Tam &Toby do Europe ...Take two

[Northernraider]

Absolutely peeing it down here this morning so I'll not be doing anything outside today.

Still hiding in bed with pups

First night off in 3 months

 

[Onemanandhisdog]

Not too shabby on the south coast.....

 

[Northernraider]

Not too shabby on the south coast.....
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Lucky you ...its not stopped here since 8am and still going strong

 

[tonyidle]

Lucky you ...its not stopped here since 8am and still going strong

Same here if its any consolation .

 

[Drum Major]

Same here in crook of devon

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[Lenny HB]

Lucky you ...its not stopped here since 8am and still going strong

We walked into Shoreham in the lovely sunshine with our daughter for our first meal out since March.

 

[Northernraider]

We walked into Shoreham in the lovely sunshine with our daughter for our first meal out since March.

Its meant to rain here again tomorrow and then a heatwave on Thursday

Usual scottish weather ...4 seasons in one week

 

[TinaLes]

Look on the bright side Tam, Cloudy & Wet means not much solar, you stuck in van watching tele, charging up all your phones & laptops etc. lights on all day, means that you can discharge your leisure batts down to 55/60%, Then you can see how much, and how longer you can get 20amps from the alternator before it drops down to 5/6 amps
There you go every cloud has a silver lining.
LES

 

[Drum Major]

Roll on Thursday

 

[Onemanandhisdog]

Its meant to rain here again tomorrow and then a heatwave on Thursday

Usual scottish weather ...4 seasons in one week

Better get your Ski's waxed for Monday

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[Northernraider]

I think that is something on the fridge control circuit nothing to do with getting power from the alternator.
Have you got a photo?

What Is a Watt?

OK, so volts measure the potential for energy to travel and ohms measure the resistance to the electrical flow, but what are amps and watts?

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This is the relay screwed to back of the fridge....it used to make a high pitched buzzing noise when i started the engine up so I replaced it ....but then I recently refitted the old one to see if by any chance me swapping it had caused any issues

Made no difference

I had assumed that was the relay for powering the fridge

In other news my clamp meter has arrived


Is this the setting I need to check current ?

 

[Lenny HB]

The relay & cables look big enough to power the fridge. I wonder if a previous owner fitted it because of problems with the one in the EBL.

Yes settings look right on meter.

 

[Northernraider]

The relay & cables look big enough to power the fridge. I wonder if a previous owner fitted it because of problems with the one in the EBL.

Yes settings look right on meter.

No idea ...although the wires from ebl for fridge are still there too so I don't know

I did have a thought the other night and wondered if maybe the relay for battery charging in the ebl had also been changed and maybe causing an issue


Anyway ill run the batteries low again tonight so i can check the amps on all cables tomorrow and see what that throws up

 

[jockaneezer]

Pretty sure my fridge has a 12 volt "automotive" relay on the back of it, I thought it was there to run the 12 volt heater element when you're driving, activated by the fridge's circuit board to handle the higher current ?

 

[scousebird]

That's pretty

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[Northernraider]

That's pretty

I'll tell you too if you clamp it on your nose it hurts

 

[Figaro]

You just had to try didn't you !

 

[Northernraider]

You just had to try didn't you !

Yeah always been the same .....my mum could tell you some stories from my youth

A&e trips to remove things etc

 

[Onemanandhisdog]

You just had to try didn't you !

Could think of worse places!

 

[scousebird]

I'll tell you too if you clamp it on your nose it hurts

I'm glad you said nose

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[Lenny HB]

I'll tell you too if you clamp it on your nose it hurts

Not much current flowing there, brain dead.

 

[mitzimad]

I can't as my cheap voltmeter needs 2 hands to hold it on to wires lol

get a crocodile clip for one lead

 

[mitzimad]

The relay & cables look big enough to power the fridge. I wonder if a previous owner fitted it because of problems with the one in the EBL.

Yes settings look right on meter.

my fridge is the same relay for 12v element is on the back of the fridge three wires from the e box +,- and d+ and ive seen others the same

 

[Lenny HB]

my fridge is the same relay for 12v element is on the back of the fridge three wires from the e box +,- and d+ and ive seen others the same

Strange when the EBL has a relay for the job built in.

 

[Northernraider]

Not much current flowing there, brain dead.

get a crocodile clip for one lead

Bought a clamp meter now

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[Northernraider]

Strange when the EBL has a relay for the job built in.

Its maybe just there to divert the power as only one cable coming from starter battery in to ebl

 

[Northernraider]

More conflicting information from vet this morning

I'm at albavet having the dogs rabies vaccinations done

This vet is adamant that after January next year the dogs will need a blood test done to return to the UK

I told him that I had been told different and that it was to enter europe after January but he says its not

 

[Onemanandhisdog]

How long is the blood test valid for? Sounds like you need to get one (two) done to cover any eventuality.

 

[Razamataz]

More conflicting information from vet this morning

I'm at albavet having the dogs rabies vaccinations done

This vet is adamant that after January next year the dogs will need a blood test done to return to the UK

I told him that I had been told different and that it was to enter europe after January but he says its not

 

[Onemanandhisdog]

Found the answer on a .gov.uk site.

The blood test will continue to be valid as long as your pet’s rabies vaccinations are kept up to date.

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