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Hi there all, I hope you are well,

I have just bought my caravan after weeks of searching with on a real small budget of just  £1,500 for a 4 berth. As is sometimes typical, after travelling many miles looking at 'super clean' examples that turned out to be worse than my shed (same price though to be fair!) I bought one 5 minutes from my house, real nice guy too, even gave me a spare spare wheel as the fitted one was little low on tread!

Everything works as it should,  zero damp dramas anywhere, spotlessly clean inside and out....a lot of van for what I paid. 

My question is..... what is it?

Al-Ko chassis plate on the nose says she is a 1990 onwards, the van is an ABI 'Jubilee Pioneer'................... or should that be 'Pioneer Jubilee'? I need to know in case I need spares in the future.

many thanks for any help

Richard  

A B I is the manufacturer

Jubilee is the range

Pioneer is the model

So its an A B I Jubilee Pioneer

There's this CD manual on Ebay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ABI-CARAVANS-OWNERS-HANDBOOK-MANUAL_W0QQitemZ140058008202QQihZ004QQcategoryZ108845QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

John,

many thanks for your help,

Richard

Yes ABI is the manufacturer but 'Jubilee' was tacked onto ABI's ACE brand in 1987 I think for the Queens Jubilee of that year .

The Ace Jubliee Pioneer would appear from Glasses Guide to share the same bodyshell as the Ace Globetrotter range and became a 5 berth in 1990.

Bought the ABI caravan hand book on Flea-bay , cost was only £6.00 to door, should prove helpful,

many thanks for your guys

Richard

Quote: Originally posted by iconic on 27/11/2006

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Bought the ABI caravan hand book on Flea-bay , cost was only £6.00 to door, should prove helpful,

many thanks for your guys

Richard

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whoops, I knew i forgot to mention something! Do I have a mains to 12 DC convertor on-board?

I have found a 230v unit, the size of a large A5 book labled LOGIC 1  near the water heater which I think is a mains ACV to 12DCV convertor? It appears to run the lights, pumps and water heater if the 12 v supply is turned off at the ZIG unit, to the middle position and the mains hook-up is connected.

am I right in my thinking?

cheers guys 

Yes that is an excuse for 12v transformer!!!

You can guess I'm no fan of this bit of kit prefering it's secondary use as a door stop to that of a transformer. I would strongly suggest you have it checked out internally for signs of overheating or better still just replace it.

Thanks Gary, replace with what...any recomendations?

cheers

Richard

You could try one of those long snake like things as they act as door stopper and draft excluder as well

Just a few ideas

Berti Bristles Hedgehog Doorstop

Price: £19.25
No door is going to move me!

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Liddy Lou Lambkin Lamb Doorstop

Price: £18.65
So tired, I just needed to lie down.

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Aaron Ram Doorstop

Price: £19.25
Butt out! This is my door.

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Well theres three better choices from John, told you they are useless don't even make a good door stop!

For a charger/power source I prefer something set at 13.8v with an output of 10 or 12amps, this way it can be left connected permanently to a battery or work without one.

I will have a look and see what I might have secondhand