter via a 240 volt extension lead to the caravan power input plug. All high current devices such as battery charger, microwave and washing m...	Bruce Mc	22	2280	05:11 AM Jul 20, 2022 by Whenarewethere
	Water pump pushing water out of mains inlet (Preview) Greetings. This morning I switched on my water pump to use the water in my van tanks after disconnecting my mains water connection. Instead of the water coming out of my sink tap when I turned the tap on, water started to come out of the mains inlet pipe where I connect my mains water hose. There was still a...	GlobalTraveller	9	1715	12:57 PM Jul 19, 2022 by Ivan 01
	Van Length (Preview) Can someone tell me the correct way to measure a van, is it from back to front, or back to the start of the draw bar. Thanks	gold dandelion	10	1613	12:44 PM Jul 19, 2022 by Gundog
	Inverter damages electric toothbrush (Preview) Hi all. I stopped using my Edecoa 2500w pure sine wave inverter to charge my Oralb toothbrush after it blew the charger on two. Today I used the inverter on my 200w slow cooker regrettably coz it's blown the electronics board on that too. The element and fuse that's on the board test ok. Anyone know of an i...	FreecamperTas	23	2674	07:11 AM Jul 18, 2022 by Mike Harding
	How to run lights to my bike rack (Preview) Hi, We have a bike rack with lights on the back of our caravan and need to know the easiest way to run a line so the lights work on the bike rack.	whitebeach	12	1491	11:46 PM Jul 16, 2022 by vanTas
	awning (Preview) any one used a Jillaroo Replacement Awning Vinyl snap	snap1946	4	1384	01:53 PM Jul 15, 2022 by Roger Roger
	House Fridge (Preview) We have a Dometic RPD218 compressor fridge and after 4 years of issues we now plan to replace it. Ive met people in our travels that have installed a house fridge and hooked up to an inverter to run it off 240volt. Has anyone on this site done this successfully and can you help with advise on the pros and con...	Bruce Mc	16	2854	07:34 PM Jul 14, 2022 by Bruce Mc
	Dometic 3 way fridge RMD8551 dead, no lights Dometic fridge dead flickering lights (Preview) Well I fixed this bugger, eventually!!It started off with flickering lights and then it was switching from 240 to gas, temperature lights varying by themselves, powering off by itself, etc, etc. Then disaster! completely dead. No fridge and heading up north. I'm a former electronics technician s...	FreecamperTas	5	1925	07:50 AM Jul 14, 2022 by Radar
	Towing with a SSangyong Musso (Preview) Does anyone have any experience towing a van with a Ssangyong Musso that they could share? I test drove one today and they seem good but without dragging a couple of ton, it doesn't tell me much.	Burns1	13	3697	08:36 AM Jul 13, 2022 by Ivan 01
	Electrical Connections to van (Preview) Good Morning, Need advice regarding the following problem. Have the following electrical connection from car to van !/12 pin plug 2/ two 50amp anderson plugs The anderson plugs are OEM and the cables are seperated and not bundled together. However the plastic plugs shatter after a period of use. D...	divesight	28	2610	10:10 PM Jul 12, 2022 by Aus-Kiwi
	Dual Anderson plugs and one cable (Preview) Hi, My wife and I have bought our first caravan - a 12/17 Jayco Journey Outback. It's an extremely well looked after van and we are thrilled with it. I'm quite handy mechanically but like a bag of hammers when it comes to electrics. The van has the 100A/H AGM house battery which basically runs the lights,...	bcd8238	9	1013	08:01 PM Jul 11, 2022 by Whenarewethere
	Battery Isolation Switch for Caravan ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Hi, I have two isolation switches from Ampper (manufacturer) to isolate the van's battery supply. The first is a rotary switch on a bus bar that attaches to the battery's post terminal. By turning the knob it acts to first to connect and further rotation serves to disconnect the circuit from the bat...	thalls01	44	7724	04:00 PM Jul 10, 2022 by KevinJ
	jockey wheel (Preview) hi all any one using one of these https://www.amazon.com.au/Giantz-Motorised-Jockey-Trailer-Caravan/dp/B0779BCKKN	snap1946	1	1256	10:23 PM Jul 9, 2022 by dabbler
	Electric -v- Petrol/Diesel (economy test) (Preview) This very interesting and lets hope petrol/diesel stays around for a long time https://youtu.be/-e55Vued028	shakey55	28	2409	02:28 PM Jul 9, 2022 by jegog
	Dual axle Jayco - 1 bald tyre @5000km (Preview) Hi, New to the good life so please be gentle. We have a new (12 months) Jayco 17.55 poptop. After several small local trips now touring Aus. We've done about 5000km max since new. We have just noticed the rear tyre on one side is virtually bald. All other tyres are as expected. Tyre pressures are as re...	DawnieB	25	6341	09:14 PM Jul 8, 2022 by yobarr
	Are you eligible for a compensation payout Toyota Motor Co (Preview) https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-19/toyota-class-action-faulty-diesel-vehicle-compensation/101165578	Ivan 01	25	2052	12:58 AM Jul 4, 2022 by jegog
	Dometic 8300/8700 Awning repair (Preview) Hi everyone, My 8300 awning has a bent roller and needs to be replaced. I was told that the 8300 is no longer made and I will need an 8700 installed. The repair company is saying that an 8700 roller will not fit an 8300 frame and I need the whole thing replaced. a conversation with a mate who is a supplier o...	KFT	7	2383	07:12 AM Jul 3, 2022 by Brenda and Alan
	Camping fridges ( 1 2 ) (Preview) For my planned up coming trip i am going to get a camping fridge odds are it will be an waceo or engal. But BCF have one that i can not find any info on in regards to how it preforms or lasts any info of quality on them are they new on the market or a relabe of some cheaper brand that need to steer clear of, i dont hav...	aimless traveler	59	17003	05:47 PM Jul 2, 2022 by Keith P
	Car battery (Preview) Doing a oil change on my old b.a. xr6 ford ute the other day, thought I would clean up & lube the battery terminals, looked at the battery & thought, I don,t remember replacing this battery, turns out it,s been 10 years in the car, FWIW its a Century brand Joda.	Joda	8	1358	05:34 PM Jun 30, 2022 by jegog
	Water pump capacitor (Preview) How do you check if a Water pump capacitor is working or not?	KevinJ	15	1202	03:57 PM Jun 30, 2022 by jegog
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