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Looking for end all be all air pump
Hey everyone, I need a suggestion for a particular item. I am looking at an ir mattress that comes with a pump, but I am unsure which to get. I need it to be able to inflate my mattress, buoys, and football/basketball. I assume some of these would come with adapters, but I am totally overwhelmed with all of amazons suggestions. I have 12v and 110v, but tbh might prefer a manual pump. Any suggestions would be lovely, thanks! https://www.amazon.com/Coleman-Camping-Mattress-Folding-Operated/dp/B00AU6AVLW?th=15.2KViews0likes12CommentsRe: Victron/lifeblue system 99% functional except
2oldman wrote: Mako Kupo wrote: this post is not about why i chose 12v over 24v, thank you though! Ok, but you just explained to Gordon why you chose 12v. Judging by your answer about solar I'm not sure you understand the concept of wiring things in series. i know how to wire in series. it is redundant now. i heard back from AM Solar again, they are having someone else get involved now as well. we will see!672Views0likes0CommentsRe: Victron/lifeblue system 99% functional except
GordonThree wrote: What was more expensive at 24 volt? Just curious, not trying to undermine your decision. "Everything" being 12v is where I'd get stuck too. its tough remembering it all now, but from what i remember - in order to charge my battery bank from my alternator(motorhome) would have cost thousands of dollars, which is clearly insane. i dont have a generator or room for one, so charging from my alternator was a 100% must. then, i had very little room on my roof for 24v panels which tend to be larger. also, i already owned 950w of brand new 12v panels that were already set up and working great(goal zero yeti 1400). i was stupid when i bought the goal zero and 12v panels, long story short i didnt have a ton of time to choose and there was no way i was building a full system in the time i had. the lights, fans, switches, everything i bought is 12v and sadly i bought it all and installed before the solar system. unless i wanted to pull parts off the VERY recently finished camper and then spend more money, i was going with 12v. another big reason was AM Solar is much more familiar with 12v systems, and could provide support. sadly, there support hasnt helped much but they have been trying.675Views0likes0CommentsRe: Victron/lifeblue system 99% functional except
CA Traveler wrote: Wondering about a wiring error even one battery reverse polarity. Remove component wiring and check everything for voltage and polarity. And if all OK have someone else check while you are not there to suggest anything. Sometimes we can't see the forest for the trees. Could also be equipment failure. we checked polarity on the whole system, its okay. i can use all three batteries, putting power in and using power works no problem. yeah, im currently looking for a company is CT that will come look at it in person, but its difficult since not many are familiar with victron. i could send pictures of the installed system, its hard to tell whats what though.501Views0likes0CommentsRe: Victron/lifeblue system 99% functional except
pianotuna wrote: Set the width when posting to 375. price! plus everything in the RV is 12v, AM Solar and I discussed it and we ended up deciding on 12v. i was going to go with 24v, but due to price mostly i said no. edit:sorry, i forgot the main reason was the space on my roof is very lacking, i wouldnt have been able to fit more than 2-3 panels.449Views0likes0CommentsRe: Victron/lifeblue system 99% functional except
time2roll wrote: I read the Victron website and the Lynx shunt is rated 1000 amps and the maximum fuse is 800 amps. Not sure you need the maximum fuse as 350 amps should be fine. Question is where is that power going? What did you just turn on when the shunt fails? Usually a shunt is to measure power in/out of the battery so the charging system does not over charge/discharge the battery. I assume the actual shunt is burned through right? I have a 50Amp shunt (analog meter) and I know it will open like a fuse if there is a short. Or is this just a communication issue as said by 2oldman? i used everything AM Solar sent me, including the 800 amp fuse. so, the bus bar lit up once the batteries were connected and everything, it looked right. i turned the power on via one of the side by side power switches going from the inverter to the busbar. when i turned it(blue sea power switch) on, all the lights on the busbar/shunt turned off, there was a small blue spark on the pc board next to the CNN fuse in the shunt. the shunt showed up in device list for a second then gone forever. everything else works! the fuse is fine and not blown.448Views0likes0CommentsRe: Victron/lifeblue system 99% functional except
2oldman wrote: Mako Kupo wrote: u, i just put the image in microsoft paint and shrunk it there. ive never been able to easily get imgur to work after hundreds of times. Just do it here. ' i looked and looked, i can never find the option for it. i remember i got an email from rv.net saying there was a new resizing tool, but this is the first time ive been on in 6 months+. i will figure it out eventually, thank you so much though!447Views0likes0CommentsRe: Victron/lifeblue system 99% functional except
2oldman wrote: You only need to specify width or height, not both. thank you, i just put the image in microsoft paint and shrunk it there. ive never been able to easily get imgur to work after hundreds of times. so any ideas? both victron and AM solar who helped design my system are stumped.447Views0likes0Comments
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