Rice can be easily boiled over a campfire too, along with sautéing a slab of ribs! =) I was always leery of drawing down our batteries and Linda always had these questions about solar, what she could run (coming up with sewing ideas, crock pot uses, etc.) and then me playing the devil's advocate and it all ending up in a…
Andre, Yes, I have the 192 Watts of Solar on our 2020. I just installed the Victron and have not travelled with it yet, but as you well know the DC-to-DC Controller not only limits the amperage (non-issue for most) but also boosts the output voltage to the level set. The low amperage on OEM is due to the higher voltage…
1A. The issue that you would continue to have if you were to upgrade the converter alone in the WFCO PDC (Power Distribution Center) is the gauge of wiring between it and the batteries. The Converter would not work properly based on my testing. 1B. This is a self-contained unit in an enclosure and will accept up to…
Fuses good, reset button on master DC pushed. Generator quite “tetchy” on what it’s being asked to do. Was trying to recharge a chromebook in the cabin via a DC outlet. No go. When I plugged in directly to the generator and turned everything else off in the cabin, the charging began to proceed. @AirBoss - I did the…
Sorry everyone, no insult intended. Let me explain what I've experienced and read online about the WFCO converter, and some science behind lead acid charging technology. Let's start with your average 3 (or more) stage charger. It starts first by pushing in as many amps as its rated for into the battery. This is known as…
Our 2015 only came with one fan that blows up across the heated pipes on the left of the Norcold. It is controlled by a thermostat, and while the thermostat worked, it cooled OK, even in our typical upper 80 summer weather. When the thermostat failed, that one fan didn't run, and it made a huge difference. It failed first…
@4ncar , I would need to know what the Battery settings are under the BMV-712 in order to give you much guidance but the short version is this. How it is currently set up, specifically these 3 settings are where the problem is. Charged voltage Tail current Charged detection time Based on your battery voltage of 13.74 it is…
Okay, so here is what I decided to do. Since we camp mostly off-grid and often in shady sites, I had 3 choices I could make. 1. Leave it alone with 200 Ah of BB Lithium and use a generator every 3 days +/- for 3 hours to charge. 2. Buy a Solar Suitcase and have more stuff to load, haul, deploy, and unload when I get back…
@tonyo35, first, if you are limiting your boondocking to 4 days and you are frugal with power, you may be able to get away without solar - for now. More importantly, if you are going to the expense and trouble of adding new batteries (AGM is an excellent choice) you are best served by having a large amp capacity. In…
We've had our 2021 CS-S for 10 months now. The day after delivery we left for a 24 day 7000 mile journey from Oregon to St. Louis and back. This was not our first nu-Camp trailer. We have also owned a T@G and T@B 400. Much more room than the T@G plus a bathroom. Not nearly as hard to pull as the 400. I am a fan of the…