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It's a very exciting prospect for all of us involved, a combination of the urge to finally see the production model vs. knowing that we need to get it right first time. So we, like you, are eagerly waiting.

It's moving ahead. We had the boxes for the speakers CNC'd and placed in the mold, and delivered the material to make the tents. Once it's 100% we'll let you know.

I agree with you completely. Not everyone needs a solar panel The variable is know what shape you battery a fridge can cause havoc with an already weak battery. If I was running my fridge off a single starter battery I would install a low voltage cut off to make sure i could still start the...

So long as you replace a cold beer from the fridge with a warm beer to be cooled you stay ahead of the game. If you remove the cold beer and don't replace it then all you do is cool air which escapes when you open the fridge. On the subject of when will the battery store no more, it's the job...

Chris Fridges are difficult items to calculate their power draw for multiple reasons: The compressor is kicking on and off There is an initial power surge when the compressor comes on The compressor cycle varies with ambient temperature Varies with how full the fridge is packed Varies with how...

How minimal is a second battery? A group 31 has 60 lbs of lead in it. A second battery is the least expensive way to gain power reserves. You'll be lugging it around everywhere you drive your vehicle. Not an easy balancing act.

The AT holder can be mounted in any orientation apart from upside down.

The small compact controllers with LED's red and green lights can be problematic as the lights don't tell you much, and although you may be getting a reading of amperage being produced by the panel it may be negligible, there is no real way of telling. The LED controller I mentioned gives a...

We have a shower mixer with an on/off on the head. That way you can manually control the water flow. You can see it here.

The system we install is very straight forward. For your needs a 60 watt, 3.6 amp foldable solar panel Connected to a charge controller via waterproof connectors Either a simple 4 amp charge controller if it's going under the hood, or a larger 20 amp controller with digital display in the...

Matt We have the fabric made specifically for us to our specifications, so the same fabric is not available commercially, and as we invested 6 months + researching suppliers around the world the information is confidential. As you are based in Europe I would talk to Autohome in Italy. They are...

A few things to take into consideration for this application. The fabric needs to be low volume so it doesn't take up too much space. As it folds on itself when you lower the pop up it needs to be supple. It also needs to withstand abrasion due to the cloth rubbing against itself. It would be...

Lance A great example of doing so many things right. Being in the right place, helping the right people, having the right knowledge, the right equipment, and the right attitude. I love that you were collected enough to "brew a cup of tea", I can't tell you how many bad situations are made...

I think Ed is just trying to supplement the battery with a little energy from the sun. His panel is way too small to run anything very much. As you explained his issue may have been that the battery was too discharged to begin with to take a charge from the controller.

I'm always impressed with your call to duty. If there is a product out there to be tested to and beyond it's usual and customary ability, you are the man to test it. For years at AT we have used Dan as our resident tester. If something can survive just one single trip with spressomon it will...

The big difference between the Extereme Outback vs. the Warn is reliability and the environments in which they will perform. Exterme Outback compressors are completely torn down and rebuilt by George at his facility in Vacaville to meet Mil Specs. They are the only compressors the Saudi Armed...

Ed If when you last left the battery was drained very low as someone mentioned earlier the small panel may not have been able to bring the battery back to full charge. I don't have any experience with a situation like this, but it's possible. If you want a controller with more diagnostic...

Ed If you have the older ARB fridge it's going to pull an average of 1.2 amps per hour (the compressor isn't running all the time so this is an average with the fridge set a normal fridge temperature). As someone pointed out the solar panel is providing 1 amp of power for lets say 8 hours a...

Ed Your controller has 4 screw down connectors, two (+ and -) for the wires from the solar panel, and the other two (+ and -) for the wires from the controller to the battery. The first thing I would do is make sure all the wires are in securely and the screws are tightened down. First I...

Yes your right, I must drink heavily before posting again :sombrero: