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  1. TantoTrailers

    Need the solar/power pros to weigh in

    I believe the ones I linked all state they are AGM but I may be mistaken in the details. I think I will go with the Vmaxtanks 125Ah battery since it is the same dimensions as my existing battery. Unfortunately I cant get it from anywhere before this weekend so I will be struggling with my 10Ah...
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    Orr....I could spend a bit more and get 25% more capacity with a 125Ah battery that is the same dimensions...thoughts...
  3. TantoTrailers

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    This battery is the same dimensions as the Renogy and it gets better reviews, anyone ever work with this brand or hear anything about them? https://www.amazon.com/WindyNation-amp-Hour-100AH-Sealed-Battery/dp/B07BS1ZB15/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=agm+100ah+deep+cycle&qid=1572442669&sr=8-6 I will go...
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    Bumping my question, if I were to go away from LA and go down the Li route, would I need to swap any other equipment than the battery or would everything that I already have work with the new tech? IF NOT --- Sealed it is, any recommendations on the best bang for the buck (AMG? GEL?)?
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    I maintain my trailer daily haha so trust me the topping off or whatever wouldn’t be an issue. I mounted the IP67 directly over the battery which the charger manual said not to do with a lead acid battery which I assumed was due to gassing. I don’t want to spend much more than $200...I’ll...
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    I’m afraid of lithium. Plain and simple. No room for tray or box, literally. Absolutely want nothing to do with maintaining the battery besides charging correctly now that I have been schooled extensively (and much appreciated).
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    The battery is in my camper cabin, I dont want to ever have any concern about gas regardless of loads or otherwise. I never want to worry about a leak or adding fluids.
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    welllll ********! Any recommendations for a replacement? Need sealed and need to be about the exact size of the Renogy 100Ah...
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    Yes 100Ah Renogy. Is this something they may cover under warranty? Its barely 1 year old. With the heated blanket on a few loghts and fan it was reading 9.5v on the multimeter at the battery terminals...
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    So I had to restart the test a few hours after the first attempt and a charge in between. Im not sure what to make of this. After 2 hrs BVM was showing sub 8V and when I cut everything off it was showing 12.2V. Battery toast?
  11. TantoTrailers

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    Looks like my Blue and Brown are swapped on my rig. Wired it all up and lights work fine. Im getting 14v from the aux with a multimeter. DC/DC converter should be here soon today.
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    Jumping ahead again, for the DC/DC converter I am hooking into the + and - of the 7 pin right?
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    This time remaining estimate isnt looking too hot Its been running for less than an hour so far.
  14. TantoTrailers

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    Alright so I am back and ready to get this capacity test completed. With A LOT running I was able to get up to 9A draw. I will start the test tomorrow morning and monitor closely as I will be home. Took some snap shots of the charger and BVM prior to testing. Charger plugged in for a few...
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    What is a good desktop/benchtop battery charger for Lead/Acid batteries that would not break the bank.
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    With everything at full blast and fridge running I think I peaked at maybe 8 or 9A but that stuff never runs that way...I only did that for testing. I will be giving it a full on test next week when I return from a work trip using the BMV, but I don't think I will ever exceed 10A. Everything...
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    So about that, my entire system is self contained and I have pretty much 0 steel to ground to. The frame under the camper body is aluminum, separated by 3/4" plywood all around, and everything wiring wise is isolated from the trailer light wiring (for now until I get the DC/DC converter).
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    Yessir! 1 connection on the battery end of the shunt and 3 connections on the Load/Charger side (Fuse box, IP67 charger, Renogy Rover MPPT). Once I get the DC/DC converter I will have 1 more connection on the Load/Charger side but I will be testing that out using the existing Rover cabling...
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    I think it’s hooked up right. I followed the instructions in the pic. I changed the input from mid to starter and it seems happy now! That first little guy next to the RJ11 is B1 so I’m hooked up to spec :)
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    Welll....RTFM moment. Page 5 of the manual step 1.2 explains what AUX INPUT is. I needed to select the AUX monitor cable function. As soon as I did that it showed my voltage and then a few seconds later the midpoint deviation alarm started going off with 99.6% deviation? I have not yet...
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