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Just a thought to offer comfort regarding electric cars. The real answer is Hydrogen, either fuel cell or direct to reciprocating engine. There is a lot of research regarding Hydrogen happening here in Australia and latest findings are sensational, so don't lose hope. Hydrogen has the...

Thank you, glad it helped relieve tedium.

Excellent advice, John.

Thank you for your interest Buckman. Link fixed, all go now. Appreciate your comments Regards Ecliptic

Thank you for your interest, otherclive.

Hi John, just checked and the link is working at this time. Thank you for your interest. Cheers Ken

I had a caravan with major issues due to water ingress and neglect. This had to be resolved as a reconstruction of the front floor area and included problems with the Dometic fridge as well as the Truma S3002 Heater. The Technical forum was of great assistance whenever I asked for help, and I...

Thank you ProfJohnL Your insightful explanations are very helpful in understanding the "beast". The motion and turbulence issues would definitely explain why the cooling effect seems to be less on 12v compared to 240v or gas. Appreciated.

Now that is interesting, Damian. The temperatures I experience here in Western Australia can be significantly higher than 30C, and is why I have installed an extraction fan to improve airflow over the cooling fins. Could be I may have to put a second fan in, but time will tell. Thank you for...

Thanks, otherclive and beachball. Yes, still family stranded in the UK :laughing::laughing: so shall try that line. The item is fairly small so hopefully won't work as a magpie magnet as it makes the journey.

Thanks for your input Damian and RogerL. Interesting that the 12v element is of a similar (same) power. I'll still ensure the fridge is properly chilled before heading off into the outback :cool:

Hello Bertieboy1, Yes the manual says to chill the fridge down using gas or 240v, and the 12v sys will keep it cool. My experience is that cooling the fridge on 12v only does take time, but it will happen, eventually...

Thank you for the figure, there, Damian. It equates to $79 here in down under. Sigh. Bullet biting called for :rolleyes: Many thanks to you and ProfJohnL for your explanations.

Hello ProfJohnL. Firstly, I agree with you regarding regulations. However, there is nothing that I can see that contradicts the local regs - which are there to keep us safe. All systems protected by fuses and earth return sensing. Sometimes the call is to protect local industry or the...

Update. I contacted the Truma main dealer here in OZ to see if they could supply or repair the PCB and had a prompt call back to advise me the heater - gas and electric - was illegal and I need to install an Australia certified one. Hmm, with a price tag of $2195 plus install I think I will...