Passepartout, The finishing touches - Reisverslag uit Assen, Nederland van Rudy Welling - WaarBenJij.nu Passepartout, The finishing touches - Reisverslag uit Assen, Nederland van Rudy Welling - WaarBenJij.nu

Passepartout, The finishing touches

Blijf op de hoogte en volg Rudy

18 Oktober 2013 | Nederland, Assen

Ever since the sun pannel was installed I had the suspicion that it was not working correctly. To find that out I had Camperprofi in Veendam add a Voltmeter to the system. This showed that the fuse, even a 30A, blew out. When and why? The power source had to be the camper battery. The MPP regulator short circuits the battery when the car's dynamo charges the battery to above 14.2 V during long drives. The German manufacturer admitted that there was a software fault in the converter so I had it changed out. Problem solved (?, to be confirmed).
Following the installation of the larger tires and the Seikel lift kit, by The VW Store in Assen, the car drives a lot better. The noise level and fuel consumption has however increased. There is also now and then a scratching noise which suggest something is touching the rotating wheel on the left rear side. The car is now at the garage to solve this. It appeared to be the front wheel pressure hoses of the breaks which touched the wheels. That was solved.

  • 23 Oktober 2013 - 09:34

    Laro:

    Gaaf, al die voorbereidingen; kan jullie nog weinig meer gebeuren. Krijg er gewoon zin in, maar moet nog wat jaartjes door,

    Ik blijf jullie volgen!

    Groeten Daan

  • 25 Oktober 2013 - 19:36

    Lisz Welling:

    He Ruud, je bent weer in de lucht met je reisverhalen! Wat leuk! We gaan je zeker weer volgen deze keer.
    Veel plezier met de voorbereiding.
    Groetjes, Lisz en Herman

  • 09 December 2013 - 20:48

    Jeroen:

    Het verbruik lijkt hoger omdat je bandenomtrek is toegenomen telt je km-teller een lager totaal.

    Groetjes,

    Jeroen

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Rudy

We are a family of 4. Rudy Welling was a Principal Production Technologist with Shell/NAM's offshore team. He first went on sabbatical from April 2014 to April 2016. In that period he made a return trip to Vladivostok with his wife, Jamaliah, in camper Passepartout. This was followed by trips to New Zealand and Spain. In April 2016 Rudy re-joined NAM/Shell again in Assen for a year and then retired in May 2017 after 37 years with Shell. He and his family have spent some 21 years in various Shell locations around the world (NL, UK, Brunei, NL, USA, Nigeria, Oman, NL). Jamaliah Jaja is the Manager of the house and comes from Brunei. Anton (1993) studies Business IT in Groningen Bernard (1994) studies Mechatronics also in Groningen Both boys still live at home, but will have to run the household on their own when we start our trip. Our previous trip by car (Volkswagen Passat Station) was from Oman to Holland in 2007. Rudi's great plan is to travel with his wife in a camper around the world. The trips will be in steps. The first is from Amsterdam to Vladivostok. De second from Tierra Del Fuego in Argentina over the PANAM highway to Prudo Bay in Alaska. Australia and New Zealand will be separate side trips and Africa will either be done out and back from Amsterdam or just from the Cap to Amsterdam. Now as K/O of Rudi's retirement we are making this second step on a journey around the world. We hope you will enjoy our story Rudy & Jamaliah

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