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Re: Solar -Lithium Question
This may be true of Lithium Ion batteries, but it doesn’t seem to be the case with Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries.RCB said:Lithium batteries seem to have the longest life when charged to 80-90% and occasionally charged to 100%. With an active solar panel system the battery would be charged to 100% when the trailer is stored and kept at 100%. If one had an additional switch to disconnect the solar charging when stored would there be any negative affect on the solar panels ?
if you are worried about continual charging just turn the solar charger off once you have reached 100% charge.
Re: Frame Repair / Need Help Identifying Parts
I would not use Stainless Steel Bolts; I would lean towards Grade 8 bolts with Nylock (nylon lock nuts) properly torqued based on the bolt size. Remember that the Torque values given are for tightening from the head of the bolt and not the nut. Sorry, I don't have my book with me, or I could advise you further.
P.S. Make sure to use hardened steel washers between the head and nut surfaces to contact the frame.
Brad
P.S. Make sure to use hardened steel washers between the head and nut surfaces to contact the frame.
Brad
Re: Is an all electric TaB trailer viable
Maybe so Grumpy, but we need to start to move away from fossil fuels, where we do not really need them, like 3-way fridges, where a 2-way compressor fridge is more efficient. Propane doesn’t do air conditioning very efficiently either, so it’s main application is heating, both cabin and cooking, where it is more efficient right now than electrical based systems.
That said, I do not like the fire risk inside the TaB from a propane stove, and for the small amount of cooking I do in thenTaB, a induction cooktop would suffice. Outdoors, a small gas grill is another grand alternative, so like it or no, we currently need propane for heating…
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Re: Water Leak - Ultimate Toys
The fresh tank drain / outlet to the pump connection?
Re: Toyota 4 runner Towing capabilities
Check your manual for any requirements for sway control. My Highlander says it’s required when towing over 2000 lbs. Also watch your cargo loading/capacity in the 4 Runner. I’ve heard it’s low compared to similar SUVs, like the Highlander.
Re: Adding portable external solar to built-in solar (2021 320S Boondock)
Another option, is to add a Victron MPPT (10 or 15 depending on the size of your portable panels) solar controller, like the one already installed in your TaB. Then you can get lower cost portable so,ar panels that do not have a built in controller. Then the two sets of solar panels via the MPPT controller can be linked using the Bluetooth App. A 200 watt set of panels would need a MPPT15, 100-140 watts would work with the MPPT10 that comes with the TaB320.
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Re: Room in the garage
@huanvanho, I'm not certain, but I think the 10" rim might not fit over the existing brake drum.
Re: Replacing Danby but not finding a replacement
@JamesK, sorry, my bad. Yes, I see that the new Danby faceplate seems tighter in the frame. Making the original frame larger is easy, I do not think you need a new frame. Figure out what the inside dimension of the frame needs to be to fit around the new AC, and have a cabinet shop enlarge the inside opening. This can be done with a router from the inside of the frame, and should be an easy fix for a moderately experienced woodworker or most cabinet shops.
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Re: Replacing Danby but not finding a replacement
Sorry @JamesK. The rails are the horizontal parts of the frame, the stiles are the vertical bits. In your photo of the new Danby AC, it looks like the face frame opening is too tall, and there is a gab at the top, the sides look like it fits side to side. To fill in the gap at the top, you could replace the top horizontal part of the frame, the top rail (I got the parts mixed up in my original post) with a wider one to fill the gap. Or, you could,raise the AC up to fit at the top rail, and replace the bottom rail with a wider one, which would look better, as the bottom rail is often wider than the top rail in a frame like this.
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Re: Antifreeze for plumbing winterization
@StepheninDen My 2 issues with it: Alcohol is damaging to the rubber seals in the toilet & pump, and even one bottle of the cheapest vodka is more expensive than a jug of antifreeze, while being less protective when an unexpected severe winter storm hits. Honestly, it takes one tank of bleach water to fully rinse the lines of antifreeze, and you should be doing that to sanitize in the spring anyway, and another tank of water to rinse out the bleach. (I don’t put antifreeze into the fresh tank, no need to on my no-Nautilus-involved 2019 model. I added a direct bypass to my water pump and let the pump siphon it from there. But even if I had to run antifreeze through the fresh tank, I’d do that rather than risk damaging the seals by using alcohol.)
