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If one is willing to look past the obvious design flaw discussed in the last couple of pages, does Dometic plan to offer a labor day promotion for their fridges in the US market? I'm currently looking to buy a fridge in the coming couple of weeks. The Engel I want is not sold in the US, and the...

I'm building a portable power pack using a 50 Ah lithium battery that will be self contained in a box. All the connections will go via a fuse block (also in the box) and the battery will itself be fused at the terminal and the power connection to the fuse block mounted via a 50 Amp breaker...

Nice! I currently have an Odyssey 34 AGM as a starter and plan on running an Engel 40 L as well. I've decided to invest in an LIFEPO4 lithium battery but have had the Odyssey for a couple of years (a year plus on the 5th gen 4runner) and it has worked flawlessly. Just decided that a 14 lb 50 Ah...

I was convinced that a larger AGM starter battery was the best for me when developing a system. I would have topped it up with solar. However, the more I looked at how I used the system the more I was convinced that it was worth investing in a portable second battery. We go on 3-4 day trips but...

The Goal Zero 500X charges faster but at 10 Amps it too is probably sub optimal if one is cycling it regularly. And for $800+ with taxes (with the 10 Amp DC charger) it is a bit too much if one wasn't interested in running AC devices (which I'm not). A reputable 50 Ah LIFEPO4 battery can be had...

That is true if you are designing the battery from scratch using lithium cells. I looked into it for myself and wasn't confident in that solution (within the limits of my ability and DIY skills) from a safety, reliability, or longevity perspective. However, a much simpler DIY system using a...

I should have been a bit more clearer in my post. Odyssey recommends that "in deep cycling applications it is important to have the charge voltage set at 14.4 – 15.0V." My alternator and VB can deliver that as I can increase my voltage from 14.2-14.4 range (which is what I have it currently set...

Sorry to revive this thread but wanted to see what the experience of others in the community has been with Odyssey AGM's. I have a Group 34, that is about 2 years old and has been in my 4runner for about a year. Until about a month or so, I was periodically (once every month, sometimes more...

If only they had all of their models in stock long enough ;) I received a notification email stating that the 45 combi had come back in stock. Waited for lunch to order it and GONE (out of stock). They also haven't yet launched their MTV's in the US so it's probably best that I wait for that to...

Great points as always. So much depends on one's budget and how one is expected to utilize that both scenarios could look attractive to one and a deterrent to another. I guess with LIFEPO4, drop in, it also comes down to what you can fit in a given space in the engine compartment.

Yeah I didn't imply any superiority. But if I were considering two equally priced batteries and wanted the assurance that if something were to happen, I would be supported with a replacement then I'd naturally go to the one OEM that honors their warranty for my specific application. Similarly...

So when I was evaluating options for a single battery vs dual battery setup, I had reached out to a few lithium battery OEM's to see what their policy was for engine bay auxiliary battery (non starter) installations. Most of them didn't reply, or were extremely vague, but I did hear back from...

The Engel fridge has probably been around longer than ARB as a company.

Thanks. This is what I suspected as well. Now, if the MPPT will dial down or completely eliminate charge to the battery when it is fully charged or when it is being charged by another source that is boosting voltage (I guess this is akin to an offloaded PV), why would I need to disconnect the PV...

How long do you think is it safe to offload a PV? I realize that the MPPT will do it anyways when the battery is fully charged up but is it ok to keep the PV disconnected from the MPPT for hours on in when the vehicle is being driven?

Interestingly, the red arc DC to DC charger (with in built MPPT) can concurrently charge from both solar and the alternator.

Would it be fine to just pull the Anderson connector from the MPPT while having the solar panels sit in the sun on the roof top? I haven't ever used a solar charge system but just wanted to know if we could just leave these panels out there exposed to the sun without them feeding into the...

I don't want to put a Lithium battery in the engine bay. Based on my experience, folks in the 4Runner community who I know) have not had great success doing so. So the two realistic scenarios for me are: - Keep my existing Group 34 Odyssey AGM Battery (starter) and add another Group 34 Odyssey...

I was thinking of connecting the solar panels to the MPPT using an Anderson plug. This would simply allowed me to remove the solar panels and plug in a portable panel in case my truck was parked in the shade etc. I guess if it is ok to do so I could just as well manually disconnect the solar...

This was essentially why I started this thread. My understanding of this, so far, has been that two regulated sources can co-exist. At least this is what I've been able to gather from the information that is out there. I'll keep digging into this but I have yet to come across something that is...