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GPS trackers
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Before heading off again I am interested in fitting a gps tracker in the van and maybe the vehicle. I need advice on the different types and the pro's and con's of each one. Also it seems to me that combining a tracker with an emergency beacon would be a good idea.
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jegog
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Sliding Door Stuck (and fix)
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There is a sliding door between the bedroom suite and the rest of the van to provide privacy in many caravans. In our Traveller Prodigy this door became stuck, fully open. It would wobble a bit and move along its top track about 20mm, but no further. I used my cheap usb borescope (camera on a bendy wand)...
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bruceg
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Rcd won’t reset
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Is it a major problem if I cannot reset the RCD? Is there an easy fix or it needs replacing? and is it a DYI job or electrician?
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mgtlat
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How the power system when you have electricity, gas and battery.
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I am new to the game and have a Avida Busselton Motorhome and so far I have been using only electricity, but would like to know how the system works when I will be free camping. I do have solar. Thanks in anticipation.
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Katerina
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A Rose By Any Other Name
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Can someone tell me the name of the part that fits on the metal bar in the shower on which the shower rose and hose attaches. It is that thing that can slide up and down and also moves side to side with the shower rose attached. The end on my present one has broken off internally and as a result the shower rose a...
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DMaxer
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LITHIUM-ION BATTERY
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Howdy all, the attached are coming up for sale at that Supermarket mob that sell 'stuff' as well. Has anyone got these or what say you? Would it just be a clean swap with deep cell or other things have to be changed? -- Edited by Dougwe on Wednesday 30th of March 2022 02:33:25 PM
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YAMAHA EF2400IS GENERATOR
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Hi can any one help I have an ef2400is & the stator is gone an Australian one is around $750 but I can get one from America for $129 US but no one can tell me if it is compatible with our model or if it will put out 230volts or only put out 110volts does anyone out there know
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denno
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wiki camps on Apple Mac
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I have a MacAirbook, is there any way I can download wikicamps to this device ? I will confess to being technologically challenged. Any illumination cast on this problem would be appreciated. Smith
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Smith
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Caravan water pressure
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My van has a reduced water pressure inlet , but the pressure is so that to have a shower the tanks must have water in them and the pump turned on.is the a difference in the pressure inlet or can it be changed to get a reasonable tap pressure. The van is a Roma.
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Sivad
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cruise control
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hi allwhat would make my cruise control stop working on my 105 landcruiser even no green light on the dashcheers snap
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snap1946
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XTM Battery Box Query
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Just bought a new deep cycle battery, solar blanket, charger and " XTM Battery Box "........ I have a basic and likely silly question. The battery box has a circuit breaker switch and built in voltmeter which seems to work fine. My question is .... should the circuit switch\voltmeter be on or off when...
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Phlipper
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Weird wire placement
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I have noticed on a few Vans lately, { mine is a Jayco Freedom } there is what I presume to be a stupidly place ground/earth wire at the bottom of the door frame. It is unsurprisingly broken due to opening/closing of the door, has been broken for years by the look of it. Seems a silly place to have a wire and...
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Phlipper
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Batteries for 200 series
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What is good for replacement for original fitments of 2015 cruiser
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Sivad
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reversing camera advice
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Hi everyone, just joined grey nomads (though I feel like a charlatan as I am bald .... no grey at all!!). I am neither a technical person or very handy, so I lose out on all counts. I need advice please. I very recently purchased a 2nd hand Jayco Outback, 2021 model. It has a Sphere BTM7100S caravan rev...
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converting a new axis 24"TV to a smart TV??
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Has anyone succeeded with a google chromecast plugged into the TV's USB for power for the chromecast - it is not supposed to work ( suposedly the uSB cant provide enough power), but i dont have 240v available at the TV in my Windsor Simpson motorhome. So just wondering if anyone has found a work around so...
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Bulging & destroyed deep cycle batteries?
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A couple of friends of mine have had deep cycle batteries bulge & destroyed as a result of being connected to a 240V multi-stage charger for a long period (2 months or more). One has had to replace his bank of four batteries twice, even tho the caravan maker recommended keeping them on the 240V char...
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Loki
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Late 2015 Ford Everest Rear Suspension Upgrade
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Hi, I write to enlist the advice of others that have experienced caravan sway and worked to eradicate it. I have owned many caravans previously and have never experienced sway like that in the new van we purchased late in 2021. I was on the North-South Highway travelling back from McLaren Vale. I ente...
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Winegard aerial not working
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we have a jayco Journey 2019 pop top and the Winegard aerial has stop working its the wind up type that has the 2 piecees any body else had this problem or after ideas on fixing cheers
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Gave the van a birthday
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Hi all, our van is 4 years old it lives outside in all weather. I gave it a wash and then used tyre shine on wheels and checker plate and this other stuff called Fully Slick which is a UV protector and polish on the powder coat Happy with the results, got a lot of Birdsville track ingrained dirt off give it...
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Cisco kid
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Indicator flash rate for LED taillight cluster.
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The indicator flash rate on my newly installed taillight cluster seems a little fast. Apparantly, wiring a small resistor between Eth and the indicator LEDs is required to slow the rate. Some info on what is required would be appreciated. Ta.
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