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RE: Enclosed versus Open Underbelly
My former 5er was open. At first I wished I had an enclosed underbelly, but as time went on and I read various posts about how difficult it was to access the underside for maintenance, I wasn't sorry about the open underbelly any more. I don't think the answer is clear because the enclosed underbelly makes some things better, and other things worse.
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Wayne Dohnal
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08/30/08 12:43am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Cummins Onan generators
It's made by Robin Subaru. Compare the specs against the Robin Subaru rg3200is and you'll see that they are the same.
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Wayne Dohnal
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08/30/08 12:38am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Where did all the analog VOMs go?
I'll give you moral support in replacing your meter with an analog version. I don't understand the universal love of digital meters. They've got their place where high precision is required, and their accuracy as a whole seems to be pretty good. But for basic troubleshooting, it's faster and easier with an analog meter, and you'll see some glitches that will go unnoticed with a digital meter. You're presented with more information at a lower precision, which is the better tradeoff in most troubleshooting situations. I've got 2 analog and 2 digital multimeters. About 80% of the time, an analog meter is the instrument of choice. The only one I carry in the RV is analog. Any problem that really needs a digital meter isn't going to get fixed on the road.
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Wayne Dohnal
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08/29/08 05:13pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: 220v should have been 110
The blades are of a different angle (30° vs 45°) and are spaced differently (.97" vs .92"). When I tried to plug a TT-30 into a 10-50R the blades looked to me like they were the at same angle. After seeing this post I went and measured, and I'll be darned, they are at different angles. But the plastic slots on the 10-50R are wide enough that the blades on the TT-30 will slide right through them. If it weren't for that pesky big ground pin on the TT-30 it would just slide through the plastic, and with enough force into the outlet connectors.
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Wayne Dohnal
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08/29/08 02:39am |
Tech Issues
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RE: 220v should have been 110
I concede that she lied, there is no way she could have plugged an rv outlet into the older style dryer outlet, even tho there are still many of them out there and I found it goes in nicelyThe blade of a 10-50R is .060 inches thick, or less than a tenth of an inch. The Round pin of a TT-30R is .250 inches wide, a quarter inch. The slot of a 10-50R in my house is .125 inches wide. The only way the RV plug will go into the dryer outlet 'nicely' is if one or the other is modified or damaged. The pictured 10-50R does not have 1/4-inch wide slots, so if an RV plug went into that outlet, the plug is either modified, damaged, or the wrong plug. An intact TT-30R forced into a 10-50R would visibly damage the outlet's case.
I don't like latching onto conspiracy theories, but I'm thinking we're being led along like lemmings on this thread. It's got nothing to do with electricity and everything to do with wide round pegs in narrow slots.
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Wayne Dohnal
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08/29/08 02:27am |
Tech Issues
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RE: ? / help with Xantrex XBM Monitor voltage reading
I've been thinking about this more. First, do you have a multimeter to compare what it says for the voltage at the battery against what the XBM says? Second, has the voltage always been this low since the XBM was installed? If the multimeter reads higher and the XBM has always read this low, it could be a bad XBM or an installation problem. If the 2 separate ground and power wires aren't run according to the instructions, the voltage reading would be affected.
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Wayne Dohnal
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08/28/08 09:43pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: 220v should have been 110
Will someone please post a Photo of this TT-30/ Dryer 240v receptacle??The TT-30 is the RV connector. There are links to pictures of the dryer receptacle 5 posts up, and the last post on page 3 has drawings of all of them
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Wayne Dohnal
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08/28/08 09:37pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Water pump on only when faucet open??
Sounds like there was still pressure from last use. That's a good thing.Agreed. The pump not coming on initially means you have a leak-free water system.
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Wayne Dohnal
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08/28/08 09:29pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Possible electrical problem
Ditto the above post.
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Wayne Dohnal
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08/27/08 07:35pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: ? / help with Xantrex XBM Monitor voltage reading
The state of charge is not based on the voltage, but rather based on the XBM monitoring the amount of power going into and out of the battery (after being synchronized at full charge) and applying its efficiency algorithms. The voltage levels for extrapolating state of charge vary by temperature and battery chemistry so monitoring the power flow IMO should be more accurate. Pages 1-3 of the XBM Owner's Manual say this all in a bit more detail but it's still not totally clear. The factory defaults for the efficiency calculations can be changed but it gets complicated really quick. I have a LinkPro and am sticking with all the factory defaults. I have a voltage sensing input for the chassis battery and I believe it shows state of charge for that one based on just the voltage. I often see the situation where the monitor says the chassis battery has a higher voltage but lower state of charge that the coach battery.
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Wayne Dohnal
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08/27/08 10:40am |
Tech Issues
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RE: sprinter based rv-any with knowledge please reply
How does that explain the duplicate Fleetwoods?I think you're needlessly beating yourself up to require that marketing strategies make sense. What Winnebago does with different brand and model names, Fleetwood does with just model names. It's more than just the Sprinter units. In the class A world, Fleetwood Terra and Fiesta are the same thing. Some marketing 'genius' thought that this was a way to increase profit. This one doesn't work on you but there are probably plenty of people fooled by it. Why do airlines, phone companies, and cable/satellite companies advertise false low prices? I think the answer is "because they can".
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Wayne Dohnal
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08/26/08 02:00pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: 120 or 110? Please 'splain it to me...
This is a clip from Wikipedia that may or may not explain the 110 volt terminology. At the time, this was a DC system:
"Edison selected 100 volts as a compromise between distribution costs and lamp costs. Generation was maintained at 110 volts to allow for a voltage drop between generator and lamp."
In the same vein, most AC devices are rated to operate at 115 volts, assuming a 5 volt drop between the utility drop and the device.
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Wayne Dohnal
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08/26/08 09:46am |
Tech Issues
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RE: EU2000i with 15K AC question
I'd want to independently load test each of the generators. Some things that will load it to near its continuous rating are a high-wattage hair dryer, 1500 watt electric space heater, and the water heater in the RV. If they both run one of these items ok, add to the load and see if they both behave about the same. You have a great advantage having 2 units to compare.
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Wayne Dohnal
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08/25/08 09:37pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Flat tow VW Jetta w/ new DSG type trans????
I'd like to know the answer to this myself. I have a feeling that VW will say 'no', but that doesn't answer the question. I've been hearing some pretty enthusiastic owner reports about the DSG.
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Wayne Dohnal
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08/25/08 03:52pm |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: Fumoto Engine Oil Drain Valve
I solve the filter dripping mess by punching a hole in the low point of the filter and letting it drain itself empty.
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Wayne Dohnal
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08/24/08 09:13pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Opinions on 5th wheel tailgates vs stock tailgates
I preferred the 5th wheel tailgate because it took all of the "oops" dents, and I had a blemish-free tailgate when I sold the truck. I used a Custom Flow steel model and it worked great. When not towing, it was nice to be able to see through the louvers when backing up.
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Wayne Dohnal
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08/24/08 02:19pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: INVERTER INSTALLATION PROBLEMS? ADVISE
so if my inverter does the same thing whats the forseable problem? only thing i can think of is if a 50 sourse neutral is floating and i get some ground differential current flowing.
The easy answer is that it's against code for the neutral to be bonded to ground in more than one place. If the bond is in place in the RV, you're violating code when hooked to shore power. I would also guess that the technical problem is the differential current, commonly called a ground loop.
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Wayne Dohnal
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08/24/08 02:13pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: 220v should have been 110
The best case is that only fuses are blown. The worst case is that you have to replace everything that doesn't work. The reality is probably somewhere in-between those extremes. The 120 volt devices are at the greatest risk: microwave, television, and power converter. The 12 volt devices may or may not have been harmed depending on how the power converter reacted to the wrong voltage. With the battery as a buffer, there's some hope that none of the 12 volt devices were fried. Before you throw anything away, check that the outlets they are plugged into have power, and check out fuses in the devices.
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Wayne Dohnal
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08/24/08 11:14am |
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RE: sprinter based rv-any with knowledge please reply
Although those who own the Fleetwood C class motorhomes don't make a big deal about it you should know that overloading an axle can be dangerous.
I don't think there's much risk of overloading an axle in the Pulse/Icon. When I weighed loaded to the hilt, I was 170 lbs. over GVRW, but 560 lbs. under front GAWR and 420 lbs. under rear GAWR. The Sprinter is the only class C chassis where the sum of the GAWRs exceeds the GVWR, giving loading flexibility not available in the Ford or Chevy chassis. And the P/I 24A is very well balanced both front-rear and left-right. I don't know about the others.
The Fleetwood seems to have many more manufacturing flaws than the Winnebago coaches. I'll agree with that! The sparse data seems to suggest that the California built units have more flaws than the Pennsylvania built units. But how do the other manufacturers stack up? Is Winnebago clearly ahead of the pack, or is Fleetwood clearly behind? (Not a loaded question! I don't know the answer.)
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Wayne Dohnal
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08/23/08 09:23pm |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Inverter? English Please! Think: Electrical for Poets!
AC cannot be stored.Sure it can! Just not in a battery. A battery combined with an inverter/charger stores AC. The Grand Coulee dam complex stores AC. It uses excess AC at night to pump water up to a lake, then drains the lake to recover the AC during peak periods. Both of these examples would have higher efficiency losses that a simple battery.
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Wayne Dohnal
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08/23/08 08:15pm |
Tech Issues
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