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RE: Dometic Refrig keeps cutting out.
If you just filled up the tanks or had filled you may have an air lock and the gas isn't theren enough. Start the stove and maybe the furnace to purge the gas
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Rmcgrath53
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05/13/13 09:15am |
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RE: semi full time no generator
If you use the espar heater and run the exhaust through a heat exchanger to harvest most of the heat to a hotwater tank you would be wounding 2 birds with one stone. You might need to run a booster fan in the line. Maybe you could direct the exhaust from your propane furnace directly into the heat exchanger in your hot water tank with an inline booster fan
just a crazy thought
Ron
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Rmcgrath53
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04/28/13 01:12pm |
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RE: motorized single axis solar panel design
Hi Don
Why not get a couple panels and make an easel and set them out. a couple 140 watt panels,wrapped in blankets, wouldn't take too much space while traveling
Ron
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Rmcgrath53
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04/22/13 09:09am |
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RE: 12ga v. 10ga Solar Panel Wiring
I went with the 10 ga with connectors on, and ran my 4 -140 watt panels in series. The last one I bought, a 50 foot with the connectors on,was then cut in half.Running that 25 feet to controller,using the Morningstar controller 60 amp
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Rmcgrath53
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04/14/13 11:29am |
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RE: My MPPT-60 settings-any suggestions,comments???
Hi Ron
Looks like your system is similiar to my personal rig configuration
Do you have an external "charger" that can do a proper EQ?
I personally like to have a bit more control (Not sure about others but I can't control the clouds or sunshine) so do not use the MPPT controller to do the EQ.
To try and answer your questions
Yes you can start/stop the EQ process at either the controller or the remote panel
DIP switches at the controller - What kind of "Override" depends on how you have them set
Yes EQ will turn off at the duration you programmed with your computer
Thanks KJINTF I installed this system with not much knowledge of how it works. I haven't hooked it to a computer so all I am using is the pre sets on the controller. I will probably call Morningstar and find out what the presets are for the Equalize timeouts and such. If I have to I will figure how to hook up the computer to it. The system is capable of lots of adjustment
Happy to help with additional details off line
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Rmcgrath53
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04/13/13 12:43pm |
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RE: My MPPT-60 settings-any suggestions,comments???
hI ALL I don't mean to hijack this thread. I have the mppt60 almost a year and nerver has equalized. The next sunny day that pops up hear in mi. I plan on equalize. I toggled my Equalize switch to manual and have not touched it. I also have the remote TS-RM-2. I have read that you can turn the equalize on either at the mppt controller or at the remote. Does the remote override the toggled switch at the controller? Does the egualize turn itself off after so long ?,or will it stay on till I manualy turn it off? I have had 0 problems with this setup so far. The everst is in my yard pluged into my 2000 inverter xantex and every nite I end with 12.7-8 volts on the 4 GC batteries. thanks for the help
Ron
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Rmcgrath53
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04/13/13 11:56am |
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RE: Samlex Solar 130W RV charging kit
Have them throw
in 2 more 6 volt batteries and you would be good to go.
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Rmcgrath53
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04/10/13 10:51am |
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RE: Absorbtion refrigerators in Hot Weather
What I did was mount 2 computer fans directly onto the plastic upper vent cutting the plastic exact and fabricating a small exterior awning so water wont get into the space when raining. The 2 fans that came with my unit are halfway up the chimney and my fans are cut out at the top of the vent. when they run, I have them wired all together, the fans at the top vent kick out hot air that flows really well that has increased the cooling of the whole space.
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Rmcgrath53
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04/03/13 06:19pm |
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RE: Adding chip for engine performance?
If you chip, plan on rebuilding your trans ,at least on the 7.3
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Rmcgrath53
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03/26/13 05:00pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: where to jack a trailer up
the libbert man, says jacke frame at shackel location
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Rmcgrath53
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03/14/13 05:26pm |
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RE: Are campground power surges/sags a likely source of damage?
I got one after our labor day campground kept popping the breaker at the distrubution panel. Found out it only has 100amps for 15 campers
Our neighbor lost their fridges on electric.Now I dont sweat it.
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Rmcgrath53
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02/25/13 02:36pm |
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RE: 4 6volt batteries to much or to little
Thanks everyone who has responded. Last year we had our rig in service most of the year while it was cool weather, so when we were
able to run completly on solar it was to warm ,for we had to run the ac. This year I plan on running the rig exlclusively on solar till hot weather shows up. Based on me changing all my most used lite bulbs to LED, I will leave the setup the way it is. Our plan is to travel to the desert in the winter and come back to the homestead in the summer.That wll not happen till we start the social security in 3 years, if it is still putting out the cash.So in 3 years I may just get a lithium battery with large AH.I hope the controler will work for the lithium batteries.
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Rmcgrath53
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02/21/13 03:56pm |
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RE: 4 6volt batteries to much or to little
With 2000w inverter 4x GC2 is about minimum. Otherwise I would only add more if you feel you are actually running low on battery power at times. I would add LED lamps before the extra battery. Hi smkettner
II already added 85% led lites.
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Rmcgrath53
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02/21/13 09:08am |
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RE: 4 6volt batteries to much or to little
I have 4 140 watt panels with a morningstar 60 mppt controler with remote.I also have a 2000 watt zanex inverter all wth 4 6volt batteres
Is my 4 batteries enough or should I get 2 more batteries. what would
The pros and cons be. I installed my set up about 10 months ago and really did not get a chance see what the limitations will be with the 440ah
Thanks
All depends what you do with the batteries and what usage is in the day while solar is productive. It is good for the batteries to be able to really charge them up well. You will get a lot of different rules of thumb but they tend to have unstated assumptions built into them about how you camp. By having at least 60% watts to your amp hours of batteries, you have enough to equalize on solar which is handy.
How do you camp? What do you use in a day, how long do you go disconnected?
Jim
Hi Jim Right now i have a site for the season .We stay there ,and I go to work from the camp ground It has full hookups. The plan is to go 6 months at a time from cold to warm weather when "I officialy retire.That is Mi.
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Rmcgrath53
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02/21/13 09:06am |
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4 6volt batteries to much or to little
I have 4 140 watt panels with a morningstar 60 mppt controler with remote.I also have a 2000 watt zanex inverter all wth 4 6volt batteres
Is my 4 batteries enough or should I get 2 more batteries. what would
The pros and cons be. I installed my set up about 10 months ago and really did not get a chance see what the limitations will be with the 440ah. I had read that 100watts per 100ah of battery or something like that. according to that I am 120 ah short. Is there any validity to that?
Thanks
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Rmcgrath53
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02/20/13 07:29pm |
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RE: Keystone Everest
we like our Everest 365rear entertanment . Those 2 guys gong at it about roofs need to get a purpose n there lfe other than oneupmanship, who cares
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Rmcgrath53
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02/20/13 07:11pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Help! My 2009 Honda EU2000i won't start
I had a muddoper build nest inside exhaust that caused no start .
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Rmcgrath53
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11/07/12 07:14am |
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RE: Alignment or new axle? Update 10/20/12 pics
I have an everest and had the correct track installed at a place that the the owner of the patent sent me in indiana. I liked the added height and straightend the wheels to each other . It was 600 dollars installed.
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Rmcgrath53
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10/05/12 08:02am |
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RE: Odd Honda EU2000 starting issue
You could look in the exahust for a mud dopper nest partialy blocking the ex. I had one in last year. take the whole end off and inspect.
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Rmcgrath53
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06/12/12 02:42pm |
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RE: Spend my money on a generator or on solar?
I like the solar aspect of not worrying at all about running down the batteries. We have 560 watts of solar and 440ah of battery.We could get by with no gas and no electricity. So if there is a national emergency and power is out and the grid goes down we will just get by....no ac tho I heat with propane in our stick house. I asked the propane dealer how to fill my propane tanks off my pig. He would not tell me . I ended up telling him that I would only do it in the case of an emergency so then he told me what I could get in the way of valves and fittings. Then my friend who worked at PRAxair told me how to fill a tank full. ps this is only if gas and electric was down for a length of time
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Rmcgrath53
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06/12/12 02:34pm |
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