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Because you’ll be working with the 12V caravan supply (and possibly in the vicinity of 230V mains), ensure that the mains supply and 12V battery are disconnected. With everything connected (including the battery), extend the antenna and switch on the VP5. Rotate the antenna until you get the best signal, shown by the colour of the LED. Dual-Port Functionality: Equipped with an 18W USB-C port for fast charging and a 2.4A USB-A port for versatile device compatibility. The connectors that were on the caravan’s 12V cables were cut off, and the ends stripped of plastic sheathing. I did the same with the new pieces of cable, and twisted the relevant stripped cables to each other before putting on the female spade connectors.

The first thing to do was to remove the surrounds on the existing units. These simply unclipped and lifted away to expose the fittings underneath. Let’s begin with swapping the reading lights. First, you need to decide where they would be best positioned. Pivot the plastic in one direction to expose one of the screwheads underneath. Then, using a suitable screwdriver, remove that screw. Some manufacturers put reading lights in the bedroom, which to me doesn’t necessarily seem the best place for USBs, especially if there’s no shelf for whatever is being charged.I decided to upgrade to the Vision Plus VP5 TV amplifier (www.visionplus.co.uk), which not only has an extra TV outlet should you want one, but also provides a radio connection and a signal-finder LED. When the unit is powered, the LED’s colour goes from red (no or poor signal) to green (strong signal), depending on signal strength and which way the antenna is pointing. Obviously, the job looks a lot neater if the USB lights match any other reading lights in the van. There are lots of different types available. First, before you disconnect anything, note the various leads to the VP2 – Ant In (from the antenna), TV1 and TV2 (if you have more than one TV point in the caravan). There’s also a 12V power plug. Finally, I use a handy app, Antenna Aligner, available from the App Store and Google Play, which will show you the best direction to point your antenna and whether it should be in a horizontal or vertical attitude. Yes, you can continue to return items as normal as long as you follow the government guidelines about leaving your house.

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To remove these lights, the crescent-shaped plastic pivots around the switch in both directions, but won’t pivot out of the way, because of the stem for the reading light. Disconnect the battery again, and then attach the lights, reversing the procedure you followed for their removal.

For both jobs, the first thing to do is ensure that any 230V mains hook-up is safely disconnected, and to then disconnect the leisure battery. Switch reading lights For us, the best place is in each of the front corners of the caravan. If you do end up with longer cable dangling there when you charge your devices, there’s usually room to put the items out of the way on the front shelf, under the window.Ensuring that the centre screw holes from the two mounting plates were in line, I marked the spot where the bottom screw would go. Very often these are little more than finger-tight, but if you do need more strength, a small pair of pliers will help to loosen them enough for you to unscrew them by hand. Our caravan was supplied with the excellent Vision Plus Status 570 TV antenna and VP2 TV amplifier. Now, the VP2 is fine, but it only has an LED showing whether the power is on, so it doesn’t help when trying to find a good TV signal.