Charging-Solar,Alternator,Converter/Charger - Do they play nice together?I’m curious what happens between the solar controller, converter/charger, and the vehicle alternator, whey they are all trying to control the charging of a battery. When boondoc...
We are planning a 2-3 month trip from the east coast to the west, then back. We have two weeks planned to travel from Teton down to the Grand Canyon, and would like to see Zion, Arches, Monument Valley, and??, along the way. I’m looking for some advi...
I've got a short window of 7 days, and want to visit Nova Scotia. I'll take one day to travel there, and one day to return. So I've got 5 days in NS to sightsee. Any good recommendations on what not to miss? Will be driving a 20' Class B, willing to ...
I don’t know the condition or actual specs on the battery, but its a used battery in a RV I purchased used.Here is how it is marked; M24-1 starting marine battery Marine cranking 625 Cold cranking 500 Reserve capacity 95When using it, I can get a hou...
I have a 2000 Class B RV with an older Magnetek 6345 converter. Its old technology, needs an upgrade to better fit how I want to use the RV. Some of the issues I am trying to overcome;1. The converter is pretty stupid with regarding battery managemen...
laknox wrote:Hell, whatever the "manual" would say, it'd be wrong!LyleThats for sure. A woman is like a web browser with 4,326 tabs open. All the time!You can't write a accurate manual for that.
I personally don't miss our MH at all. I love the extra room and all the huge windows in the back three walls/slides in the 5W. Something not offered in MHs. The reason we changed to a 5W from a MH is our traveling style has changed. More time in eac...
I agree with you completely. More solar and battery capacity means less generator run time. And reducing electrical loads (LEDs, efficient appliances, etc) and enough solar/batteries you can eliminate generators. But only to a point.I guess put simpl...
pianotuna wrote:Reflex439,There are numbers of folks who now have the ability to run their roof air conditioner from solar panels. Running a fridge like yours would be a snap.It is a snap. I do it on a single 100w panel easily.But ask those that run ...
I have a Roadtrek P190 on a Dodge chassis with the 5.2L/318. Currently it has 92K miles on it. I travel both with and without a 10' enclosed utility trailer which is 1,400 empty, probably close to 2,700 full. The 3500 and 5.2L/318 does a great job an...
