A few years back, I joined Woodalls Open Road Forum. I'd just bought a travel trailer new, and quickly came to the conclusion that I had a lot to learn.Which lead me to the Tech section here. I've posted more than my fair share of newbie questions in the beginning, and received many different answers from many different POV's, thoughts, from various locations around North America, from many different posters with different experiences.So, what I am asking is this: I'd like to put together a Who's who, or MVP list of valuable contributors together, and their area of expertise.Folks are free to post the contributors name, and what technical problems they helped you solve.I'll start with Wizard the moderator... he pointed me in the right direction for an AGM battery that has made my camping experiences since getting it wonderful... I am no longer burning acid holes in Levi 501's and T-shirts, playing with fancy chicken baster hydrometers.

Any of the major contributors on the battery charging/care 'threads' (you know who they are) that provide real information on experiences with battery maintenance.

For the Boondocker folks that dry camp constantly... and need quick and dirty MANUAL bulk charging done to their batteries, the Power Supply units that go by the names of MegaWatt and Meanwell, as suggested by Mexicowanderer, deserves mention. Value of bang per buck of this suggestion, is the best out there. Some Assembly required, some modifications might be necessary to customize to your exact needs. Porsche performance, at VW price points. But understand... if you can't drive a stick shift, and need an automatic, this will not work for you. Automatic is not an option. Emphasis is on MANUAL. The air gap between your ears will need to be 50% of the manufacturers recommended settings. Must use gray matter upstairs.

Meester Weezard is perhaps one in a million. The perfect moderator selected for a forum. Try as I might I can recall none of his answers as being flawed. Two ears and a tail!

NinerBikes wrote: Some Assembly required, some modifications might be necessary to customize {Meanwell} to your exact needs. Porsche performance, at VW price points. Unfinished Porsche with missing parts that require certain skills to install. First, you have to attach a cable - this is an easy part. The biggest problem - VERY user-unfriendly voltage adjustment knob. There is no "knob". You have to use a small screwdriver, and be careful not to rip this part off the circuit board. There is no voltmeter, so you have to check the voltage with multimeter as you adjust it. This is not a manual "stick". This is a manual without a stick, so you have to bring you own, shove it in and carefully manipulate the gears to your satisfaction. It works, yes.

Everyone who posts here thinks they are the MVP contributors no matter the subject! :B

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windviewer
Explorer
Feb 19, 2016
Any of the major contributors on the battery charging/care 'threads' (you know who they are) that provide real information on experiences with battery maintenance.
NinerBikes
Explorer
Feb 19, 2016
For the Boondocker folks that dry camp constantly... and need quick and dirty MANUAL bulk charging done to their batteries, the Power Supply units that go by the names of MegaWatt and Meanwell, as suggested by Mexicowanderer, deserves mention.

Value of bang per buck of this suggestion, is the best out there. Some Assembly required, some modifications might be necessary to customize to your exact needs. Porsche performance, at VW price points. But understand... if you can't drive a stick shift, and need an automatic, this will not work for you. Automatic is not an option. Emphasis is on MANUAL. The air gap between your ears will need to be 50% of the manufacturers recommended settings. Must use gray matter upstairs.
MEXICOWANDERER
Explorer
Feb 19, 2016
Meester Weezard is perhaps one in a million. The perfect moderator selected for a forum. Try as I might I can recall none of his answers as being flawed. Two ears and a tail!
Almot
Explorer III
Feb 19, 2016
NinerBikes wrote:
Some Assembly required, some modifications might be necessary to customize {Meanwell} to your exact needs. Porsche performance, at VW price points.

Unfinished Porsche with missing parts that require certain skills to install.

First, you have to attach a cable - this is an easy part.
The biggest problem - VERY user-unfriendly voltage adjustment knob. There is no "knob". You have to use a small screwdriver, and be careful not to rip this part off the circuit board. There is no voltmeter, so you have to check the voltage with multimeter as you adjust it.

This is not a manual "stick". This is a manual without a stick, so you have to bring you own, shove it in and carefully manipulate the gears to your satisfaction. It works, yes.
BB_TX
Nomad
Feb 19, 2016
Everyone who posts here thinks they are the MVP contributors no matter the subject! :B
NinerBikes
Explorer
Feb 19, 2016
BB_TX wrote:
Everyone who posts here thinks they are the MVP contributors no matter the subject! :B

You can't elect yourself.
gbopp
Explorer
Feb 19, 2016
All the monitors. They delete the junk posts, spammers and advertisements.
I think they do a great job!
westend
Explorer
Feb 19, 2016
Mexicowanderer, Old Biscuit, Drew E, CJW8, Mr Wizard, Chris Bryant, Salvo, Pianotuna, Doug G(?), in no particular order and there are more that I missed.
NinerBikes
Explorer
Feb 19, 2016
smkettner, scvjeff for the bat wing antenna study and db measurements on a scope to back it up.

For white noise and random shock... RJfishing is the BEST!
Almot
Explorer III
Feb 19, 2016
Ok, winners get no prizes.
Could we at least stone those ranked the lowest? :)

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