Avalon

Live or work in Avalon and need an auto electrician? Only a few hundred people live here, but Avalon Airport, a saltworks, a concrete sleeper plant and a motorsport precinct make it a busy workplace, so fleet vehicles, trucks, warning lights and long-stay parked cars drive most of the work.

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Common auto electrical jobs in Avalon

Avalon lies on the northern shore of Corio Bay about 15 km from Geelong, between the Princes Freeway and the water. Avalon Airport, home of the biennial Australian International Airshow, takes up much of the locality, alongside salt harvesting land, a concrete railway sleeper factory and the adjoining motorsport complex.

Beacons and work lights on site vehicles

Utes, tugs and service vehicles around the airport and industrial sites at Avalon often need amber beacons, strobes and bright work lights. These draw a fair amount of current, so they should run through a relay with a fuse close to the battery and cable sized for the load. Check what the site requires before fitting anything. Our guide on how to wire a 12V relay explains the basics.

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24V trucks in the industrial precinct

Trucks carting freight, salt and concrete products in and out of Avalon run on 24V systems, usually two 12V batteries in series. A failing battery in the pair, a loose link cable or a worn alternator brush can cause hard starts and dim lights. Always replace both batteries together with matching units, and make sure any 12V accessory runs through a proper converter rather than one battery.

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Long-stay parking at the airport

Fly out of Avalon for a week or two and your car sits in the open car park the whole time. Alarms, keyless entry and computer memory all draw a little power, and an older battery may not have enough left to start the engine when you get back. Before a long trip, have the battery tested. Our guide on how to jump start a car safely is worth reading before you need it.

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Salt pans and bay air

Salt harvesting land and the open shore of Corio Bay mean salty air and dust around Avalon, especially on windy days. Vehicles that work here every day show it as corroded terminals, green connectors and rusty earth points. Clean and protect the battery terminals, use sealed connectors when adding accessories, and wash the underside of work vehicles regularly. Light commercial vehicles parked outside overnight need the most attention.

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Car trailers and winches for race day

Race and speedway cars arrive at Avalon on car trailers, many fitted with electric winches to drag a non-running car up the ramps. A winch draws hundreds of amps, so it needs heavy cable, a heavy-duty Anderson plug and a healthy battery in the tow vehicle. Run the tow vehicle's engine while winching, and fit a circuit breaker close to the battery. Our guide on how to wire an Anderson plug shows the steps.

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Avalon auto electrical questions

Will my car battery go flat if I leave it at the airport for two weeks?

A healthy battery in a typical car usually copes with two weeks, but older batteries and cars with high parked current draw may not. Have the battery tested before a long trip if it's more than three or four years old. Make sure everything is switched off and the doors are fully locked, so the car's computers can go to sleep. A small jump starter in the boot is good insurance.

Can I run 12V accessories on a 24V truck?

Yes, but use a proper 24V to 12V converter sized for the load. Don't tap into just one of the two batteries to get 12V, because it unbalances the pair and shortens both batteries' lives. The converter should be fused on both sides and mounted where it can stay cool. Many beacons and work lights are rated for both 12V and 24V, which keeps things simpler.

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Auto electricians in Avalon

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