Since we paid so much for a site, we are using the local ACT power station for the heater...................................................the flamin diesel died, combustion chamber fan stopped so now just a smoke machine, oh bother I said in a calm voice........after much thought I decided to leave it alone and hit a warranty claim when I get home, that way if they stuff me a round Ebay may give me a refund and I can buy another model, have a Webasto copy.....oh well it happens and this trip is full of breakdowns so whats one more.............................may have to use van parks to get home though running the LRPS all night could be a pain.............................LittleRedPowerStation is a Honda.
Drovers new Rig - "Big Mal"
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Mine smoked badly once I needed to pull it apart and clean the mesh.
It was all choked up and hasn't missed a beat since .
Tones and Matt did the same
It was all choked up and hasn't missed a beat since .
Tones and Matt did the same
After the sales presentation you pitched to Chris, i would buy tickets to watch the epic back peddle, duck and weave
I have a tea set of the same brandchina
Your in Canberra, it may have injected any number of dual citizen certificates being thrown out car windows
Lots of rain, I have found the loose rivet in the off side sail trak which is causing a leak in a window, problem is 2 rivets are suss but I will remove 24 of the buggers as I will remove and refit the whole thing and stick it back on with sika and rivets.....................I hate rivets.
Had me baffled at first@AusSteve with your question but once I checked out the pic it clicked, the black things on the brace are just poly joiners which are just sitting on the brace, they eventually were used as the drain connectors and breathers later on and play no part in mounting of the tank. the brace was fastened with some sikaflex and tek screws, tank was fastened to the van cross members with house frame bracing straps...The end of the tank was supposed to have T sections joined like the other end but ran out of bits.......hasn't broken or given any problems and has bounced around for about 25,000kms or more to date.
I had posted on the "Good Morning " that my 12v for fridge had carked it on the rig, while I was going to sort it out when I got home, the ideal opportunity for a bit of grandkid respite came this morning as I grabbed my tool bag for just a quick look..................................
What I found was the fuse holder for the 12v tug power had a meltdown, so the fridge didn't know that 12v was there, so I stripped off the melted insulation and had a bit of a forensic look and reckon one of the terminals wasn't very tight so possibly the cause of the heat, checked rest of the wiring, jury rigged a set up and found it all working but I can tell you the heat in those wires is a lot
The molten bit...and the quick repair job.
What I found was the fuse holder for the 12v tug power had a meltdown, so the fridge didn't know that 12v was there, so I stripped off the melted insulation and had a bit of a forensic look and reckon one of the terminals wasn't very tight so possibly the cause of the heat, checked rest of the wiring, jury rigged a set up and found it all working but I can tell you the heat in those wires is a lot
The molten bit...and the quick repair job.
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The voltage at the fuse is the same as at the tug, @Turtle , it has 6 B&S cable from the hitch to the fridge where it joins up with the standard fridge wiring which is really inadequate for the power draw I reckon but i'm not going to pull the heater unit out and rewire, I was always going to upgrade that fuse holder just never got around to it.............might do an upgrade when I get home ( after I play with my new toy of course)
Interestingly I did find that if the battery is below 12.2v the fridge won't run, this model the brain box must have a cut out, I had plugged my jumper to the ute aux which was down on power, (someone hadn't closed the Engel lid so it ran most of the night)and the van fridge wouldn't run, the van anderson had 13.3 v with the solar pumping away and the fridge fired up nicely which was a relief.....no I didn't note what the Volts and amps was doing with the fridge running, I should have but !!!
Interestingly I did find that if the battery is below 12.2v the fridge won't run, this model the brain box must have a cut out, I had plugged my jumper to the ute aux which was down on power, (someone hadn't closed the Engel lid so it ran most of the night)and the van fridge wouldn't run, the van anderson had 13.3 v with the solar pumping away and the fridge fired up nicely which was a relief.....no I didn't note what the Volts and amps was doing with the fridge running, I should have but !!!