true - ive just turned ignorantly stubborn in believing that series setups work better for me, given shade/cloud cover is my most common hindrance and the boost in volts seems to always provide sufficient voltage to charge the batts
thanks for the info on the surron, looking like charging that...
the redarc makes no sense to me as an mppt controller - at 30v max, you basically are limited to 100-200watts of panels in series
the victron is a 100v max - which allows me to use 4x100w panels in series and generate mega volts
@chadx no issues sourcing, but had to wait on amazon a few days, the inverter is nothing special, a highly rated pure sine amazon $200 unit, but thoughts of a sur run x have entered my mind so upgrades down the line as well ha!
the worst thing about the camp x is storage imo - so, some pics of...
fyi - the renogy 170ah lifepo fits inside the batt box - its fun to get it in there, but i managed with no cutting/headaches, just patience and a bit of arm strength
i got 2, with the other inside the under-fridge storage spot - easy parallel cable run from there and power for days
inverter -...
- jack related, id stick to grade 8 hardware and carry a drill around - buzzing them on/off only takes a few minutes
- water systems - u will need to purchase the truma electric winterizing module - via 12v it keeps the heater above freezing while driving, then you can turn on your lp as normal...
this may be my favorite mod to date. found the campx (im guessing due to its height which i love) definitely has more sway to it when deployed and you are inside. i initially left the rear jacks on to level and stabilize but hated the look and the outward protrusion - in came @Brett From Ark...
could be many different things within your suspension and steering
- bushings, sway bars, shocks, springs, bump stops (id venture to say not bump stops as they typically dont come into play unless there is a lot of compression and bottoming out), id even check all your ball joints, tre’s...
i recently went up and had my older fwc re-canvased/new roof/new lift panels/etc...
the entire crew up there is top notch imo - they’ve definitely been around the block, and are the opposite of many of the current social media minded companies
after spending an entire (welllllllll past normal...
EVERYTHING listed below for $450
1 x Everstart 24 100ah
1 x Valucraft 34 (690, 860cca)
1 x Superstart Gr49 AGM Platinum 900cca (only a few months old)
1x Renogy 60amp Dc2Dc Charger (worked fine as of a few months ago when i pulled it from use)
1 x 50w (dirty but in perfect shape)
1 x 100watt...
sure, used this:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07Y2XC225?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title
wired as follows:
inputs into dimmer: from the fuse block
outputs from dimmer: to the leads that originally went into fuse box
doing it this way, you still need to turn on the factory switch for...
prob one of my favorite little mods yet - dimmer dial for interior and exterior lights (as well as adding matching led porch lights to both sides of the camper)
as another happy owner of a camp-x, coming from an fwc, let me just say the build quality is night and day. after adding some additional adhesive hd foam around exposed aluminum framing components, condensation is virtually zero.
looking forward to adding any hacks/input i can
hi guys, quick question
new camper came with the redarc preinstalled - the 32v max of the mppt is ridiculous so i want to use my victron unit along with the redarc.
the victron will be wired in as: positive to batt and negative to the redarc shunt.
will i have problems?
im guessing the...
i did - but backed out of selling...
build update:
took it into atc and had the roof replaced as well as the sideliner and upgraded the lift panels to the new fwc composites - should be good for another few decades
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