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[biggriffin]

why do you need reversing lights on a caravan.
 most of the owners struggle to go forwards. now reversing that's a whole comedy on its own

[omega3000]

why do you need reversing lights on a caravan.
 most of the owners struggle to go forwards. now reversing that's a whole comedy on its own

 

[Andy B]

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Im learning all the time andy  Im sure ill be back with some wondrous caravan internal electrical queries 

 
I'll wait for the 'what's a habitation relay' thread 

There is a little trimming screw on the relay 

That's on the voltage sensing relay 

Thats stumped me  I know what the voltage sensing relay does so whats the habitation relay 
Next thing you will be saying i need a solar panel 

A voltage sensing relay .....as the name suggests, can tell whether the engine is running or not by how many volts there are ie 12-ish & the engine is not running & 14-ish and the engine is  running. Your caravan battery will be charged & the fridge will be powered ONLY when the engine/alternator is running so the the VSR (voltage sensing relay) knows to only close when the engine is running. The trim alters when the contacts close at close to 14 volts. The VSR lives in the car.

A caravan habitation relay lives in the caravan and is there to prevent power to the inside of the caravan eg lighting extract fans etc but NOT the fridge & caravan battery charging, when the car is connected up and its engine running ...... it's a fairly recent addition to caravanning. It lives inside the caravan.

Just wire up the 12S as per diags on Google etc & don't worry about the habitation relay. 

[Andy B]

why do you need reversing lights on a caravan.
 most of the owners struggle to go forwards. now reversing that's a whole comedy on its own

To give others fair notice to stop doing what they're doing to watch the caravanner make a t1t of him/her self 

[Auto Addict]

One of the best entertainments on a caravan site is watching people putting up a brand new awning for the first time

[omega3000]

One of the best entertainments on a caravan site is watching people putting up a brand new awning for the first time

And taking an hour to reverse like i will be doing as a newbie 

Just wire up the 12S as per diags on Google etc & don't worry about the habitation relay

 

[4x4]

Best thing to do would be pop over to asda late evening and practise with caravan on back ,then you have the parking bays as a guide

[Andy B]

One of the best entertainments on a caravan site is watching people putting up a brand new awning for the first time

That's why it's best to practice at home first if you can.  Though having said that, we put up a porch awning for the first time with an audience (of friends  ) ....... we got a round of applause on completion! 

[05omegav6]

Best thing to do would be pop over to asda late evening and practise with caravan on back ,then you have the parking bays as a guide

Right upto the point where you encounter a width restriction and have to reverse all the way down a one way road to escape  

[Andy B]

Best thing to do would be pop over to asda late evening and practise with caravan on back ,then you have the parking bays as a guide

Right upto the point where you encounter a width restriction and have to reverse all the way down a one way road to escape  

Many wouldn't/couldn't do it if they tried all day. As far as some are concerned, that's why they have a mover, so they don't have to use the car .... saving the clutch is often their excuse 

[omega3000]

Just like driving a wag and drag innit  My gateway is just big enough to get the omega through at the minute 

[05omegav6]

Just like driving a wag and drag innit  My gateway is just big enough to get the omega through at the minute 

Kind of, except the towing vehicle is shorter and narrower, and a wagon/drag won't self destruct when you back into a tree/post/fence/pothole/building

[omega3000]

Just like driving a wag and drag innit  My gateway is just big enough to get the omega through at the minute 

Kind of, except the towing vehicle is shorter and narrower, and a wagon/drag won't self destruct when you back into a tree/post/fence/pothole/building

Thats true  Im going to make sure that asda shopping car park is very empty before trying some 3 point turns and probably at 3am to avoid embarrassment 

[henryd]

One of the best entertainments on a caravan site is watching people putting up a brand new awning for the first time

That's why it's best to practice at home first if you can.  Though having said that, we put up a porch awning for the first time with an audience (of friends  ) ....... we got a round of applause on completion! 

Bloody awnings,our latest twin axle jobbie came with a full size Isabella awning which we have yet to try putting up,so far we've made do with a porch awning as the extra space inside means that unless its a long break I can't be arsed to erect it

[Kevin Wood]

This is what I've never understood about caravanners. They gloat to campers about how easy it is to just rock up and put the kettle on, then they insist on @rsing about for hours trying to attach a tent to the side of their caravan. Seems the worst of both worlds to me.