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RE: Predator 3500 - surge capability while in eco mode?
2000w surge, 1600w run
Verus 3500 surge , 3000
, almost double the power in either surge or run about 80% power increase
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MrWizard
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10/14/19 10:23am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Cellphone boosters
no signal
OR
too weak to work
boosters .. boost a weak signal
a booster with a directional "YAGI" antenna Might help
you get a signal and boost it
but NO guarantees the only way is to try it
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MrWizard
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10/13/19 11:08pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Wiring neutral/ground when splitting panel for MultiPlus?
If this has a 50 amp internal RV transfer switch
Just install it correctly
Both sides get either inverter or shore power
your Idea
Only one leg feeding inverter and then one side of breaker panel and one leg direct to panel
Doesn't make sense to me , it might even be against NEC
Unplug shore cord, inverter is on, stick hand in panel get shocked any way
Sounds like trouble too Me
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MrWizard
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10/11/19 03:47pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: RVs and California's Planned Power Outages
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So historic building which equates to old, and flooding in just the past few years. Doesn't add up that the historic buildings were the problem but rather what ever was built or changed in the last flood"
If that is the same news story I saw on TV this past year
That was unprecedented flooding that had never happened on that scale in over a hundred years
Lots of things change in a hundred years
Concrete and pavement where it never was, blocked Creeks, less trees or maybe more houses and less crops
Possibly even Historic buildings that did not exist the last time this occurred
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MrWizard
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10/11/19 02:46pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: run problem with Onan Marquis 5000 BGM
thanks for the info
another thing to check
i have purchased a used champion 2000i generator
and using that to power the RVs on board 75amp powermax converter, MW etc..
it won't the A/C compressor, but it will run the blowers and move air around
the compressor surge is just too much for it, with these old A/C units
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MrWizard
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10/11/19 12:33am |
Tech Issues
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RE: How to tell if fuel pumps are running by current draw?
current in the motor will drop, ONLY if the hot pump has an open circuit
a hot pump 'Stall' with out open circuit, will Increase current drain
and the pump motor will get hotter
unless it has an in motor temp over load AKA 'clik switch'
the ampmeter is the right idea
but better yet is to insulate the fuel lines, especially that big 'tin can' fuel filter
i'm ordering some 'Hot starter' shield wrap to insulate my fuel filter and external fuel pump
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MrWizard
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10/11/19 12:26am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Roku in motorhome
Whose WiFi, your mobile? Starbucks ? A neighbor using a proxy or VPN so the location data is different ?
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MrWizard
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10/10/19 12:39pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: RVs and California's Planned Power Outages
Learning more about this every day
IT would be best to properly trim trees and maintain lines.
Or bury the lines
But when PG&E sends out tree trimmers residents send lawyers "THey are ruining our trees" and now that they are turning off power "They are spoiling our food" will be the lawyer's claim.. Sadly I suspect the residents will pitch a complaint if they bury the lines too.. but .. Well..
Part of what you say is true
Although I don't think Any Utility in the this Nation
Buries 100,000 volt grid transmission lines in open country
And this is what is being discussed
These are the lines being whipped back and forth and snapping, and falling to the ground, sparking fires
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MrWizard
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10/10/19 08:45am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: RVs and California's Planned Power Outages
I don't live in the central valley and I don't live in the mojave
Or the inland empire, etc
But I can't remember anytime there w was five days non stop high winds
I think they are stating the worst possible case,
Instead of the most likely disruption
Very good idea to keep the RV ready
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MrWizard
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10/09/19 11:21pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: 1996 Damon Intruder 460 engine Issue Solved!!
That's what we do here, help each other,
I bought the Inova version
It displayed real code numbers on an LCD display and saved them in memory
My problem turned out to be a failing fuel pump in the gas tank
I installed an external full pump in the main fuel line, at the fuel filter on the driver's side of the frame ,, that was in June ,,,
But before I found the problem, I replaced the icm and the fuel pressure regulator !
It took me several months, in many cases the code number has several possible causes, and each one has to be checked and found to not be the reason for the error code,
Once I was convinced it was in fact, the worst possiblity, I had to figure a solution that did not require, having someone drop the gas tank and replace the pump,
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MrWizard
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10/09/19 05:57pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Generator pros and cons
I think it's been said that the qualifying distance for advertising and legal disclaimer use , is a test distance of 21 ft. AKA 7 meters
So that db sound value can be compared, because they are all supposedly taken at the same distance
Again flat open surface grass, packed Earth, concrete will all change
The real measured value, and the perceived loudness
The tone of the sound also changes the perceived value to the human ear
A harsh clanking metal sound will be perceived as louder than it really is
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MrWizard
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10/08/19 09:49pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Do Flea Collars Really Repel Pests?
If flea collars repelled pests
I would wear one just to keep the beggars and Politicals away
When I go to the grocery. :B
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MrWizard
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10/08/19 09:20pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Emergency roadside assistance
I have progressive insurance and road service
I also have AAA
And Good Sam emg roadside assistance
Progressive did two tows of our Safari, back to back in 2012, Saturday to an RV dealer
Who could not do the repair when they opened on Monday
Then on Tuesday into Flagstaff on a flat bed trailer tow, to AZ Diesel, who did rebuilt the engine
I have used all three of my services at different times
Very pleased with progressive emg service
I think really depends on who is the tow contractor where you happen to break down
Rather than the brand name of the service seller
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MrWizard
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10/08/19 12:04am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: run problem with Onan Marquis 5000 BGM
Was not just a single thunk
It. Was the same sound every time it turned over, every rotation
I'll charge the batteries and try again
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MrWizard
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10/07/19 10:10pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Wave 6 heater
We had one in our previous RV a dp
Kit did very well for us, down to around 30° or less, construction of the RV is a big factor, wall and floor thickness etc..
Ours would run is out of here, of left on high during the day
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MrWizard
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10/07/19 08:37am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: run problem with Onan Marquis 5000 BGM
thanks for the drawing
i would rather Like get to the other end of the wiring at the control board
draining the oil out of the NON-working generator
so i can take the face panel apart to get at the switch wiring
seems to me as the difficult way to do this
like the putting the cart in front of the donkey
update:
tried again to run the genny
after several trys at starting it using the switch on the Onan, it ran for about 20 seconds, then quit.
now when i push the switch, there is 'thunk' sound as it turns over
this does NOT bode well
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MrWizard
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10/06/19 11:18pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: run problem with Onan Marquis 5000 BGM
Bump
What no wiring diagrams, no pictures, no Sunday afternoon techs
this is desperate
Need battery charging and the A/C
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MrWizard
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10/06/19 01:41pm |
Tech Issues
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run problem with Onan Marquis 5000 BGM
fuel pump approx 6months old - tested pumping good
fuel filter NOT clogged - it is passing fuel, yes enough fuel
yes it has enough oil
it will start , run a few seconds quit
im thinking stuck/bad oil switch
or control board problem
i want to disconnect the oil switch, for testing purposes
but don't know which wire and where
that way i can see if it will run and also Ohm out the switch
thanks
web links and Ideas appreciated
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MrWizard
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10/05/19 11:32pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Not A Joke Top Off With Gasoline or Diesel
As of Monday, gas was up another 6 cents since Saturday
A total increase of $0.60, so far
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MrWizard
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10/01/19 11:50am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Not A Joke Top Off With Gasoline or Diesel
HERE at my favorite local discount brand, gas is now up a total of 54 cents aka $0.54 Per Gallon
it jumped $0.12 since Thursday
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MrWizard
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09/29/19 01:36am |
Tech Issues
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