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No apology needed, I found it very interesting. India society (and other Asian societies) are so different from American / western society that it is often difficult for us to understand why they do some of the things they do, and that can lead to closed minds. Most Americans, myself...

That would include the majority of people that buy this kind of "truck".

You will also need to verify if the inverter output is true sine wave. Many (most?) power stations won't charge from a "modified sine wave" (i.e. square wave) inverter.

From 1988 to 1991 they made both styles. My 91 1500 was the newer style with the tank between the frame and driveshaft, 305 motor, and 5 speed manual. I think the 2500 and 3500 models were the older style in those years. That made for some confusion at the parts store.

The rocker switch wasn't the problem, it was the mechanical part that switches the fuel/return/breather lines. I recall they were a problem to keep working. The issue with running another tank on the other side is that is where the exhaust pipe runs. What you could do is put the spare on a...

Those weren't all that great. The tanks were small so 2 were needed to get anywhere. They were also located outside the frame and a side collision would often open them up for an insant fire. Then when (not if) the switchover valve stuck, you were left with just the one small tank. I have...

Aifer wrote: "These units should come with 12V Anderson plugs...." I agree whole heartedly! Is anyone in the power station / "solar generator" field listening?

That is really nice. Congratulations on finishing!

I found with my old TJ that carrying the windows wrapped up in an old bedsheet resulted in scratches. Without the bedsheet it was worse. I never found a good solution. Then there is the space issue: they take up a lot of it. I travelled mostly in the southwest so dust was a constant...

Since those two panels are close enough in voltage, you can connect them in parallel. When you want the portable elsewhere just unplug it - it can really be that simple. They don't need to be the same brand, just similar in voltage. The Vmp voltage is what you want to look at - if they are...

I went from a well used (and abused) 2nd hand 76 CJ5 to a brand new 99 TJ. They were more different than similar. 1st gear is a lot lower so you don't need 4 lo as often, the steering is way more precise (it actually goes where you steer it), more power, FAR FAR better brakes, more...

No, they don't. From an electrical standpoint it doesn't really matter where the 2 panels are connected together unless you are running small wires and have to really watch voltage drops. As for the solar fuses, I like to put them close to the controller. They only come into play if the...

I think you are right.

As far as I know Goal Zero is the only one with the Anderson PowerPole output. Most of them have only the ciggy output port for 12V, usually rated for 10A. As you probably know this is a rather poor connector for power and actually running at 10A may well melt it down (it depends on the plug...

That shop is cleaner than my house!

On further testing and reviewing what I have, The Ecoflow portable panel had MC4 connectors. I had bought an MC4 to XT60 cable from Amazon and it does NOT have a 3rd pin. I did use it last summer once and I was getting 150W out of my 200W solar panels in Oregon, with the panels laying flat...

I have an Ecoflow Delta 2 and I believe you are right about that 3rd pin. I have the Ecoflow folding 160W panel and it does have that 3rd pin. The XT60 cables that I bought from Amazon do not. I haven't used that panel yet but now I think I may have a problem if I used my extender cable...

"...or they just don't think much about design." I think that is true in many cases.

I believe that lower part is aluminum. That should not be hard to pound out to "good enough" and just keep on using it. It also should not be hard to sell as is, these are in high demand.

Looking at the "Features + Benefits" tab, it says 45MPH max towing speed. That would be OK for hauling trash to the landfill, but not for a camper.