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Hi guys need some help please.I have 300watts of solar panels on my van roof feeding 2x120 amp agm batteries with a 30amp pwm controller that gets very hot to touch is this ok or should I purchase one with higher amps ???If I do need a new one what is a good brand?? Also is it ok to plug a seperate folding 200wa...

Judi Dench: My Passion For Trees on the ABC this evening. Extremelly interesting. Aussie Paul.

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Will a 40lt portable grey water tank. Of proper design and containment be ok for self contained sites.

Gday... It can now tow 500kg more than before, but can the latest Prado handle the extra weight? Read about it here Cheers - John

Aussie Paul.

I talked to a homeless man this morning and asked him how he ended up this way. He said, "Up until last week, I still had it all. I had plenty to eat, my clothes were washed and pressed, I had a roof over my head, I had HDTV and Internet, and I went to the gym, the pool, and the library. I was wor...

There's been a bad accident at my local Indian restaurant. Hope to god the chef pulls through. The last I heard he'd slipped into a korma.

Hi all I am in a spot of bother my van is a galaxy southern cross series three it has a courtesy light near door on the exterior,that I need to find a replacement plastic cover for as per photo supplied .would be eternally grateful for any clues as to we're I might get one thanks heaps in advance The van is a 20...

AAT members are to get an ALL inclusive 3 day junket on the Gold Coast, HALF A MILLION DOLLARS cost, paid for by the rest of us. Just joking about the junket bit.

May the fourth....be with you.

I met a retired couple who live on acreage quite close to Perth. Lovely people named Des and Marg. I suggested they might like to assist us Grey Nomads with an alternative to expensive metropolitan Caravan Parks. They are very happy to make the following offer: I received this email from them today,...

Hi, I am totally clueless about solar and just bought the 160 Watt folding panels from ALDI. It has a MODEL: GP15A Solar Charge Controller. PWM Platinum Series 15A Regulator. Does anyone know if this thing is waterproof? In an older forum somebody said they are Velcroed on. But I am not too sure abou...

Aussie Paul.

Have a 'base model' Thetford 3 way fridge in the Jayco. Recently installed a thermometer to monitor the internal fridge temps. Sensor is at a bottom back corner. I have noticed that it seems to run much better on 240 v. Fridge is only partly filled with some drinks for test purposes. Hovers around 8...

Have 120w panel and 2x110AH batteries. Only run Cpap machine at night and have just started having problems with batteries running down and cutting out during night despite having freecamped easily over the past 9 weeks. Could our batteries be dying or some other cause?

Barb was lying in bed one night. Larry was falling asleep butBarb was in a romantic mood and wanted to talk.She said: "You used to hold my hand when we were courting."Wearily he reached across, held her hand for a second and tried to getback to sleep.A few moments later she said: "Then you used to kis...

Had a little earth fault on truck battery recently when I disconnected battery to weld shock bracket . A few days latter I found the generator is not charging . Looked ( man looked ) everywhere for breakers etc . All ok . So did what everyone seems to do these days . Googled breaker Onan 5000 diesel gener...

Hi everybody. Can some one help me. A pipe 1.mt.95 cm in length.x150mm round. How much water will it hold. Regards Bowser.