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Battery question, opinions needed

I have two battery banks on my 5th wheel that I can switch on and off or use both. Bank 1 has 4 deep cycle batteries and is used when boondocking. Bank 2 has one 12v deep cycle battery and is used primarily as a backup for when bank 1 gets low (I can...

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Mopkka tank Sensors

Anyone had experiences with Mopeka Tank Sensors / panel. I installed my system several years ago with 3 sensors..and since then Mopeka has replaced each one of them at least once and sometimes twice..Reasons; Rubber diaelectric (sp?) on bottom has ...

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Coach batteries wont charge from shore power

1995 Thor Residency, 30 amp system.Suddenly the coach batteries stopped charging when being plugged into shore power. When plugged in, I’ll come out in a couple weeks and they will be dead. This is a lengthy writeup, but the following is everything...

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Trouble with Poop Chute

2007 Keystone Raptor. Old but well maintained.Was camping in Flagstaff so my kids could play in the show and as luck would have it we encountered an epic 3-day snow storm. It was cold outside but not the coldest I have had the trailer in (hovered rig...

SteveG36 by • Explorer
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AC doesn't cool

We full-time in our RV and typically boondock (solar). In 2022, I estimate we stayed in an RV park perhaps for up to two months. All of this to say that we don't use our AC much, since we don't have enough battery capacity to run it while boondocki...

Smoke Detectors

Have wired smoke detectors in my RV thinking about changing them to battery only detectors only . My ? Is do I just fasten the wire to gather to complete the circuit. The reason want to change my are eating batteries. Batteries only last about a mon...

Busdriver by • Explorer II
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12v? 24v? 36...48v????

I'm very near to picking up a new travel trailer that I intend to pack with solar and LiFePO4 batteries. It's a 30A 120VAC RV. I understand the electrical wiring advantages of the higher DC voltage configuration, but what does everybody do with the...

Happijack bed lift trioubleshooting help needed

2018 Jayco Seismic 4212, got an issue with the Happijac bed lift system. Late last camping season, I raised and lowered the bench seats a few times throughout the day, but when I went to bring them down that night, nothing happened. I had to overri...

stairs

Who else is over the steps that you have to lift in and out of RV what a joke cant get in untill to drop steps wth is thinking this is a good thing?

Burning electrical smell from furnace

I've been dealing with this issue on and off for years, and I can't seem to find the cause. This all started when I replaced the thermostat years ago, and it has continued even with new thermostats. There is a very strong burning electrical smell (oz...

Overload built-in Onan gen. without popping a breaker?

I was testing my gas-powered Onan 5500 the other day. I was running both air conditioners and the water heater. It seemed to be handling the load well but after 20 minutes, it just stopped - no sputtering or anything - just spun down suddenly.I was a...

EMS

So whats better a $70 serge protector or a $300 oneIf the ped gets hit by lighting no protector is gonna protect it right???

Lithium Battery heater

I seek information on what others use to heat batteries when it is cold. I am leaning towards 12 volt heating pads of some kind. I am not sure how warm my battery compartment stays when the heat is on. And it wont be on when traveling. Is there a pad...

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