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Why Doesn’t a 100A Fuse Blow at 100A?
This good question from a customer reached us after they bought one of our circuit breakers. Despite the stated value of 100A for the breaker, it did not trip at a measured 100A. So is the circuit breaker broken? To find out, let’s take a look at the construction and behavior of fuses that work…
TWIN Kit – The All-in-One Solution for Sizing Your Auxiliary Heater
It’s sometimes crazy: you want to heat a travel vehicle (a relatively large one, over 16 cubic meters of interior) and get different answers on the right heater sizing at every turn. Whether 2kW or 4kW – opinions truly divide sometimes. We ourselves have been preaching for years: “Install the small one, it’s perfectly enough“.…
Dos & Don’ts When Installing an Air Auxiliary Heater
Based on experience, we want to point out a few recurring installation mistakes here, and to compare correct and unfavorable installations of Autoterm Air 2D and 4D (formerly Planar) air auxiliary heaters. This information does not replace the installation instructions! Please follow the detailed notes in them for flawless operation. Air Ducting Do Don’t All…
Building Camper Furniture with STECK + WEG
Building your own camper furniture is not that easy. Not only does everything have to be sturdy enough not to work loose under constant vibration – vehicles also have plenty of curves and angles, and the vehicle shape and other build-out components have to be coordinated as well as possible to optimize space. With STECK…
Winterizing the Water System in Your Motorhome
If a travel vehicle is not used or heated when there is a risk of frost, the water-carrying system must be protected from freezing. Otherwise the result can be considerable damage, affecting not only the destruction of components in the water system but the whole vehicle through leaking water. Follow this step-by-step guide to protect…
Victron Energy Smart Battery: How Long to Store It and When to Charge
You bought a Victron Energy Smart battery for your travel vehicle but haven’t installed it yet? Here you’ll learn how to find out whether it can safely be stored a while longer or urgently needs a charge to avoid damage. CHARGING A VICTRON ENERGY SMART BATTERY THAT ISN’T INSTALLED: WHAT YOU NEED Depending on your…
Through Mexico in a Sprinter
It is loud and the exhaust of heavy ship engines hangs in the air. We are standing in the port of Veracruz in Mexico, picking up our Sprinter. Someone wants to know what we are doing here, and a deeply worried look settles on the face of the person facing us. “You two women. Alone.…
TEMBO TRACES – In the Footsteps of Self-Sufficient Travel with Purpose
A hint of pink mist drifts through the street where the expedition vehicle is parked – it could almost seem mystical, though a soft hiss brings along a less fabulous smell of paint. Out of the pink mist emerges by far the largest of the many flamingos in the lagoon of Dakhla, Morocco. We talk…
Retrofitting an Underfloor Auxiliary Heater in a VW T5 / T6 – Here’s How
This guide to retrofitting an Autoterm diesel auxiliary heater with an underfloor bracket in a VW T5 / T6 was created together with some of our installation partners and shows the use of our tigerexped installation kit with an Autoterm Air 2D (formerly Planar 2D) air heater. Please note: If you install it yourself, you do so at…
Autoterm Comfort Control – New Control Panel After tigerexped Test
The recent announcement of the new “Comfort Control” control panel for Autoterm auxiliary heaters has already triggered a “burning desire” in many of you. No wonder – the new control panel significantly improves many functions and the overall use. But when can you actually buy it? We want to answer exactly this question for you…