MOBY GOES TO TURKEY. A tam and pups adventure.

[Northernraider]

Thought it was too good to be true when they were reading 13.2 after the drive… night.

Yeah although I did have a few of those Halogen spots on tonight aswell as the fairy lights but didn't last long. Those halogens do suck some amps.

This control panel doesn't give you battery percentage or amps remaining etc it only shows volts .. at present it shows battery half charged but reading 12.1v .. nothing on bar that TV on standby . Can't turn that off.

Bed time anyway

Night night

 

[funflair]

I have been out all day and just caught up, not ignoring you honest glad you are sorted with the charging/fridge and D+ bit as I didn't know the answer anyway, yes it's normal on N+B for the fridge to run off the 12v leisure batteries when you select 12v manually.

 

[Cookieboy68]

My hymer I had 3 years . Never had any issues with lights.

4 years 4 me with ebay leds, I've got 11 not one gone wrong

 

[Northernraider]

I have been out all day and just caught up, not ignoring you honest glad you are sorted with the charging/fridge and D+ bit as I didn't know the answer anyway, yes it's normal on N+B for the fridge to run off the 12v leisure batteries when you select 12v manually.

Yes got the charging etc fixed but unfortunately fridge not getting cold on gas or 12v so far. Will try it on 24v when I get back to Just smiffy .

 

[Lenny HB]

All my previous vans have had cheap ebay lens and never had a problem bar that one set of lights on moby last year.

The hymer etc was all bought from ebay.

Aten lighting are only a few pence dearer than than eBay ones and 100 times better, but you never listen.

I've just been plunged in to darkness lol. Leisure battery's down at 11.8v so it cut all me lights off lol.

Control panel is probably reading high common on CBE panels as I don't think it should cut out until down to 10.5v. I think you can recalibrate it.

4 years 4 me with ebay leds, I've got 11 not one gone wrong

You have been lucky, problem with the cheap one ones the suppliers often don't use the same source I've had colour and brightness vary from the same supplier when bought a few months apart. Also they rarely meet the spec, ones from Aten are always brighter for the same rated lumen.
I like cheap but not worth the risk with LED's.

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[Helen Ariel]

Aten lighting are only a few pence dearer than than eBay ones and 100 times better, but you never listen.

Control panel is probably reading high common on CBE panels as I don't think it should cut out until down to 10.5v. I think you can recalibrate it.


You have been lucky, problem with the cheap one ones the suppliers often don't use the same source I've had colour and brightness vary from the same supplier when bought a few months apart. Also they rarely meet the spec, ones from Aten are always brighter for the same rated lumen.
I like cheap but not worth the risk with LED's.

A bunch of non branded LEDs that an electrician fitted in our kitchen have all gone pop after less than a year. I've got some Phillips ones arriving in the post today.

 

[Manic]

Parked up at a nice wee spot tonight…

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My wife had this photo on her iPad but I didn’t then realised I’d somehow got Just smiffy on ignore, must of had fat fingers at some time

 

[Northernraider]

My wife had this photo on her iPad but I didn’t then realised I’d somehow got Just smiffy on ignore, must of had fat fingers at some time

we've been wondering about that for weeks. As your wife hasn't.




That doesn't sound like it'd meant to ...I'll rephrase , Shrimp doesn't have him on ignore so we wondered why you did

 

[Lenny HB]

Will try it on 24v when I get back to @Just smiffy .

Strange lot in Cornwall with 24v mains.

 

[Red Sonja]

Aten lighting are only a few pence dearer than than eBay ones and 100 times better, but you never listen.

When we bought our van in 2010 I changed all our bulbs at the Lincoln show with Aten lighting. Still all working as they should. Brilliant value.

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[Just smiffy]

My wife had this photo on her iPad but I didn’t then realised I’d somehow got Just smiffy on ignore, must of had fat fingers at some time

 

[Just smiffy]

Strange lot in Cornwall with 24v mains.

I’m only giving him 24v because 240v costs more….

 

[Just smiffy]

We are going back home to mine today, finally managed to persuade him to get this van sorted as he’s living in it and it’s all over the place at the moment and with the dogs in the van getting in the way it’s a nightmare, we will be able to work on it so much easier at mine.

If his fridge don’t work on 240 then it’s probably knackerd which would be a shame as it looks new despite being 20yrs old. Probably try a new burner for a small outlay but we’ll see.

Moby will just have to wait to be sold but I’ve told him that if someone is really keen then I’ll bring him back up in the car but don’t know how that will go….

We do all get on well so it’s not a problem him staying for long, some of you may remember Tam saying several times that he doesn’t like people so I’m beginning to wonder if he really hates me…..

 

[Flairy]

Just sniffy you are amazing there’s not many of you left

 

[bigtree]

Just sniffy you are amazing there’s not many of you left

Sniffy.

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[1967bowesj]

Sniffy.

It’s been warm in Wales you know lol

 

[The Coops]

Sniffy.

Time to change your socks!

 

[Onemanandhisdog]

Maybe he has a cold?

 

[dpsuk999]

Hi Northernraider jist thought have you tried the generator yet? That will give you 230v to try the fridge and also charge your batteries

 

[1967bowesj]

Hi Northernraider jist thought have you tried the generator yet? That will give you 230v to try the fridge and also charge your batteries

Think they driving back down to Just smiffy so they can work on Doc more easily

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[nabsim]

We are going back home to mine today, finally managed to persuade him to get this van sorted as he’s living in it and it’s all over the place at the moment and with the dogs in the van getting in the way it’s a nightmare, we will be able to work on it so much easier at mine.

If his fridge don’t work on 240 then it’s probably knackerd which would be a shame as it looks new despite being 20yrs old. Probably try a new burner for a small outlay but we’ll see.

Moby will just have to wait to be sold but I’ve told him that if someone is really keen then I’ll bring him back up in the car but don’t know how that will go….

We do all get on well so it’s not a problem him staying for long, some of you may remember Tam saying several times that he doesn’t like people so I’m beginning to wonder if he really hates me…..

I always say I don’t like people but there are exceptions. Probably same as Tam means haha

With LED’s I use cheap ones and have for years, I always go for the 10v to 36V, (or whatever they are) as battery voltage is often higher with lifepo4, don’t know if it really makes any difference but has worked for me

 

[Northernraider]

The UK is just one big fecking traffic jam 3 hours and we're only just out of Wales and now sat in another fecking traffic jam

 

[Northernraider]

I always say I don’t like people but there are exceptions. Probably same as Tam means haha

With LED’s I use cheap ones and have for years, I always go for the 10v to 36V, (or whatever they are) as battery voltage is often higher with lifepo4, don’t know if it really makes any difference but has worked for me

I spent 60 quid on leds last night that's more than enough for me .

10 x mb11 cost 22 quid . Aten wanted 6 quid for one

 

[Phill D]

The UK is just one big fecking traffic jam 3 hours and we're only just out of Wales and now sat in another fecking traffic jam

It’s Friday afternoon Tam !

But I agree the UK is just one big traffic jam especially on the motorway!

 

[Langtoftlad]

Is it also end of school holiday traffic too

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[scotzsue]

Safe travels Tam, Friday is the worst day for travelling in my book. Just taken me 40 minutes to get home from city centre, usually takes 20. Loads of roadworks, 2 lanes down to 1, traffic lights, contraflow, and numpty drivers stopping on the yellow hashes when going straight on.
sitting with a nice cuppa now and wondering if the seat cover i took off and washed, will ever go back on

 

[Minxy]

We're having problems with traffic too, we set off from Dumfries around 11 am and still haven't got onto the A1(M) yet! Loads of traffic jams, road works, tractors and cyclists not letting people past, we've had to do some narrow country lanes to get past some of the worst hold ups.

Edit ... Just got on the motorway at last.

 

[Mikey RV]

Just sniffy you are amazing there’s not many of you left

There’s not much of him left either

 

[Northernraider]

It’s Friday afternoon Tam !

But I agree the UK is just one big traffic jam especially on the motorway!

Is it also end of school holiday traffic too

Aye but they have Fridays and holidays in Europe too but i can't recall ever encountering traffic jams like the UK

 

[Northernraider]

There’s not much of him left either

But he can get in to places I can't. It's amazing how inconvenient legs are sometimes

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