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RE: Battery charging, Again!!
It should be no contest. The alternator would immediately output 14+ volts at whatever current rate the battery required. The typical converter would probably have to be forced into bulk mode and would probably start tapering off fairly quickly.
Most economical charge would be generator and converter combo. Quickest = Alternator
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OnaQuest
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06/16/13 03:52pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Rewiring battery bank to charger/inverter, couple of ?'s
It is slightly better to run a dedicated ground than a well done frame ground.
This is pure subjective opinion. The frame will have considerably more cross section than 4AWG wire, and therefore offer less resistance.
One must assume that connections are "well done" in either case.
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OnaQuest
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06/14/13 07:37am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Rewiring battery bank to charger/inverter, couple of ?'s
Run the wire every time. Frame grounds are way too unreliable.
Since when? Every automobile on the road has multiple circuits wired this way.
Does your starter have a ground cable all the way back to the battery?
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OnaQuest
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06/14/13 07:31am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Create dump load with a schmitt trigger and controller?
It's starting to sound like a solution without a problem:?
The system wouldn't go out of bulk unless your storage facilities are getting full (batteries charged?), Right? So you only need to decide:Do you add more storage (more battery capacity)Do you find something to absorb the power before it's lost.
In the mean time, why worry that capacity is going unused?
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OnaQuest
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06/12/13 01:54pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Create dump load with a schmitt trigger and controller?
It certainly sounds worthwhile doing, but I think you may need a non-vented battery box to store your plutonium required to fuel the flux capacitor. Let us know what you come up with.
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OnaQuest
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06/12/13 11:04am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Mileage difference Ford V10 vs Workhorse 8.1?
Our friends just got a new coach with Ford V10, and they seem to be getting about 1 mpg better than we do.
I quoted the only meaningful sentence in your post.
Mileage can only be calculated over the long haul. Wait and see what their driving habits are and where the figures settle out.
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OnaQuest
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06/11/13 09:54am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: GFI trips at home when trailer plugged in
You cannot plug a trailer into another GFCI. They do not play nice with the GFCI that is already in your trailer.
I'm sorry but this isn't accurate. You can daisy chain a dozen GFCI's and they wont trip. So yes, you can plug a trailer into a GFCI - or should be able to if all is right.
The problem is you have a ground fault someplace - ground is touching hot. The most common causes are the heater element in your fridge, which can work fine but has contacted chassis ground (repl it). Other causes are the water heater or a wet external outlet.
You can isolate it by unplugging each item one at a time and trying the GFCI again.
You want to fix this because it can be a very dangerous condition.
That depends on whether they are in series or parallel. The OP has one feeding the RV and another in the RV. That will not allow them to play nice together.
Repeating your statement does not make it true. You can have GFCI circuits and breakers in your RV and still plug it into a GFCI outlet. I do it all the time.
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OnaQuest
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06/09/13 09:24pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: SIZE TIRES?
I would recommend a tire shop for tires. They probably will have better pricing and more selection. Could be 235 85R/16?????
Not on a 2001 Intruder, they won't. They will be 19.5" or, more likely, 22.5".
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OnaQuest
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06/09/13 06:38pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Powergear fuse replacement on 98 Pace Arrow Vision
What control unit do you have? If you have the original 500210, the little fuses do not look like fuses. See page 14 of this Manual.
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OnaQuest
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06/09/13 08:44am |
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RE: I have an odd question, have you forgotten where you are?
I forgot I was married a couple of times and went to the wrong house.
It didn't work with the wife then, and it won't work here now:B
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OnaQuest
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06/08/13 05:53pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: I thought I had seen it all
What's the problem? They're getting them out of the US, right?
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OnaQuest
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06/08/13 05:46pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Adding IGN hot feed to Kwikee steps
Steps should always be powered by the chassis battery, never the house battery.
But their wiring diagram shows a battery disconnect switch, which to me suggests the house battery.
Is 9 mA much of a parasitic draw?
Does your unit have a chassis battery disconnect? Most Class As do, and that's what the diagram is trying to show.
Your step should be, and probably is, wired to the chassis battery.
9ma is insignificant, but there should be a switch that ensures the step stays out while you are camped. This should eliminate the draw. If NOT, then add a switch.
The draw you were measuring may have been the step light. It should go out soon after step operation or door closing.
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OnaQuest
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06/08/13 05:41pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: What house batteries do you recommend
Well, I guess you get what you pay for ????
WoodGlue
Sometimes yes, and sometimes no. For some (most) folks it's more economical to go with quality GC2s. There are some pretty poor performing AGM batteries out there.
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OnaQuest
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06/08/13 03:46pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: What house batteries do you recommend
I have 2 AGM's and have never looked back. They each came with a 4 year warranty and a 100 month pro-rated warranty. What's not to love?WoodGlue
You mean, besides the price?:@
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OnaQuest
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06/08/13 02:23pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Batteries making my rig lean?
Want to have some fun?
With the front wheels pointed EXACTLY straight ahead, measure from precise center of front axle to precise center of rear axle. Both sides.
LOL, some are so far out you can actually see the "dog tracking" effect.
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OnaQuest
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06/08/13 01:01pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Batteries making my rig lean?
I have had all this explained this way: Since most roads/highways have a slight "crown" for water drainage etc more of the load is carried by the inner dual tire. Therefore by increasing the air pressure by 4 lbs on the outer tire it increases it's diameter very slightly causing it to carry a more equal amount of the load.
This should equalize the tread scuffing in turns also.
Now this is all big rig stuff but I'm sure will apply to dualies also.
Paul, your theory might have more credibility if we always drove exactly in the center of the road (top of the crown), but it still has more believability than Hitech's stability claims.
In any case, Hitech seems to have successfully managed to shift attention from his defective weight distribution logic;)
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OnaQuest
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06/08/13 12:58pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Batteries making my rig lean?
Look at my 8:50 am post.
500 pounds over one end of one axle (say batteries right over the wheels) affects that corner the same way as 2000 lbs added to the center of gravity of the vehicle.
Jim
That's BS. (besides, it;s not exactly what your prior post says.)
2000 lbs at the center of gravity will not cause the box to lean. 500 lbs on one corner will.
You are considering only the weight on the axle, and trying to level it out with tire pressure (which cannot be done) and you aren't considering spring depression and flex.
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OnaQuest
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06/08/13 12:07pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Batteries making my rig lean?
FIRESTONE individual fill overload bag spring assists on the rear. Been there done that dept :)
This is exactly how I handle it. It's the spring suspended box that is leaning, NOT the chassis axles.
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OnaQuest
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06/08/13 11:58am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Any Drawbacks to Using Circuit Breaker instead of Fuse?
Not so fast......
My Bounder has two of these manual reset breakers (in parallel) connecting the converter and load panel to the batteries. All current, to and from, the batteries passes thru these breakers. The are now 16 years old and have never failed.
If the breaker is truly the correct size for your application, install it near the battery end of the cable and forget it. It's not only acceptable, but it's quite practical.
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OnaQuest
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06/08/13 10:15am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Batteries making my rig lean?
If it was right even between axles, it is equivalent to adding 1000 pounds to the rig. If right over a single axle, it has the same impact on that axle as adding 2000 lbs. overall. At the least tire pressure adjustment is in order.
Really you are supposed to air up all tires on the axle for the heavier load. I like to air the outsides on dualies a few pounds higher than the inside tires for stability (up to a 5 psi difference is still within Ford specs).
Could you explain how this happens?
So, if I add 500 lbs exactly on top of each axle, it's really adding 4000lbs overall?
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OnaQuest
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06/08/13 09:51am |
Tech Issues
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