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    Home Build Composite Panel Flatbed Truck Camper

    Is there enough room to remove/replace the screen with out wrecking it?
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    Check Your Battleborn Positive Terminal!

    Not now but how about next month/year? For decades there's been fire issues with aluminum (which BB used) electrical terminals. Do a search for "house aluminum wiring". BB didn't use any of the processes required for aluminum so the resistance of the connection will increase as the aluminum...
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    diesel furnaces with thermostats

    Check out the Bureck and Afterburner diesel heater controls Depending on the build diesel hydronic might be better (heated floor/bunk, hot water, zone control) than forced air.
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    New Camper Build Planning - Considering NPR (USA) - Feedback Welcomed

    If there's a 50/100Ah 12V Lithium house battery you'll need a 48-12 DC-DC for that. Given the 14+ volts needed to charge Lithium a 3 way battery switch on the output of the DC-DC would allow charging of the FLA starter battery in an emergency.
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    New Camper Build Planning - Considering NPR (USA) - Feedback Welcomed

    On my truck the dual (390a total) alternators take up the spot used for aftermarket golf, air compressors/alternators. Rather than a DC-DC I'll be installing a 1000w inverter.
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    Backyard Engineering

    I saw it. In the thread they said it's such a great idea Ford is financing (not approving) it but they didn't show what they were doing.
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    Backyard Engineering

    Wait till the warranty claims start rolling in for the body / body mounts for this idea
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    Check Your Battleborn Positive Terminal!

    Even the bolted (not welded) connections to the aluminum terminals are suspect. There's been such a concern over the resistance to balance the cells that the contact paste usually used on bolted aluminum terminals hasn't been used. Normally the cell are welded but studs were added (with varying...
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    Check Your Battleborn Positive Terminal!

    They put brass and aluminum together which is like mixing oil and water in an engine. On top of that they didn't take any extra measures knowing that aluminum for at least 40 years has caused 1,000s of electrical fires due to poor connections.
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    ppf (paint protection film) on tern-style acrylic windows

    XPEL PLUS was on the headlights of 3 of my trucks so I figured it would be OK to put on acrylic windows. If I hadn't put it on the windows 2 years ago I woudn't be able to see out the windows now.
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    Check Your Battleborn Positive Terminal!

    Full disconnect at 660F when the aluminum melts
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    12 Volt water pump causing errors with Espar temperature sensors

    Here's another more expensive option but it has more benefits. https://www.irvwpc.com/
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    Condensation in campers and how to avoid it!

    You could swap the fans to 12V........but it's easier/more useful installing an inverter.......once you have an inverter you may as well run a dehumidifier.
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    Condensation in campers and how to avoid it!

    Do a search for Bureck CD Thermostat
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    Condensation in campers and how to avoid it!

    Look for heaters that modulate to reduce start/stops.
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