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Re: Anyone Carry a Spare Battery?
@pthomas745 -pthomas745 said:Can we look at this one more time? An owner on the FB page has an extra 80 amp hour battery. Wants to be able to use it somehow, instead of the time and expense and install or swaps of lithiums/dual 6V, etc. My brain isn't working quickly enough to sort this out today!If you the DIY battery 7 pin connector, going directly from the "spare" battery into the trailer's 7 pin plug and the battery switch was on: it would simply charge the trailer's battery from the spare, and that extra power would be used to run the fridge, for example?If the trailer battery disconnect switch was off, and the spare was plugged directly into the trailer's 7 pin...all the power from the spare battery would be used to power the trailer? The installed solar would then be able to charge the trailer's battery without the trailer battery being "in use"?
if you connect the second battery via the 7 pin with the battery switch on, they both supply current to the junction box and I think you are basically running the batteries in parallel and they will equalize out their charges, but, yes, you can power the TaB. But the second scenario, the battery switch only applies to the primary battery. The extra battery will supply current to the TaB via the junction box + and - terminals. The installed solar will continue to charge the primary battery.
Re: Mystery item in my T@B tub
It looks exactly like the spout on my 6 gallon portable water jug.
Re: Frame Repair / Need Help Identifying Parts
@AnOldUR lions and tigers and unifentified thingies, oh my!
Re: 2023 Washington State East Meets West Gathering, Lincoln Rock State Park
@PNWtabber What @2Cougs said, but also watch for the possibility of splitting your chosen dates among multiple sites. I did that for the 2022 event, half down in A loop and half in B loop. Worked out just fine.
Re: 2023 Washington State East Meets West Gathering, Lincoln Rock State Park
@PNWtabber - NO worries!!! Sites ALWAYS open up. Just keep checking back periodically. Hope we get to see you!
Re: Power to Outlets While Boondocking
@tonygebely I agree with MuttonChops, you do not need, and should not use a fused distribution box. The one MuttonChops shows is similar to,what the new TaBs are equipped with. You could also use a straight Marine type 50/60 amp dual buss bar (no fuses), and save some $.
The rest of diagram looks good. You will need an inline 40-amp fuse on the solar controller, between the battery and controller. Also the inverter comes with or will need special fuses between inverter and battery distribution box connection, as shown below on a 2019 TaB setup:
Cheers
Re: Renogy 2000W Inverter Install in T@B 320S
Inverter claims to have overload protection built-in, so I'd say no breaker is needed.
Re: Low batter - high pitched sound
What year and model is your trailer? What device do you have to monitor your battery? There are several items that might "alarm" when the battery gets low: the inverter in a 400, the gas alarm in all the trailers, etc.
So: what model, what year?
What are you using to monitor your battery?
Re: Is an all electric TaB trailer viable
Although we don't see a 400 in our future, we have the same thoughts as you. Some of the downside of a 320 can't be modded away. Even so, the bigger footprint that comes with a larger trailer is not worth the advantages to us. Selfishly hoping that you stick with what you have. Always enjoy reading what you add to the 320 conversations here on the forum.CharlieRN said:Ironically, we are seriously considering moving to the 400. ... It would also be nice to be able to leave the bed in place and still have a place to sit, relax and eat, as well as having a less claustrophobic toilet/shower area.
