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Alright tonight got crazy, I swore a bunch and got really pissed at myself for putting everything in the smallest possible space a bunch of gear can fit but it’s all in and it looks nice......not sure if it’s working right. BMV is showing 69 AUX INPUT across the screen after I set the AH. In...

As my buddy says..."Let 'er rip tater chip!" I will wire it up and mod if needed! Ty for all the valuable input I seriously would way more lost than I am now without it.

=) simply to charge the battery while driving the truck with trailer connected. 5A-10A charge would be just fine to compensate for the power consumed by my fridge during that time.

I gotcha, given the facts about my truck wiring, do you think I need to do both the relay/wiring mod + the DC/DC converter or should I try going with the stock wiring as is?

You mean running with option #2? I'm curious how the guys in the video comments were able to get up to 20A from that mod. "I also decided to purchase SAE J1128 - # 8 gauge to go from the battery, through the 20 amp breaker, the heavy duty 12v 100A relay and to the back bumper. the entire run...

With the 12# wire/relay/fuse mod would I need the DC/DC converter or can I simply just go straight to the battery through my shunt?

So I read every comment on that video and I think I may have the wrong understanding. It seems like the guy in the video wired a new relay, fuse, and 12# cables to the 7pin connector and then went directly to the trailer/house battery. I do not think he is using a DC/DC converter. Am I...

My life seems like a circus act of jumping through hoops! I think my truck may be in a window of poor production where they didn't wire up the charge pin with the proper wiring size...if I am not mistaken, the wiring to the 7pin is 18#...

5A would probably be fine to compensate for my fridge power use while I am driving! Nothing else is on during that time.

I can’t seem to find the rating in the manual for the 2016 F150. The fuses for trailer lights and brakes range from 20A to 30A if that means anything. I may be able to see the wire size on the cables tomorrow but I think they are in wire housing and dirty af. Assuming it’s 10 Amp, how can I...

Hmm, that 100W looks like it might be the sweet spot for a cheap trickle charge solution. This is literally for the days that I spend road tripping from boondock site to boondock site. I spent 4 days exploring southern Illinois 2 weekends ago and I was in the truck moving pretty much all day...

What type of wiring would I need for a 10Amp DC/DC Converter sitting in the galley of my trailer 25-30' from the vehicle battery? When you say "vehicle electrical system" do you mean straight to +/- of the battery? 10A fuses on both ends of the positive? Sorry this is way over my head...for...

That sounds like a good plan! I will need to do some digging on how all that would connect. I assume the same goes for location - in the galley near the house battery?

So I know I'm jumping ahead but I am trying to think about options for charging while driving. The solar panels in the bed of the truck did not work well and you guys pointed out some good reasons why. I guess I have 2 options? 1) Maintain battery voltage (no charge) using the 7 pin -...

Exact truck bed my buddy has. The bed escalator is useless, it has never been deployed. He also had the side steps that you could "kick" and have them come out but those stopped working as things rusted up. The gadgets on the sides are a bed extender, they flip over onto the tailgate and...

Not sure why it took me so long to sub to your thread! Good stuff! I hiked Zion and Bryce a few years ago and it was amazing.

Since I don't have a wall to mount the monitor through I had to get creative and found a little box that fits both the monitor and shunt! As soon as the Victron IP67 arrives I can get everything wired up cleanly.

The BVM has arrived today! But the charger is now on the way and I might as well wait for that to get it all wired in neatly the first time around! I need to stop adding things so I can just be done but nahhhhh. I will do the test when it’s all ready to roll!

The area this stuff is in is dry so I don’t have concern for water issues *knock on wood* I have a manual disconnect (power poles) at Rover for both battery and PV. I also have the inline fuse which is easy to pull which is what I do regularly to cut off the Fuse box. The switches I found were...

Here is what I think my wiring will look like once I am all done with the latest upgrades. Any issues you guys see here?