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Forum: Electrical and Electronics 10-02-2016, 03:05 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 11,832
Posted By MountainBikeRoamer
Dang! Wow, I had no idea this charger was...

Dang! Wow, I had no idea this charger was ***that*** "dumb"....I think I understood it to be at least a basic 2-stage, and it would back off its charge voltage to a "float/maintenance" voltage once...
Forum: Electrical and Electronics 10-02-2016, 02:16 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 11,832
Posted By MountainBikeRoamer
Ok thanks, I'll do some digging too. I don't...

Ok thanks, I'll do some digging too. I don't believe I have any documentation or manuals for the Todd charger (and they're out of business), so I'm winging it here a bit.

But it sounds like your...
Forum: Electrical and Electronics 10-02-2016, 01:50 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 11,832
Posted By MountainBikeRoamer
xcnick --- just went back and re-read this bit...

xcnick --- just went back and re-read this bit you posted about your Todd Engineering charger (same as I have.)

Can you better detail how you added this switch to the Todd Engineering charger, in...
Forum: Electrical and Electronics 10-02-2016, 09:33 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 11,832
Posted By MountainBikeRoamer
Ok xcnick --- despite the confusion surrounding...

Ok xcnick --- despite the confusion surrounding our systems, I still don't think you or I necessarily have to worry about continuous too-high voltage at the house battery on long trips, even with our...
Forum: Electrical and Electronics 10-02-2016, 08:48 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 11,832
Posted By MountainBikeRoamer
Okay, as a quick follow-up to what I asked...

Okay, as a quick follow-up to what I asked yesterday:

Last night I started the van and immediately took voltage readings at both the starter battery AND the house battery, simultaneously. (House...
Forum: Electrical and Electronics 10-01-2016, 06:57 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 11,832
Posted By MountainBikeRoamer
Keeping this thread in play. TO WIT: I...

Keeping this thread in play.

TO WIT:
I have a new question round, based on observed measurements with the fully-charged house battery, placed back into van. (Battery was bench-trickle-charged to...
Forum: Electrical and Electronics 09-26-2016, 06:35 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 11,832
Posted By MountainBikeRoamer
Good question! (And very reasonable question!) ...

Good question! (And very reasonable question!)
I had the same question! :d8:

....And.....I asked that same question in a parallel thread a couple days ago .
(Link here -- second-to-last post on...
Forum: Electrical and Electronics 09-25-2016, 02:49 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 11,832
Posted By MountainBikeRoamer
THE WRAPUP FOR THE DAY -- FINAL QUICK LOAD...

THE WRAPUP FOR THE DAY -- FINAL QUICK LOAD TESTING

In the minutes that followed (perhaps five or ten more minutes?), the battery's voltage rebounded further. By the time I got it out of the van,...
Forum: Electrical and Electronics 09-25-2016, 02:32 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 11,832
Posted By MountainBikeRoamer
VOLTAGE DROP: IN-THE-VAN TESTING: Today I...

VOLTAGE DROP: IN-THE-VAN TESTING:

Today I wanted to re-test for the original phenomena, the house battery voltage dropping fast (from an indicated full charge) when I popped on a couple LED...
Forum: Electrical and Electronics 09-25-2016, 02:12 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 11,832
Posted By MountainBikeRoamer
NEXT: GET BACK IN THAT VAN, GOOD BUDDY Back...

NEXT: GET BACK IN THAT VAN, GOOD BUDDY

Back in the van....! I love it in here.
Seriously its my favorite place. All that aqua/teal carpeting and woodgrain.....no matter how stressed out I am...
Forum: Electrical and Electronics 09-25-2016, 01:59 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 11,832
Posted By MountainBikeRoamer
NEXT: BENCH TESTING THE AMP DRAW OF LED FIXTURES ...

NEXT: BENCH TESTING THE AMP DRAW OF LED FIXTURES

Since the problem I'm trying to sleuth out revolves around the house battery losing voltage fast when it's running super-low-current-draw items, it...
Forum: Electrical and Electronics 09-25-2016, 01:37 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 11,832
Posted By MountainBikeRoamer
(Continued) Step 2: Check the battery's...

(Continued)

Step 2: Check the battery's physical basics.
(I actually did this a couple nights ago, when the battery was at a solid (at least indicated) state of charge.)

First thing was to...
Forum: Electrical and Electronics 09-25-2016, 01:25 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 11,832
Posted By MountainBikeRoamer
OK, time for some updates to this thread. ...

OK, time for some updates to this thread.

1st off --- had a great chat on the phone with boywonder. (thanks btw!!!) In addition to discussing the still-in-play battery mystery, got some really...
Forum: Electrical and Electronics 09-21-2016, 08:19 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 11,832
Posted By MountainBikeRoamer
Hey! Awesome. :) Thanks for clueing me in on...

Hey! Awesome. :)
Thanks for clueing me in on that. :b5:
I'm interested! (Well at least to learn more...)

Realistically (from my own perspective, and perhaps from that of anyone who reads this...
Forum: Electrical and Electronics 09-20-2016, 09:42 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 11,832
Posted By MountainBikeRoamer
Never as an intentional process; only on the...

Never as an intentional process; only on the evenings before we go on a trip somewhere.

And even then, it's still not an on-purpose thing to charge the house battery, it's merely a nice by-product...
Forum: Electrical and Electronics 09-20-2016, 07:07 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 11,832
Posted By MountainBikeRoamer
Hi guys - just wanted to give you a brief update....

Hi guys - just wanted to give you a brief update.

Monday rolled around....as it does....and I ran out of time to do much more work with the van for a couple days. Haven't yet tested the battery...
Forum: Electrical and Electronics 09-19-2016, 04:07 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 11,832
Posted By MountainBikeRoamer
I'm stoked on learning about all this stuff! ...

I'm stoked on learning about all this stuff!
The advantages of the separators vs. isolators do sounds worth the investment, based upon what guys have been stating in this thread so far.

Can I ask...
Forum: Electrical and Electronics 09-19-2016, 01:14 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 11,832
Posted By MountainBikeRoamer
Thanks you guys........:d8: Hey -- while I'm...

Thanks you guys........:d8:

Hey -- while I'm doing all of this, is it advisable (or worth it?) to also replace the house-battery-to-chassis black ground wire pictured in the most recent photo?...
Forum: Electrical and Electronics 09-19-2016, 08:54 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 11,832
Posted By MountainBikeRoamer
Hey, I follow ya. (and I've had a good night's...

Hey, I follow ya.
(and I've had a good night's sleep too...)

This is getting interesting.

The fat black wire that runs from the house battery terminal is **definitely** bolted to the floor. In...
Forum: Electrical and Electronics 09-18-2016, 09:27 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 11,832
Posted By MountainBikeRoamer
UPDATE: Yep, not sure what I was thinking. (or...

UPDATE:
Yep, not sure what I was thinking. (or clearly wasn't thinking...).

Here's the actual hookups at the house (RV) battery:
Negative Terminal:
FAT BLACK WIRE: Is definitely a major chassis...
Forum: Electrical and Electronics 09-18-2016, 09:05 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 11,832
Posted By MountainBikeRoamer
My bad? Yargghhh. Perhaps its the fat red wire...

My bad? Yargghhh. Perhaps its the fat red wire that runs off to the house fuse block, and not the black one? It's late, and it's possible that my brain's electrical connections are as unreliable as...
Forum: Electrical and Electronics 09-18-2016, 08:43 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 11,832
Posted By MountainBikeRoamer
:d8: :d8: :d8: Super/Thanks :) . My...

:d8: :d8: :d8:
Super/Thanks :) .

My (retired engineer) Dad just suggested the same thing about checking parasitic current draw with the meter placed in series with the house battery. Great...
Forum: Electrical and Electronics 09-18-2016, 08:05 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 11,832
Posted By MountainBikeRoamer
Thanks.....interesting you ask this --- ...

Thanks.....interesting you ask this ---

There are indeed *two separate wires* that hook up to the negative terminal on my house battery (the heavy-duty black one that runs to the fuse block...
Forum: Electrical and Electronics 09-18-2016, 07:48 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 11,832
Posted By MountainBikeRoamer
OK --- updates: After the last posting ---...

OK --- updates:

After the last posting --- when the battery appeared to be charged (following 30 minutes of idling van to recharge battery), I let it sit for a while and then checked the voltages...
Forum: Electrical and Electronics 09-18-2016, 04:43 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 11,832
Posted By MountainBikeRoamer
I'll answer you with two (or rather four)...

I'll answer you with two (or rather four) voltages:

1) When I *began to charge* the battery, it showed the following:
- At the battery terminals with electrician's voltmeter: 14.39v
- As read by...
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