Norm, how many amp hours (ah) is your battery? I will have 264 ah with two 6-volt golf cart batteries and 200 watts of solar panels. I understand you want the watts close to the ah of the battery. I had problems two different times last winter in AZ with not enough sun and not enough charging. I currently have a 100 ah…
I don’t have the Boondock lite, but rather the standard T@B 400 so my axle assembly is different. I don’t think there’s an issue with the Silverado trailering package or charge wire I have. I do have the newer, single panel (190W flat panel) solar set-up on my trailer and couldn’t be happier at the moment. This thing is…
@ScottG Yes, I cut 6 2" holes across the bottom of the box and one a couple of inches from the top for the battery cable. I know there has been much discussion whether or not the holes are sufficient and whether or not a screened floor is the only way to go. So I based my decision on the concept taken from the propane…
I've used solar for around 5-6 years now and initially started out with an 80 watt Zamp panel and sold it last summer. Solar isn't for everyone, it's not cheap and we all have our personal needs/desires/intentions in using it. For those of us who enjoy boondocking , camping on BLM lands, etc. more than staying in parks and…
My trailer is a 2018 320S Outback/Boondock. At home it is almost always plugged in to shore power. Just got home from a trip. Prior to leaving home, I pre-chilled the refrigerator on shore power. When I left home, I switched the refrigerator to "battery" hoping to keep things chill during the drive. After a 4-hour drive, I…
IMO the obsession with large gauge wire or the performance difference for series vs. parallel connection is not justified for these small portable systems when the overall system performance and efficiency are properly considered. Caution - lots of numbers and math follows. For example: Wire Gauge 100 feet of #10 copper…
I hadn't been able to find a diagram with the breaker / fuse usage for the WFCO converter on the T@b, so I did a little plug-n-play to find out what was connected to each. I don't know how consistently these are connected (I would thing the factory would try to be pretty consistent), but here's what I've found on my 2015…
@BrianZ I was looking at prismatic cells opposed to battleborn, renology, victron or aims. I can get about 500 amp hours in prismatic cells for in the $2k range, shipping can cost as much as the battery, or even a used tesla battery pack which is 24 volts and 250 amp hours for about $1.2k tested from a reputable seller.…
Hey all, This is proving to be an interesting thread with lots to unpack and think about. The differences in vehicle design and battery management are an ongoing issue that will no doubt prove to be a subject of ongoing research. That said, I don't mean to add to the obfuscation here but there are some basics that need to…
Are you referring to the small, PowerAll units or the larger chargers with the large jumper cables attached? These are all good questions, but for all intents and purposes one would be better off sticking with a larger/heavier duty battery set-up or something akin to two 6 volt batteries wired together to gain additional…