Caravan electrician · Winnellie, Darwin
Caravan & Campervan Wiring Darwin
Batteries, solar, chargers, inverters, fridges and lights for caravans, campers, motorhomes and slide-ons. From one dead socket to a full off-grid build, at our Winnellie workshop.
Passing through and something’s stopped working? Drop in. We see a lot of visiting vans in the dry season and we’d rather find the fault here than have you find it at Daly Waters.
How it works
Talk first. Then wire it once, properly.
Tell us how you travel
Fridge size, days between powered sites, what you cook with, what you tow. That decides the battery and the charging, not the catalogue.
Written plan and quote
For builds, a wiring diagram and a parts list before any cable is cut. For faults, a free diagnosis and a quote for the repair.
Install, test, hand over
Correct cable sizes, proper crimps, everything fused and labelled, tested under load, and documented so the next person can find their way around.
Prices
What it costs
- Diagnosis and written quote
- Free
- Workshop labourParts quoted on top before you approve.
- from $150
- Battery, solar and inverter systemsDepends on the gear. A written quote covers parts, labour and commissioning.
- Quoted per job
On-site visits for vans that can’t be moved are quoted separately.
Questions
Common questions
Lithium or AGM?
Lithium if you run a fridge and free-camp for days at a time; it’s lighter, charges faster and lasts longer. AGM still makes sense for a van that mostly lives on powered sites. We’ll tell you which, based on how you travel.
Why does my battery go flat even with solar?
Usually shade, an undersized panel, a regulator that doesn’t match the battery, or a cable run that drops too much voltage. We measure each stage and fix the one that’s actually the problem.
Can you do the tow vehicle as well as the van?
Yes. Anderson charge lines, brake controllers and trailer plugs on the car are part of the same job. See auto electrical.
We’re travelling through Darwin. Can you look at it this week?
Usually. Call first and tell us what’s happening; small faults can often be seen the same day.
How big a van can you fit?
The bay out the front takes a rig up to 12 m long and 5 m wide, so most motorhomes fit and so does a caravan still hitched to the tow vehicle. Come around to the Mataram St side and pull up in front of the roller door. Bigger than that, call first and we’ll work out where to put it.
Do you install 240V shore power?
We fit and commission the 12V and electronics side and can include shore-power inverter-chargers. Any fixed 240V wiring is done by a licensed electrician, which we arrange when the job needs it.
Will you give me a wiring diagram?
Yes, on every build. It’s the thing the next technician, or you at 10pm in a campground, will thank us for.
Where we work
Darwin, Palmerston and the rural area.
Bring the van to Winnellie — the bay out the front takes rigs up to 12 m long and 5 m wide, so you can leave the van hitched to the car. Or we come to you across Darwin, Palmerston, Howard Springs and Humpty Doo. Storage yards and caravan parks are fine.
Contact
Address
4/143 Coonawarra Rd
Winnellie NT 0820
Phone
08 7918 8590
Email
inquiries@iatrt.com
Hours
Monday–Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm
Closed weekends & public holidays
Before you come in
Bring the van, or photos of the battery box and the charger labels. Model numbers let us check parts before you arrive.
Finding us: we’re the end unit of the 143 Coonawarra Rd complex, on the Mataram St corner — the same block as Top End Car Rentals and Campervan Hire. Bring the van around to the Mataram St side and park on the hardstand in front of the unit; it fits a rig up to 12 m long and 5 m wide. Anything longer, give us a call before you drive over.
Diagnosis is free. For builds you get a diagram, a parts list and a written quote before we cut a single cable.