Electrics Blog

More delay

Member - Welshmun (QLD) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:58:00 GMT

Once again, work has got in the way and there hasn't been much progress since March. I took a seasonal job at the local sugar mill, but this ends in a few week...

Pat Callinan's 4x4 Adventures filming blog 17- Bush to the beach

Pat Callinan's 4x4 Adventures — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:17:00 GMT

BARRINGTON TO THE BEACH The contrasts couldn't have been greater. After spending months on the dry and barren Canning Stock Route and Red Centre, we landed ...

WAECO Mega Pack Plus*

WAECO Pacific Pty Ltd — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:25:00 GMT

Spring is in the air and many of us can’t wait to hit the road. When you do, make sure you are equipped with a reliable fridge that won’t let you down. W...

Automatic 12V Switch Wiring

Member - Malcolm (Townsville) — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 23:27:00 GMT

This Project started out to replace the auto switch for my Bilge Pump in the boat. The previous owner had the float switch wired up with "speaker" wire - which...

Extension lead safety tip.

Bill Streater Contracting — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:36:00 GMT

Always use heavy duty extension leads. These are the ones with thicker insulation and larger conductors. Light duty leads, usually white in colour and no thi...

Explaining Smart Charging?

RV Powerstream P/L — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:16:00 GMT

The attached link is an explanation of testing done by Charles Sterling to put the myth to bed about not being able to fast charge Flooded Wet Cell Batteries. ...

Inverters: Sine Wave and Square Wave, whatever that means!

Member - Timbo — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:43:00 GMT

Household mains is Alternating Current (AC) meaning that the current alternates in direction of flow, first one direction, then the other and so on. Because of...

Electricity for Camping

Member - John and Val — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:49:00 GMT

Electricity for Camping This material was originally written for publication in Southern Trails, magazine of the Southern Tablelands 4WD Club. On an exte...

Queensland Adventures Winter 2008

Member - Heather G (NSW) — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:41:00 GMT

Queensland Adventures In early April about 4 weeks before we were due to take off for our four month Winter adventure we traded our 16 ft Freedom Jayco pop-t...

Handy Odds & Ends

Member - Ros C (VIC) — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 04:55:00 GMT

On Friday, I took the trailer to its Maker and God-father to check the brakes and bearings. They are now fine - needed a little tweeking after the trip to Nort...