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  1. dreadlocks

    Questions about trailer solar systems and charging off the tow vehicle, and shore power

    it has a 10A "smart" charger in it that does bulk/float, thats more appropriate for a single battery setup.. it should work fine with lead but its lacking on info to know how it does with AGM, you'd have to use the voltmeter to figure that out perhaps but that would require watching it charge up...
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    New DC to DC Charger From Renogy-20 amps or 40 amps-Flooded/AGM/GEL/Lithium

    there's no reason to go for the 40A over the 20A for a single battery setup, that 40A one should be reserved for those of you whom are using lithium or want to be lithium ready. All that money to save 12 whole minus of charge time is not worth it. source...
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    Quality USB-C Panel Mount?

    yeah it should handle 3A at 20v (60W)
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    Quality USB-C Panel Mount?

    5V@3A(5*3)=15W.. 15W@20V(15/20)=0.75A.. DC cabling meets amperage limits before voltage limits, usb-c's higher volts allows more wattage with same or less amps. USB-C Socket Durability is an order of magnitude better than USB-A if built to spec.
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    Questions about trailer solar systems and charging off the tow vehicle, and shore power

    you can get remote fill ports for FLA's too if they are inconvenient to access.. I think Trojan makes a kit that links all your batteries together with hoses so you just top em all off with a remote port.. for most of us just checking the fluid levels at the end of the season and beginning of...
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    Questions about trailer solar systems and charging off the tow vehicle, and shore power

    the powerpole idea is to have your trailer batteries hooked up to your tow vehicle alternator with a heavy gauge cable so its getting a decent charge when in tow.. two 6v ~200AH batteries would be best suited by like a 20-25A charge current, that should get em empty to full in ~6-8h.. but a 7...
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    Cargo Trailer Aerodynamics

    you need tongue weight to be at MINIMUM 10% total trailer weight.. the important thing about aero is your trailer is skinnier than the tow vehicle and shorter than the tow vehicle.. distance behind, and tounge length have a very negligible effect because at 70mph the drafting zone behind you is...
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    Questions about trailer solar systems and charging off the tow vehicle, and shore power

    If you proceed with AGM's you should get one with specific AGM charging profiles as an option or else you could damage them.. if your hooking it up to FLA batteries, they are more standard with charge params and typically work fine as long as its not a constant output and has a bulk/absorb/float...
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    Has anyone seen the Opus Campers?

    no, we stopped by and looked at the ones they had but they didn't have my model and blew me off when I tried to order one and wasent interested in what they had.. well a month later they announced they were not making em anymore so they probably already knew that. I drove to Minnesota and...
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    Has anyone seen the Opus Campers?

    Yeah of course, I pretty much live now to take my rig out heh.. my son's last day of school is that Friday unfortunately so I gotta get in with the rest of traffic.. so I got reservations at a improved site thats a family favorite (camped there since I was 8yro) since its near enough.. got the...
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    Has anyone seen the Opus Campers?

    My Canvas Popouts came with instructions that said to take bedding out and "season" em a few times with a garden hose at home letting it dry out in between, first time out in a complete downpour all my stuff stayed nice and dry.. at least til i hadda fold it all back up.
  12. dreadlocks

    Questions about trailer solar systems and charging off the tow vehicle, and shore power

    well all deep cycle batteries that I know will eventually fail spectacularly if negligently charged, even AGMs.. kinda a known danger of energy storage, applies to much more than batteries too.. dont want to overfill pressure containers or fuel tanks either.
  13. dreadlocks

    Questions about trailer solar systems and charging off the tow vehicle, and shore power

    and that kinda damage requires very high charge or discharge rates, that might be an a slight concern if your trying to run your aircon off a battery bank.. its never gonna happen powering a fridge, some lights and a furnace unless your really negligent and dont put any fuses on anything. Can...
  14. dreadlocks

    DONE! Building a battery box

    might use the victron load output + an over-ride switch would be simple, mebe a 120vac relay that comes on when your AC power is hooked up. or put all your charge sources up to a bus with a load sensing switch/circuit between that bus and the battery.
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    DONE! Building a battery box

    get some good low power dc fans, run em constantly when charging and it'll just siphon off a fraction of an amp.. when not charging it shouldent get too hot in there i'd think. Victron's Phoenix Inverters suggests 800w max for 100AH of lead batteries
  16. dreadlocks

    Questions about trailer solar systems and charging off the tow vehicle, and shore power

    nonsense, generally its advisable to not tip your trailer upside down, if you have conditions where you have to mount a battery sideways or something then sure.. never smelled anything coming out of my batteries and them exploding is just nonsense, are you putting your self and battery banks in...
  17. dreadlocks

    Questions about trailer solar systems and charging off the tow vehicle, and shore power

    you can get a FLA for $100 each from Sams Club or Costco, they are more robust, take more abuse and are cheap and easy to replace when the time comes.. AGM's provide practically zero benefit for you other than emptying your savings account every time you need a new bank.. AGM's are finicky...
  18. dreadlocks

    Questions about trailer solar systems and charging off the tow vehicle, and shore power

    if this guy spends thousands on two 6v batteries he's doing it wrong.. though he should just get FLA GC batteries instead of AGM's.. I wasent implying a cheap timer avoids need to get a good charger, but I've got some mechanical timers that are extremely reliable.
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    Questions about trailer solar systems and charging off the tow vehicle, and shore power

    a good onboard charger goes a long way for extending life expectancy of batteries, both at home and on the road when AC power presents its self.. I like the timer idea for long term storage than a permanent float.. its real easy to forget about something you dont look at all winter. other...
  20. dreadlocks

    Has anyone seen the Opus Campers?

    http://www.ctimls.com/Support/KB/How%20To/Reduce_Image_Size.htm I try to keep mine at around 800x800 so they dont take up a ton of server space and my picture intensive threads dont bog down phones or old pc's.. unless its some really nice landscape photos then I might bump it up to 1080p...
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