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Forum: Van Body 08-26-2018, 10:42 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 985
Posted By jschopen
MSD... Thank you for your input. When I had the...

MSD...
Thank you for your input. When I had the top of van repainted I didn't notices any cracks were it was delaminating. The shop had used Acrylic Lacquer paint for the job. I don't know if some...
Forum: Van Body 08-25-2018, 04:02 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 985
Posted By jschopen
Delaminating/cracks (Voyager) Fiberglass Top

I have a 2006 Ford E350 van that had signs of the paint delaminating from the fiberglass top. I took the van to a local auto body paint shop to have the top repainted (that was 2 year ago). I...
Forum: Towing and Toys 07-17-2017, 06:42 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,877
Posted By jschopen
Ideas for carrying Kayaks

Attached pictures
Forum: Towing and Toys 07-17-2017, 06:36 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,877
Posted By jschopen
Thank you for the pictures. I've attached a...

Thank you for the pictures. I've attached a couple of pictures showing how my van is setup from the outside. I measure the distance from the ground to the top, which measured a little under 10'. I'll...
Forum: Towing and Toys 07-16-2017, 09:45 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,877
Posted By jschopen
Great....look forward to seeing your pictures.

Great....look forward to seeing your pictures.
Forum: Towing and Toys 07-16-2017, 05:19 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,877
Posted By jschopen
Ideas for carrying Kayaks

Does anybody have any good ideas for carrying kayaks? I have a E350 that has a voyager top.....with a solar panel mounted on top. I,ve heard about Thule (hullavator), but wasn't sure if this would...
Forum: Appliances and Interior 07-11-2017, 02:15 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,865
Posted By jschopen
Thanks guys....I'll do some more investigating...

Thanks guys....I'll do some more investigating and if I find something, I'll post it.

Jeff
Forum: Appliances and Interior 07-11-2017, 10:49 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,865
Posted By jschopen
Any recomended portable A/C units

Does anybody out there know of any portable air conditioning units that you would recommend?

I was looking at Indiegogo (Zero Breeze) website, but was sure about the steps for purchasing one of...
Forum: Electrical and Electronics 04-11-2017, 04:19 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,231
Posted By jschopen
Greg...... Thank you for clarifying. I...

Greg......

Thank you for clarifying. I spoke with a GoPower tech this morning about my concern with having the solar and shoreline possibly conflicting with each other and he mentioned that the...
Forum: Electrical and Electronics 04-11-2017, 11:55 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,328
Posted By jschopen
Greg... Contacted Go-Power this morning and...

Greg...

Contacted Go-Power this morning and spoke with one of their tech guys. You're correct about the solar controller seeing current coming in from somewhere else.

SurePower 1315-200...
Forum: Electrical and Electronics 04-11-2017, 11:09 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,231
Posted By jschopen
Greg.... Not quite following what you're...

Greg....

Not quite following what you're saying. When the shoreline is used the RV Inverter/Charger is managing the battery. So I guess I'm not really sure.

(Tripp-Lite) Alternative Power...
Forum: Electrical and Electronics 04-10-2017, 10:31 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,231
Posted By jschopen
Thanks 86Scotty..... I just installed a NEW...

Thanks 86Scotty.....

I just installed a NEW Lifeline GPL-4DL. I've heard you have to be careful to not float charge on a constant basis. The battery spec. are: Float charge 13.2 to 13.4 volts and...
Forum: Electrical and Electronics 04-10-2017, 08:49 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,231
Posted By jschopen
Best-way to manage house battery when not in use?

Does anybody have any good advice for keeping the house battery healthy when your sportsmobile is not in use? I've recently installed a 30amp circuit in my garage to plug the van into to help with...
Forum: Electrical and Electronics 04-07-2017, 11:23 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,328
Posted By jschopen
Good information.... Thanks Greg, I...

Good information....

Thanks Greg, I recently replaced the solar controller with a GoPower 30amp PWM Digital and a Xantrex 84 Link Pro Battery Monitor that I haven't installed yet, need to find...
Forum: Electrical and Electronics 04-06-2017, 09:54 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,328
Posted By jschopen
Thank you for your response. I do have a solar...

Thank you for your response. I do have a solar 60W solar panel mounted on top of the van, but during those days that are clouded, its hard to manage the battery. I've tried using a Battery Tender...
Forum: Electrical and Electronics 04-06-2017, 08:21 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,328
Posted By jschopen
Shoreline Usage?

During those times when my Sportsmobile is parked, is it alright to use the shoreline to keep the AGM house battery charged. I wasn't sure if my Tripp-Lite Inverter would keep from OVER charging the...
Forum: Electrical and Electronics 05-27-2015, 01:33 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,524
Posted By jschopen
Re: Jump Start - Antigravity Batteries (XP-10) diesel

Herb...

I purchased the XP-10 for a $150. I was told that Amazon had problems with people trying to sale knock-offs, so I didn't mind buying directly from Antigravity Batteries.

...Jeff
Forum: Electrical and Electronics 05-26-2015, 11:13 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,524
Posted By jschopen
Re: Jump Start - Antigravity Batteries (XP-10) diesel

Some more good ideas.....

I'll try (daveb) suggestion, leaving it attached for awhile before attempting to start the vehicle. In regards to detaching the cable from the dead batteries and...
Forum: Electrical and Electronics 05-26-2015, 10:28 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,524
Posted By jschopen
Re: Jump Start - Antigravity Batteries (XP-10) diesel

Thanks for the input..... I spoke with a Antigravity Rep about my situation and he thought that given the current battery setup (parallel) not series (thanks boywonder) for the correction, the...
Forum: Electrical and Electronics 05-26-2015, 09:42 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,524
Posted By jschopen
Jump Start - Antigravity Batteries (XP-10) diesel

Hello all.....

I purchased a jump starter (XP-10) from Antigravity Batteries vender a couple of weeks ago at the Overland Expo in Flagstaff, AZ. I was hoping to use this device when I find myself...
Forum: Appliances and Interior 01-08-2013, 06:44 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 11,103
Posted By jschopen
Re: Suburban furnace model NT-12S

JoeH,

I've attached the link regarding how to clean the combustion chamber on Suburban furnaces.

(https://www.forestriverforums.com/forums ... 18888.html...
Forum: Appliances and Interior 12-17-2012, 07:14 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 11,103
Posted By jschopen
Re: Suburban furnace model NT-12S

Hello all,

Update on the furnace dilema, Contacted Suburban Manufacturing (Airxcel) and spoke with one of their technicians about the problem, he advised me to adjust the position of the igniter,...
Forum: Appliances and Interior 11-12-2012, 07:48 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 11,103
Posted By jschopen
Re: Suburban furnace model NT-12S

So, here's the latest for those of you that may be interested. I spent this weekend in McDowell Mountain Park with the wife and our dog and found that that furance performed like it should at an...
Forum: Appliances and Interior 10-31-2012, 09:58 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 11,103
Posted By jschopen
Re: Suburban furnace model NT-12S

dhally,

Which model Propex are you using and does it seem to operate at various elevations? Got the van back today from the RV shop and still not able reslove the issue. According to the repair...
Forum: Appliances and Interior 10-30-2012, 10:29 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 11,103
Posted By jschopen
Re: Suburban furnace model NT-12S

Hey Joe,

Thanks for the thread, I did try running the vehicle for awhile to see if I could get the furnace blower to spin up faster, I still couldn't get the furnace to fire. So, again after...
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