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Old 08-08-2022, 05:38 PM   #51
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Haha! Thanks, guys!

Chipping away.... Things are going pretty fast! Hoping to be finished by the beginning of November for a road trip.

Honestly, the pace things are going, I don't see why I can't finish it in time.

Shower is framed in (not pictured).

The front wall where the sink and fridge with the mini split is almost done. Tomorrow it will be finished, other than cabinets. I plan on doing all the cabinets at once.

PEX is done for the sink and shower, electrical for the fridge and 110v outlet is plumbed.



All I need it putty, and paint. The short wall by the door is framed. I didn't take a pic of it yet. I will when I'm finished.

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Old 12-23-2022, 02:06 AM   #52
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Shower and ceiling is in.

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Old 12-23-2022, 03:39 AM   #53
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After messing around with a Raspberry Pi running Venus OS software, I have a Cerbo GX with a 7" touchscreen for about $100 instead of $600.
How about some more info on this? It sounds fascinating.

Nice work on your ceiling, etc.
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Old 07-08-2023, 02:26 AM   #56
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Haven't been doing much, but starting back again. I'm trying to finish the box, so I can start on the 4WD conversion.

The first thing I needed was window tint for the cab. I was dying. I have 50% ceramic on the door windows, and clear ceramic on the windshield, with a 5% brow.




I had my Fiamma awning off the old van, but it ended up still going with that deal. However, I was going to get another Fiamma, but they were backordered. And the price has gone up a good bit.

Being that this is a box truck, and I have flat walls, I went with a traditional RV awning. It's powered, it automatically stops on the retract and extend. I added LED lights under the awning too. And it's a lot cheaper than a Fiamma, and doesn't need legs.







Added a Propane bottle mount for the on demand hot water heater:


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I have 1,000 watts of solar on the roof rack. I built 4, 280ah lithium batteries totaling 1120ah of batteries. SmartPlug RV 30 amp power inlet, and also a future inlet for Starlink.

3k inverter/charger, DC to DC charger, MPPT, Cerbo GX w/ 7 inch screen, 2 - Lynx Distributors.




The bed will go on top of this. On the other wall will be the 40 gallon water tank.
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I have 1,000 watts of solar on the roof rack. I built 4, 280ah lithium batteries totaling 1120ah of batteries. SmartPlug RV 30 amp power inlet, and also a future inlet for Starlink.

3k inverter/charger, DC to DC charger, MPPT, Cerbo GX w/ 7 inch screen, 2 - Lynx Distributors.




Built from 280ah cells?......nice! 200A BMS?

Are you running one 30A Orion?
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Built from 280ah cells?......nice! 200A BMS?

Are you running one 30A Orion?
Thanks. The cells are 280ah Docan Power cells, with Overkill Solar 120a BMS's, cases are from Alibaba. It comes out to about $800 per unit.

And it's the 30a Orion. I have the plug to setup EV charging as well. I doubt I'm going to install it. I was checking on charging stations, and I don't think it will be worth the hassle.
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Nice!

What are modes of charging are feeding the Lith bank?

I see:
A single 30a DC to DC from the alternator
and 120A from the Multiplus drawing from shorepower/ generator / EV charger

What model MPPT unit are you feeding the 1000w solar array through?
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