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There was an online discussion of these within the last couple of weeks, maybe somewhere here on Expo. What caught my attention was the step-down version of these things that allows easy attachment of tiny wires to the end of a run of fatter wires (think LED's replacing tungsten or halogen...

Depending on the size of the fridge, one day of runtime on that battery in the summer is about what I'd expect. If you are going to mount a panel, you might consider using a pair of tracks like those sold by Yakima for their rack systems, and then mounting a rigid panel to the tracks with...

Things are moving along. Ordered a Go Power 30-amp two-bank controller and three V-Max batteries, plus a bunch of wires and connectors and fuses. Already have the Renogy 100W panel. Went with Go Power on the controller because it's good to 185F, and with V-Max on the batteries because they...

Speaking of which, Ducky, that poultry flooring will whistle / whoosh something fierce, at speed. Consider something like a white thick sheet of HDPE. it will weigh about 1/2 that decking material does. I suspect that noise won't be too much of an issue because my rig is a pickup with a...

Rayra, very nice work. I'm fitting a SmittyBilt Defender rack to my white truck shell, and thinking about a sheet of Azek PVC for the floor because it comes in white and is already UV protected, and should keep the interior cooler. Max span between crossbars is only 6", so strength should not...

Nope, just prefer accurate input and resent the Geppetto crack.

maybe if it were coming from Mister Geppetto's workshop, but for the price marked I would want a proper 1:8 scarf joint. I think you are a little off your game here. A scarf may be fine for crown molding or boat building, but would be absolutely wrong for this application because there is...

Did not know Tacos had plastic beds, never owned one. Should not be a problem if the bed is actually usable as a truck.

the xtira website indicates it's a composite which makes me question its ability to resist anything other than compression. Since this discussion is primarily about a base plate for cabinets, then resistance to compression is perfect. I would not use Xtira to span any great distances because...

it must be seamed to get a length or width greater than 60". Seaming is as simple as routing grooves into each mating edge, inserting a marine plywood spline with a little epoxy or TiteBond, and then pulling the pieces together for a while. Less than an hour if you have the tools and...

My truck is going into the body shop today (hit and run while it was parked), so last night I cleaned out the interior. Jackets, flashlights, spare change, knives, batteries, radios, gloves, first aid kit, towels, TP, etc., all loaded into plastic tubs for the week. Did not weigh it, but...

Thanks.

I've had a Vmax deep cycle AGM (Grp 31 - 125AH) for several years now and it's been great. Are you using it as a starting battery or as a house battery? This is from the V-Max website: Compared to the majority of Marine and Mobility battery manufacturers offering Starting batteries with some...

The Zamp solar controller for two banks cuts out at 122F, so back to Go Power.

Got mixed input from Deka yesterday, waiting for a call back from their "solar expert." But I did find something that looks like it may be a winner. V-Max Batteries in Michigan makes a true deep cycle AGM in the magical Grp 34 that should fit my house boxes, and they are 75ah, so I can now...

Seems to me that the simple answer is that for a new truck, order dual alts. If you are dealing with a truck you already have, replace stock alt with the biggest one that makes sense for your use. When I faced that issue on my 2005 Power Wagon with factory 160 amp alt, I could have retrofitted...

Can't mod the boxes enough to take anything significantly bigger than the 34s. Working around the skid plates and body mounts limits where I can put batteries and there is no spot under there that would easily take a 31. Thinking about using the Deka Fahrenheit 31 as a starting battery. I...

Continuing to poke around and I found an interesting new battery from Deka/East Penn. They call it their "thermal shielding Fahrenheit technology," and it's designed for high temperature operation in semis, comes only in Grp31, P/N 9F31. Could not find any specs on their website, but a...

Part of his solar needs are to improve battery life I thought? That is about 90% correct. The other 10% is to augment alternator charge when the truck is parked in the desert with the fridge running. In hot weather, I can usually only get about 24 hrs of fridge run time on my pair of G34...

FWIW, GoPower in Canada makes a couple of two-bank controllers in PWM and MPPT, rated for operating temps up to 185F and 99% humidity. Problem is that their AGM settings use 14.4V for bulk and absorption, and the units are not programmable. They are working on BlueTooth programming but that is...