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  1. birchyman

    Westfalia Roof - Reinforcements?

    use sikkaflex or any good generic PU glue to stick your wood in try to clamp it while it dries ive known it take a few days if its really cold
  2. birchyman

    12v 240v split charge

    ok this is how ive done mine im not saying its the only way but it works for me this system will still power your stuff when your leisure battery is flat the mains system will power your stuff even with no batteries it will charge EITHER battery at the flick of a switch it will tell you at a...
  3. birchyman

    Aux fuse box help needed.

    one piece of 3mm cable through the lengh of van is enough, no need to return just pick up power where you need it
  4. birchyman

    Aux fuse box help needed.

    pretty sure switch is ok to 45A mine has run for 5 years no probs and i run a lot of gear, usually by sunday morning at a show my leisure battery is flat, ive got disco lights and all sorts of stuff running all weekend thats why it makes sense .plus once on a tour of wales my dynamo went but i...
  5. birchyman

    Aux fuse box help needed.

    the relay goes between the two batteries it doesnt matter which position the switch is in when driving as long as its not turned off.i will do another diagram with relay and mains system this weekend and put it on a new post
  6. birchyman

    Rear Hatch

    yes late split, early bay but the hinge positions changed ,not sure when but deffo wont fit all bays
  7. birchyman

    Yet another towbar question :-((( sorry help needed

    if you are still none the wiser type peka and the part number into google see if you get a hit
  8. birchyman

    Camping and caravan club......

    its worth joining for the site book, some of the basic CS farm sites are members only and are top ,a real escape
  9. birchyman

    Yet another towbar question :-((( sorry help needed

    the two holes on the bent piece leads me to believe its not a early bay or a late bay looks like a t25 to me
  10. birchyman

    240v hookup consumer unit + ZIG

    the highest rated caravan sites give 16A i think the rating on the zig is a indication of this fact, it wont pull 16A in normal use if you go for 2 breakers id get one five and 1 ten id put the zig onto the 5 and see if this holds without tripping (it shouldnt) this will leave the 10 for your...
  11. birchyman

    12v & 240v power

    if you have a relay that is turned on with ignition you are right you dont need a new relay ,the self switching one is just the easiest way if you dont have a split charge system and makes sense for lots of reasons i personally wouldnt fit one if your system works ok but from scratch i certainly...
  12. birchyman

    12v & 240v power

    any a good caravan charger will give you all the 12v power you need even with no batterys but even the cheapest charger from halfords will do the job use all your power and when you go to bed ,wake up your battery/batteries are charged
  13. birchyman

    12v & 240v power

    no mate the self switching relay is basically a split charger but it doesnt need a ignition feed to trigger it the benefits are you can fit them inside so they stay dry you dont need to take a feed off the coil and they will only switch on when there is enough power to do so.but the main reason...
  14. birchyman

    Bay security

    alls good but remember 1 piece of wire battery to coil and your bus will bump start dont bother trying to imobilise the electrical system if you dont lock your engine door a good thief will bypass this in about 30 seconds they dont even need to bump it they can simply arc the solinoid and have...
  15. birchyman

    fit curtains?

    yeh clyde is right just thread them on your curtains should have a loop in the fabric
  16. birchyman

    Aux fuse box help needed.

    true there are many ways to skin a cat but when you are sat in the dark with no tunes some are better that others, like i said this is how all caravans and motorhomes are basically wired
  17. birchyman

    12 hours till I pick up my new (well to me) 69 westy

    nice im buzzin for you its a top feelin
  18. birchyman

    A question for Westy owners (maybe others)...

    yeh the extended westy handle makes life easier but ive never used my sink not even to clean my teeth but the storage is handy if i was building from scratch id go a lot lower so you can sit on it
  19. birchyman

    Number Plate Legality?

    you can use 12" by6" us style plates if your vehicle is a import with a resess for the plate so you could argue the toss that your engine lid is ressesed but i guess it depends on the copper ive used a plate thats black and silver with florida on for 3 years no probs
  20. birchyman

    a funny thing happened at the garage the other day

    alan schofield does the filler elbows
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