These guides are written for the way vehicles are used in and around Armidale. Each one explains what goes wrong, why it happens here and what to do about it, whether you are doing the job yourself or booking an auto electrician.
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Choosing a Mobile Auto Electrician in Armidale
How to choose a mobile auto electrician around Armidale, Guyra and Uralla: what they can fix on site, what to tell them, licences to check and fair quotes.
Farm Ute and Tractor Electrics Around Armidale
Keeping farm utes, tractors and machinery running around Armidale, Guyra and Uralla: batteries, UHF and work light wiring, rodents, dust and earths.
Frost, Snow and Cold Starts on the New England Tablelands
What Armidale and Guyra's frosts and occasional snow do to batteries, glow plugs, demisters and wipers, with BOM figures and checks to do before winter.
Kangaroos, Fog and Driving Lights on the New England Highway
Driving the New England Highway around Armidale at night or in fog: headlights, driving lights, light bars and fog lamps, and the NSW rules for using them.
Student Cars and Flat Batteries in Armidale
A guide for UNE students and families: why student cars go flat in Armidale, how to jump-start safely, and checks before the long drive home.
Towing and Caravan Trips from Armidale to the Coast
Towing a caravan or trailer from Armidale to the coast via Waterfall Way, Thunderbolts Way or the Oxley Highway: brakes, plugs, charging and NSW rules.
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Before you work on vehicle electrics
- Disconnect the negative battery terminal before working on wiring, and reconnect it last.
- Replace a blown fuse only with one of the same rating. If it blows again, there is a fault to find, not a fuse to upgrade.
- Many newer vehicles have a battery management system. After a battery change, some need the new battery registered with a scan tool so it charges correctly.
- Hybrid and electric vehicles have high-voltage systems, usually with orange cables. Leave anything near them to a qualified technician.
When to call an auto electrician
Book a professional for warning lights that keep coming back, faults that come and go, anything involving airbags or high-voltage parts, and new circuits such as dual battery systems, brake controllers or extra lighting on a 4WD or caravan. Find one in the Armidale directory.