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The 50 dollar dual-battery thread is golden, and great for simple auxiliary battery charging, but It pays to know what you have to begin with. Either you have a charging system with a high enough voltage or you don’t. If you don’t, either boost the alternator’s charging voltage somehow or use...

Does that mean once you were stuck with it, you weren't stuck with it?

I use post hole diggers shortened to just my size more than a shovel. Catholer deluxe.

I have used these small manual knife blade type transfer switches to choose and separate sources. Copper conductors. Sources on the ends, loads fed from center. Break before make. In my case to choose shore or inverter. Shore can be grid or generator. Disconnects both hot and neutral...

Perform the following tests to to determine present wiring health: Drain the house batteries down to about 12vdc, so that they need charging. Connect your voltmeter test leads to the two large posts on the solenoid. Start the engine. The voltmeter should read almost zero volts dc. Any...

Similar to the OP, I have a 160 watt panel, Renogy Viewstar 20A PWM controller, and a 100AH AGM battery, except about 18 feet of wire from solar panel to the Renogy controller. #16 AWG TFF or MTW wire for the 18 feet run to the solar controller. Horrors! That allowed me to run the wire...

I am far from a 12v portable fridge expert. The following is just from personal observations. After much head-scratching, the Edgestar/Whynter/Engel models were my choice due to having an inexpensive Chinese DC power supply for running the compressor when connected to an AC source...

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Personal experience only, and may be wrong, and only applies to my particular heater. The pulse pump has a coil that serves as an electromagnet to move a small plunger, so polarity PROBABLY won't matter. My experience so far is that fuel/air mix is determined mainly by pulse pump frequency...

Apologies for the drift away from the OP's gas burner, which I wished I had after my first diesel sooting. Oh well. I have a 2kw Airtronics Chinese diesel clone in an Econoline because of the condensation issue. When looking at offerings, dimensions are important to get the small 2KW version...

Not Amish, but born in a house built by my father and family, with electricity connected four years before my birth. No house payments. One 20 amp, 120vac circuit. No running water, no bathroom, wood heat and stove for cooking. 40 acres, chainsaw, small tractor and a few implements. One...

I have a permanently mounted, easily accessible diesel air heater. A piece of very flexible duct provides hair blow drying and clothes drying for my wife. Quick, temporary, focused heat source.

Old man lead-acid user here. I've used these inexpensive power supplies for about five years to supplement solar. Only the 30 amp models, in conjunction with an old school analog dc ammeter. Adjustable voltage/current as required to about 15vdc. Switch onboard to select 120/240vac...

Edit: I forgot. Four small powerpole connectors on the fridge end to allow feeding solar to the truck battery. Haven't used solar so far for that purpose. Also, neighbors cranking that whisper-quiet V8 generator at any time of day has never disturbed me like even a quiet inverter generator...

Do you have a towing package and a 7 pin trailer connector? Ford ignorant. My 2014 Silverado has a hot all the time pin on the truck/trailer plug. I connected a two wire 14 gauge extension cord to a 7 pin trailer end and connect that to the Edgestar 12V fridge in the bed by simply passing the...

Thanks Mwilliamshs, just the info I needed, especially the pictures. I might could handle that look. I tried an older 16" steel rim from my stash with the right everything, except it was blocked by the disc brake caliper. Online sizing help. Must convert metric to inches...

1994 E150 cargo, 5.8L, 355:1, original 15 inch wheels, plain jane dog dish hubcaps. For greater tire choices, I'm looking online at 5 lug, 16" wheels that research indicates came on around 2004-2006 E150s that seem to match for lug pattern, offset, center hole, and backspacing. I wish to keep...

I've been on purchasing/hauling adventures for both Kitfox and Avid folding wing designs. A friend flew a 582 equipped Avid from my 1000' grass strip, often with a passenger, for a couple of years. Great designs and easier to get ready for flight than a powered parachute with the wing/cord...

I don't put chain oil in the reservoir. I just spray or squirt lube on the chain occasionally. Wipe after use.

5000 BTU manual controls. 3/4" plywood inside, shower surround outside. Tilted enough for water to run off when parked somewhat down in front. Bolts through original window holes. Four metal brackets. Lots of bouncing on rough roads. Generator usually resides under bed, placed outside when...