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    Looking for the most efficient solar panel

    Not as durable either. My 12 year old 70W panel makes about as much power as my 2-year old 400W flexible panels. I did the flex panels for low profile. Mounted with aluminum sheets on the roof and I could just squeak into the garage. Couldn't do that with full size panels. By squeak in, I...
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    Antarctica Rigs

    787 Dreamliner landing
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    Nissan titan xd rear locker

    ARB makes a locker for the front. Only rear option is a factory Pro-4x axle.
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    DC to DC Charger Needed?

    I would do a DC-DC for no other reason than current limitation. Lithium can absorb massive amounts of power. Alternators running sustained full output tend to not be happy and die quick. DC-DC can be used to throttle back the charge rate and make the load on the alternator a manageable...
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    Quick question on wiring acces. to parallel batteries

    Never run all the batteries to a common point. Unless you can get the cables the same length all the time. Voltage drop from different cable lengths will load/charge the batteries at different levels. There is a way around this. For a 3 battery setup (same applies if you have more or less)...
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    How come we don't see turntable drawbar trailers?

    I have seen exactly one trailer made for the road like this. It was a horse trailer. 30+ years ago. With as much trouble as the normal person has backing a trailer, this would be unbackable. A few skilled truck drivers could do it. There have been a few attempts to make a trailer that you...
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    How long does it take a water tank to freeze?

    True, but it will get there faster.
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    Pole to Pole expedition

    Few weeks ago they were cruising through AZ, when it was 119° outside. Talked with them. December they are planned to take a little boat ride to make the jump to Antartica. Saw a progress map the other day, they are in Mexico.
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    Replacing batteries with battery station?

    If you want 200 Ah of battery, get 200 Ah of battery. Adding extra stuff to it won't make it small or lighter. The "battery station", is that the same as a "solar generator"? Add a bit of cheap fluff to a battery, call it an all-in-one solution to a problem you don't have. And spend too...
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    Diesel heater passthrough for SUV

    What do you mean by "pop the top"? Roof top tent? There are a lot of ways they can be installed. The normal install takes air from inside the vehicle, heats it, puts it back in the vehicle. Other will suck in outside air, heat it, push that into the vehicle, pressurize it and will need to...
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    Traction Board Recommendations

    We have a few trucks at work that have to get into some bad spots. Got some traction boards, and some more, and some different ones. So far the only ones that have not self destructed are the MaxTrax. Every time they try to save a few bucks and get a cheaper version, they end up as landfill...
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    Flexible Panel Installed!!

    VHB notice... Most of the stuff you find is cheap counterfeit junk. The only reliable source I have found for real VHB tape is McMaster. Having worked with the real and the fake stuff, there is a HUGE difference. Too many people buy tape that says VHB on it, have issues, blame the tape as not...
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    Ford 7.3L Godzilla Swap!

    Take everything apart. Pick the best pieces from the piles and put it all back together.
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    Show me your trailer wiring.

    It's been nearly a month, hopefully you figured it out by now. But you are missing the 7-pin trailer plug (the part the trailer plugs into) That is the vehicle wiring harness that attaches to the back side of the plug. That is a super common plug, used not only by Nissan but most of the auto...
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    ISO R230 3.69 Ratio

    Didn't the Z or G35/37 use that same rear end with that ratio?
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