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Absolutely. Cheers, Peter OKA196 motorhome

These products are less problematic if run flat out than at low outputs, especially if they cycle on and off, so over sizing is best avoided. It is rare in Oz to need anything bigger than 2kW, but we have a problem that many sellers of 5kW units advertise and sell them as 2kW units. Cheers...

This might be useful. https://www.nzmca.org.nz/ They own many camp grounds for the benefit of members. Cheers, Peter OKA 196 motorhome

The Iveco 4WD comes standard with Michelin 255/100R16 (=36"). My OKA was originally fitted with these, but I changed due to increased weight. Absolutely fantastic 4WD tyre, hard to get in some countries and expensive. There are clones made in India and China. No idea if they are any good...

Good job! Could you hinge one of the doors from the bottom instead of the side as a ramp and then drive it with a couple of linear actuators? Cheers, Peter OKA196 motorhome

Good solution. AGMs are available as "fast recombination" (often used for cranking) or "slow recombination" (often used for deep cycle of lower amps). Fast recombination would probably be the best choice for this application. In regard to Li, the batteries typically are good for high discharge...

Thanks. It is said that some of the inspiration for the OKA design came from the Landrover 101. Cheers, Peter OKA196 motorhome

I occasionally direct alternator charge my 320Ahr, 12V LiFePO4. The 85A alternator provides 14.2V which is ideal. Adding more battery is a bit like opening a new bank account without any increase in income. :) Cheers, Peter OKA196 motorhome

I am currently building another rig. It will have 2.15kW of solar, 480Ah @12V nominal of LiFe04 batteries and 2 inverters for AC (sizes to be determined, but 1 will be running 24/7 and the other will be 3kW+ for the induction cook top (and arc welding etc, etc). Charging direct from the truck...

Just for geoffff. :) Cheers, Peter OKA196 motorhome

We were there to do some research on nonverbal language in association with a major university and were welcomed into the community. Notwithstanding, it had taken over a year to organise permissions. We did gather that there was an alcohol problem, but we were not affected by that. The 80...

Too strong and it does not work as a kinetic strap anymore. A kinetic strap needs to be sized according to the lightest of the 2 vehicles involved. Cheers, Peter OKA196 motorhome

I think there was a lot less traffic on this track in 2007 than there is now, although it is still rarely used. In the 2 years before we drove this section, I think only 2 or 3 other vehicles went through and every year it would be different after the wet season. The southern section was 85km...

Good job! We drove Home Valley to Oombulgurri in the OKA in 2007 in the company with 2 Landcruisers. There was more water in the Durack than you had and the Toyotas struggled on the big slippery rocks and I had to tow one across. Fabulous country. Please post some more pics. I have a few short...

VOTLAGE DROP = [cable length (in metres) X current (in amps) X 0.0164] divided by cable cross-section in mm.sq. Cable length includes both positive and negative cable lengths combined. Cheers, Peter OKA196 motorhome

"RFDS" is the Royal Flying Doctor Service. These emergency air strips are on the highway scattered across the Nullarbor. ps... you can just see the 'keys' on the road in the distance and there are turn-around spots at each end for the aircraft which are usually Pilatus PC12 in South Australia...

Cape York, Australia. Cheers, Peter OKA196 motorhome

In Poland. Captured from our sat nav. by the dash cam. Not a sign, I can't even imagine what it looked like. Cheers, Peter OKA196 motorhome

I don't understand how an alternator can overcharge a battery unless the output voltage of the alternator is too high. Cheers, Peter OKA196 motorhome

One off that I made. I can do shorter hot bending and simple welding, but I got some help with that one. I am a big fan of fabricated HDPE. Light tough and almost indestructible. Likewise with tanks. All my water and fuel tanks are rotomoulded HDPE. I make the sheet metal moulds and get a...