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Re: Weekend Warriors and Lithium
I've camped up to eight days straight with just a 100aH wet cell battery and a 100W solar panel. I've also done 3-4 day trips on just battery (albeit it was new, very healthy battery). In b… -
Re: Another No 12V Power With Battery Only - Ground?
Welcome, @GregT. The chassis ground in a 12VDC system is less important than making sure all negative and positive connections back to the battery are sound. Lack of a chassis ground may cause other … -
Re: EMS vs Surge vs nothing
As the resident contrarian, I fall in the "nothing" camp. On the occasion when I have a shore power hookup (maybe 1/4 - 1/3rd of the time) I do check the polarity and grounding status of th… -
Re: Surge brakes, break-away cable: this is only a test!
@Gus, even if the battery is left on, the electric breakaway brakes will only draw power if the pin in the switch box is removed. That said, there are other good reasons to turn your battery off whe… -
Re: Adding an external Solar Panel Port
I don't particularly like futzing with clamps, but I do like having them as an option. Like WayneW, I have a modular system that allows the use of either an SAE plug (to connect directly to the …
