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I do series. Reason being is the current is cut in half. I have less loss for a given size of wire. Get more power out of a smaller gauge wire. Looking at my charge controller I will see 1A input current but 3.5A of output current. The wire run for the cells is 12 gauge. Even at 200W of...

Providing the battery has an internal BMS things get easier. Running solar with a charge controller set correctly for Lithium is a simple given. Tying into the vehicle charging system can get interesting. For the simplest run an isolation relay. Next up is to downsize the wire gauge and...

Typical from what I have seen, the U-bolts are what limit lateral movement. Will you get some movement? Yes. Is it a problem? No. Just plan on getting a little movement and don't put anything in a place that will be damaged when the movement happens.

You don't. The Titan (with a solid axle, not the SUV IRS) has the locker option on the off-road model. Completely different.

Titan swap is lower control arms, upper arms, inner tie rods (or the whole Titan rack or tie rod extenders), and axle shafts. Axle shafts can either be aftermarket if you want to spend money, QX80 using off the shelf parts, or if you want strong stuff you use a Titan front differential and axle...

Doing an even smaller version. Taking one of these https://www.rigidhvac.com/micro-dc-aircon-12v Splitting the condenser off for a remote location. The twin computer cooling fans as pushers are swapped out for a motorcycle cooling fan as a puller. Didn't look like the fans had any weather...

I have my charge controller inside the cabin (actually in a kick panel as that was a good fit for it). It pulls temp from that location. Theory being when parked the cabin temp isn't that far off from the battery under the hood. While driving, irrelevant, alternator is charging. The temp...

You might be able to take the dually adaptors off the front axle and send them out for machining to get the bolt pattern you want. Check with places like Dutchman axle.

I have had a Morning Star controller running full time for a decade. If the inverter is anywhere near as good as the controller, it will be a good one.

Picture no worky, at least for me.

Slow cooker, forget about it. The wattage and long duration use will not work. Tool battery charger, How many batteries? How large are the batteries? Are you talking a full deep charge or just a little top off? This could be OK, or a not a chance. Ceiling fan, give us links to what you are...

I am going to say Victron as well. Saw a lot of that stuff while looking for solar charge controllers and related hardware.

Something funny is going on. '79 F250 is a factory 8-lug wheel. If you are starting with 5-lug you have a half ton axle. Does the cast center section come out the front of the axle? You have a 9". Not that it really matters. Looks at the springs, get out your tape measure. 2½" wide, you...

Also remember that the frame isn't a good ground. The engine is sitting on rubber mounts to the frame. The body is sitting on rubber mounts to the frame. You can get a good ground checking with a meter if you ground the frame to the engine with a scrap of 18 gauge wire. Meter shows...

Timing chain, no timing belt. Have not heard of the Armada having transmission cooler issues. Frontier and Xterra, yes well known. Bypassing the in radiator cooler is a bad idea. The Frontier world claimed it was the cure to preventing transmission failures. Then lots of people started...

If maintenance is all you want, it only takes a tiny solar panel to keep things happy. But upsizing the solar to help cope with actually using the batteries is generally what people will reccomend. Start by taking a power audit of what you use and how you want things charged. Do you run...

99% sure that your factory dual battery setup is not isolated. Your plans for a battery monitoring system would make more sense once you add your planned house battery setup.

Not worried so much about heat from charging the batteries. Heat gain from sun load is where my worries are at.

The GM G80 locker is unlike any of the other options that have been discussed. And there isn't a version that fits the Ford.

The advise I have heard is to go small so you can run more at full output. Low heat setting is bad for sooting. High heat setting is better for self cleaning, which is why it is recommended to run on high for several minutes before shutdown. I have a 2kw sitting in the pile of parts to be...