Not sure if this is the right forum. I have an old 1990 Dodge Islander which I outfitted about a year ago with a basic solar set up (2x 90W panels and controller) When I first bought the van it had a small deep cycle for the house batteries. I almost...
So I should have done this way sooner so I'm in a little bit of a pannick mode here as it's supposed to drop to -2 tonight and I'm a little worried.I have drained my fresh, black and grey water tanks but ran into a problem when trying to remove the d...
Hi guys, So I am putting in a new sound system next weekend as well as getting my lifeline L16T's wired in but the shop said they were able to do all the wiring and weld up a rack for my batteries so I'm pretty stoked on that but I just want to make ...
I did a little side deal I'm still not sure about. Went into a yacht store, a legit buisness and they had a couple lifeline L16Ts left over from a bulk order or so they say.$435 each, most places are selling them at $900 a piece.Cash deal, invoice a...
Hey folks, I just recently installed 2x 95W Solar Panels, 1000W pure sine wave interver interver fuse, and regulatorI'm looking to upgrade my house batteries to a bank of two lifeline 6volt (400aH) wired in series. I'm a bit concerned as I currently...
RJsfishin wrote:You mentioned over charging. If it is a 3-4 stage converter, it won't over charge, especially in cooler weather.But I would rather do a complete disconnect, deal w/ a little self discharge, then to leave anything connected to the batt...
MrWizard wrote:leave the solar connected, install the converter and put a switch on it,to tun it on / off as neededOk perfect. When I got my sound system installed they installed the batteries at the same time. I don't know what the stock converter i...
pianotuna wrote:Hi,I'd think that with BC power rates it would be better to turn on a heater 24 hours before a trip rather than letting it run.I'd allow the solar system to charge the battery bank and leave the breaker for the converter turned off.Th...
Harvey51 wrote:Right! I was just going to say that valve right at the bottom of the tank is clearly a two way one, aimed to direct the flow into the white hose bypassing the tank.No worries about anything freezing at -2 overnight. Do worry about so...
As a 24 year old with $50,000+ of student loans to pay off I lived out of my 1977 ford. E-150 for about a year and a half. Granted I work in the film industry so while I worked I could park at the circus and depending on the transportation department...
