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Power Monitoring – a new lower cost option?

Anyone who has spent much time on this website or has met me will know about my near-obsession on monitoring

Updating my Autotrail Cheyenne Electrics – Part Eight

In Part Two I described the installation of the Victron EasyPlus and other components under the bench seat. I later

Updating my Autotrail Cheyenne Electrics – Part Seven

In Part Two I described the installation of the Victron EasyPlus and other components under the bench seat. I later

Updating my Autotrail Cheyenne Electrics – Part Six

Part Six: Now the weather is improved, been working on the solar setup for the motorhome.

Updating my Autotrail Cheyenne Electrics – Part Five

Part Five. Additional Automation and Control for Fridge and Water Heater

Creating Toolbox Space in Autotrail

I like to carry a reasonable selection of tools in my Motorhome, but finding a suitable place to put this

Updating my Autotrail Cheyenne Electrics – Part Four

Part Four. Adding AC Cables and Control for Fridge and Water Heater I mentioned previously about the additional AC Outlets

Updating my Autotrail Cheyenne Electrics – Part Three

Part Three. Original Electrics cohabiting with new Electrics As mentioned, I want to use the original electrical setup where appropriate

Updating my Autotrail Cheyenne Electrics – Part Two

This part covers the selection and installation of Batteries, Chargers and the like.

Updating my Autotrail Cheyenne Electrics – Part One

This is a multi-part series describing the Electrics updates to my Motorhome. New parts will be published every Sunday Morning

Hybrid Battery Bank – VSDR Lithium Controller Q&A

This Page accompanies the Hybrid Battery Bank discussion series and provides greater detail on the VSDR Lithium Controller. This includes

Introducing my Autotrail Cheyenne

After a series of self-build Campers based on the VW Platform I decided to go down the pre-built Coachbuilt Motorhome

Ablemail AMT12-2 Battery Maintainer – Review

Trickle Chargers work by being active when the Leisure Battery is being charged. There are a few different manufacturers of

Crossfire Dual Tyre Pressure Equalisation System

First Published on October 12 2018 Dual Tyre Pressure Equalisation and TPMS Setup Clarence our VW LT Campervan Conversion is

A Motorhome Story

David, a seasoned adventurer with a heart for the open road, found an unexpected companion in the form of Kizzy,

Ablemail DC Electric Heater – Operation

This second part looks at operating the Ablemail AHC12-600 Electric 12V DC Heater

Ablemail DC Electric Heater

This is the first part of a multi-part blog on an Electric Heater with a bit of a difference…..

Hybrid Battery Bank – VSDR Lithium Controller

This Page accompanies the Hybrid Battery Bank discussion series and provides greater detail on the VSDR Lithium Controller. This includes

New Website!

2024 heralds a new Wildebus Website! Not that exciting an event really, but I decided to move to a new

Slimmed Down Store

You may have noticed if a previous customer or user of Wildebus.com that our on-line store looks a little different?

Control Power to Fridge based on Battery Level

Some Hints & Tips on setting up Kit for your Camper Please Note: The content here is provided as general

Solar Panels Connections

Some Hints & Tips on setting up Kit for your Camper Connecting Solar Panels to a System The most common

Previous Projects gone?

On our first Website, we had a fairly large section of installation writes and pictures for various projects, including a

Hybrid Battery Bank – Introduction

This is a discussion about the concept of having a Hybrid Battery Bank – comprised of both Lithium and Lead

Hybrid Battery Bank Pt 1 – Concept and Theory

Generally, people install Lead Acid Batteries in their RVs and Boats. But Lithium Batteries offer benefits and advantages over Lead.

Hybrid Battery Bank Pt 2 – Data Analysis

Part 1 of this discussion set talked about the theory behind having Lithium and Lead running – and physically connected

Hybrid Battery Bank Pt 3 – Charging Different Technologies

The Previous Pages discussed the theory behind having Lithium and Lead running together.  And then we went into some details

Hybrid Battery Bank Pt 4 – Conclusions

The previous pages discussed the theory and the practice behind having Lithium and Lead running. And then we went into some

How much power does Monitoring Power Use actually use?

​ ​It is useful to be able to monitor the power in your Motorhome.  But monitoring power uses power, but

Inverter Overhead

Introduction All Inverters have overheads of course, and it is useful to know what that overhead is to convert what

Power Management and Monitoring – Pt 1

Links to Images and pages will be corrected and updated where possible This will be a multi-part series so please

Power Management and Monitoring – Pt2

Links to Images and pages will be corrected and updated where possible This will be a multi-part series so please

Power Management and Monitoring – Pt 3

Links to Images and pages will be corrected and updated where possible This will be a multi-part series so please

Installing the Wildebus Dayvan/Festival Electrical Combo Kit

Introduction We have a brilliant Electrics starter kit that is ideal for a VW Transporter owner to add Leisure Electrics

Aili Battery SOC Monitor – a potential ‘gotcha’

I know a lot of people have these Aili Battery Monitors and they are pretty good.I have supplied quite a

Using a Domestic Water Heater in a Campervan

I wanted on-tap hot water in Clarence, my Campervan Conversion, but I don’t have – or want – on-board plumbed

Battery Discharge Rates – is “C20” the Right Default?

Manufacturers quote a specific Battery Capacity in Amp Hours (Ah) when promoting and advertising a Battery. However for Lead Acid

A Home Fridge in a Campervan??

240V Fridge in a Camper? Are you mad? When you have a Campervan, you need a way to keep the

Fitting Solar Panels on Crossbars

First Published on July 9 2018 If you checked out my “Stealth Solar Panel Installation” you will have seen I

Stealth Solar Installation

Originally Published on VW T4/T5 Forum in April 2016. Installing Solar Panels on a VW T5 I liked the way