These guides are written for the way vehicles are used in and around Albany. 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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Boat Trailer Wiring for Albany Boat Ramps
Keep boat trailer lights working when you launch at Emu Point, Princess Royal Harbour or Wilson Inlet: sealed LEDs, plugs, rinsing and WA trailer rules.
Caravans and Touring the South Coast from Albany
Caravan electrics for touring from Albany to Denmark, Walpole, the Stirling Range or Esperance: charging, solar in winter, brake controllers and WA rules.
Choosing a Mobile Auto Electrician in Albany
How to choose a mobile auto electrician around Albany, Mount Barker and Denmark: farm callouts, travel costs, WA licensing and what to tell them first.
Harvest Truck and Header Electrics in the Great Southern
Pre-harvest electrical checks for Great Southern grain trucks, tractors and headers: batteries, lights, beacons, rodent damage and WA fire ban rules.
Kangaroos and Driving Lights on Great Southern Roads
Driving lights and light bars for Great Southern country roads around Albany: WA fitting and use rules, safe wiring and driving with kangaroos about.
Salt Air and Corrosion on Albany Vehicle Electrics
How Southern Ocean salt air and Albany's wet winters corrode car electrics: where it starts, the symptoms, and simple checks to keep connections clean.
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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 Albany directory.