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Or maybe cover it in sticky-back plastic ? o_O

I saw a Bongo whilst in Cornwall and had a manual roof, was an import. Bongo's are rubbish on fuel at around 20 MPG - As @wildebus has stated the Roof job would be something out of my remit too, a big job, so interested how it evolves. Good luck

Nice development, you must have quite a bit of spare time to make that work, hope the next stages work out well for you. Roof swap sounds a challenge.

Had a small leak for a long time in the Van and ended up having to remove ceiling in shower cubicle to access rooflight I am after a piece of board for the ceiling dimensions 100cm x 60cm if anyone has anything going spare please Many thanks Robert

So I have read this, which if accurate (it should be, it's from a UK Government URL !) pretty much sums things up https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/registering-a-diy-caravan/converting-a-vehicle-into-a-motorhome I guess as long as you abide by what's in there and do what @wildebus has...

Hiya Phil, Chap at site I am on now said DVLA changed the rules in April 2019 so I have read this and it does not seem to be specific to any Van Types so I guess he was incorrect like you say...

I have heard you can no longer convert Transits to Motorhomes I would suggest maybe this is updated https://motorhomebuilder.com/resources/dvla-converting-a-vehicle-into-a-motorhome.7/ I need to look into things myself but if anyone can explain simply what vehicles can be converted as of now...

No TV in the camper anymore though a very old fashioned aerial on the roof. Myself, like @wildebus , tend to watch on laptop and the like.

With 4G being pretty prevalent and 5G coming online then why not use a data stream instead ? So a firestick or even some sort of Kodi box would work well nowadays and not require holes drilled through roof or addition of any aerial. Just an idea

Dear Gas knowledgeable folk, I have one of these Carver Fires though Gas flow seems low despite thermostat set to highest level of 30 deg I have taken cover off and it's all pretty clean. If thermocouple at fault then what's next anyone ? The fire lights but does not seem to put out much heat...

It is a very good panel @wildebus , UK made from Xerogrid Data sheet is here Today not looking as good as yesterday, I will put up a screenshot when it's dark.

As an aside the Van is parked up in North Devon at the moment and not the home location of cloudy Pennines Robert

Dear Mark, The only thing always on in this testing phase is an Edecoa Inverter, this one, without any load connected though Cheers Robert

Thanks @wildebus When I fit the BMV712 I will have a better idea of what the battery state is that is fitted. The information you have provided is very helpful and I will do a bit more research on the charge and discharge states of the LEOCH AGM Battery I have tomorrow Also tomorrow I will do...

Dear Solar Electrical Folk, I am still "getting my head round" all the terminology and electrical theory concerning solar and battery technology. Here is the latest from my Victron App when connecting to MPPT 100/30 Charge Controller which has a 285W Solar Panel One End and an Alpha Battery of...

And so the story goes on... After careful consideration I have decided to link front and rear leisure batteries together and so this is in testing phase with a switch to halt the current flow Having run long 6mm cables from rear to front and attached them at front, they are unattached at rear...

Dear David Have sent you an email about the BMV in your store Cheers Robert

Ah yes, very good, I can see now that it's all sort of modular, having installed the software on my windows machine and watched this video As you say then without the BMV in the mix you cannot determine the information from the Battery that is SOC It is a real shame that Venus OS does not...

Would there be a shunt that would integrate into the PI OS ? Not sure what a hall effect sensor is (learning needed, google) I will try and figure it all out and maybe when I have more £$£$ look at doing the swap out on controllers as you have suggested Many thanks Robert

Dear David, That's very helpful, thanks As budget is a bit prohibitive and I don't know how much I could potentially get for the non-BT 100/30 plus dongle and battery monitor, less than I paid for sure, then I might leave it for a bit. The Cheapest route would be to get a VE.Direct to USB for...