โMay-17-2013 04:23 PM
โJun-04-2013 04:48 PM
pianotuna wrote:
Hi tsweez,
Nice job.
You may need to add (weld?) a bracket under the entire storage cabinet. The compartment was not designed for that amount of weight. It would not be nice to have the batteries detach from the RV while trundling down the road.
I "hid" my air vent on the rear side of the compartment and used a sponge to keep dust and dirt out. That let me put the vent up a bit higher than if I had gone through the door. I'd suggest covering the "back side" of your vent with some thin sponge to keep out dirt as well.
โJun-04-2013 04:22 PM
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โMay-20-2013 09:18 PM
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โMay-20-2013 08:39 PM
BFL13 wrote:
You will note the "Max " in the Go Power converter line nowadays (they used to re-brand Iotas) Now they are PowerMax. Same same except price! IMO Go Power has high prices. Randy and PowerMax has good prices by comparison.
You need high amps to fast charge four batts. The PowerMax 100 would be ideal for the price. It has one disadvantage, in that it drops to 13.7v for Absorption voltage vs 14.2v for Iota. But this has no meaning when on shore power or if you have solar.
On solar, and for some reason like cloudy days, you get down to 50% SOC, then you want a quick shot of gen charging in the morning using your fast charger (the PowerMax 100 amper) and it will get you back to 75% SOC in quick time (an hour or less) then drop to 13.7v and go to slow time at that voltage. BUT, now you are back to 75% SOC and you have all the rest of the day on solar to get caught up so you shut down the gen and go solar.
So IMO (I have a PowerMax 100amper and solar and dry camp with four 6s) you would get no advantage for the higher cost of an Iota 90, plus, and this is very important as mena said, the PowerMax has power factor correction so it can run on an AC 15a circuit.
โMay-20-2013 03:42 PM
โMay-20-2013 03:11 PM
Canadian Rainbirds wrote:
You know, it's really gratifying to see someone who knows what they want to do, researches what they might need, then ask pertinent questions of the very knowledgeable people on this board. You have received suggestions from very a wide variety of helpful people, from experienced solar users to a battery design engineer. Your installation will go much easier for your preparation.
Much nicer to read and respond to than "I put in 1000 watts of solar but my group 24 marine battery won't last the night", or "I installed 6 GC batteries but the 40 watt solar panel won't recharge them".
I thought I knew all I needed to know about batteries and charging until I began doing a little more dry camping. It took me about two years of fooling around and asking questions here to realise that one day I just might learn enough.
โMay-19-2013 07:59 PM
โMay-19-2013 06:16 PM
tsweez wrote:Sweet! Can't wait to see them.
I also took some videos of each stage of this process which I'll post on youtube once completed.
โMay-19-2013 06:00 PM
Almot wrote:
Hydrogen doesn't care if it's hot. It's flowing up no matter what. What it doesn't like is sparks.
โMay-18-2013 07:51 PM
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