Forum: Electrical and Electronics
12-12-2015, 01:10 AM
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Forum: Electrical and Electronics
12-11-2015, 03:09 PM
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Replies: 35
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Update:
Got the battery charged & load...
Update:
Got the battery charged & load tested. I wasn't there to watch the charging (so I can't speak to a dip in amperage during the charging. But I watched the guy do a load test. the results...
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Forum: Electrical and Electronics
12-09-2015, 06:19 PM
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Replies: 35
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Update: Just checked the voltage on all 3...
Update: Just checked the voltage on all 3 batteries. The van has been sitting in the driveway with the House disconnected from the Van/Aux battery.
House: 12.98V
Aux: 12.67V
Van: 9.34V.
Me...
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Forum: Electrical and Electronics
12-08-2015, 05:51 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 5,701
Hey everybody - thanks for the support here! ...
Hey everybody - thanks for the support here! Couple answers:
- Yes the inverter has a temp sensor for compensation & the thermocouple is taped to the side of the battery. Is there a better place...
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Forum: Electrical and Electronics
12-06-2015, 11:23 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 5,701
Re: The mystery of the slowly dying batteries
Hi Dave & Greg - Thanks for the clarification - I'm certainly not going to argue with two experts here!
I'll post back when I get more information from further experimentation.
Thanks again!
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Forum: Electrical and Electronics
12-06-2015, 09:31 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 5,701
Re: The mystery of the slowly dying batteries
According to the manual.. (https://www.tripplite.com/shared/techdoc ... 932727.pdf (https://www.tripplite.com/shared/techdoc/Owners-Manual/932727.pdf))
"Batteries of either Wet-Cell (vented) or...
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Forum: Electrical and Electronics
12-06-2015, 08:44 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 5,701
Re: The mystery of the slowly dying batteries
Dave - you're right. Will do. It's dark out right now (just an excuse - I'm lazy), but I'll get it out of the loop next weekend when I get back to troubleshooting.
One new thing I just learned. ...
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Forum: Electrical and Electronics
12-06-2015, 07:27 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 5,701
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Forum: Electrical and Electronics
12-06-2015, 07:19 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 5,701
Re: The mystery of the slowly dying batteries
Hey everybody - I really appreciate everybody's feedback. Based on everybody's feedback& some additional troubleshooting - I'm going to try the following. I'm going to keep the van & house...
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Forum: Electrical and Electronics
12-06-2015, 06:08 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 5,701
Re: The mystery of the slowly dying batteries
Yes. under the side door step. There's a topic on this battery:
https://www.sportsmobileforum.com/viewto ... =14&t=1917 (https://www.sportsmobileforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=1917)
Info in this...
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Forum: Electrical and Electronics
12-06-2015, 03:46 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 5,701
Re: The mystery of the slowly dying batteries
Done some more troubleshooting. Got a question for the folks here:
- I pulled the house battery out & removed the ground. At this point there was no power to anything. Everything's disconnected....
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Forum: Electrical and Electronics
12-06-2015, 01:02 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 5,701
Re: The mystery of the slowly dying batteries
Yup. I know my batteries are dying when I can't go an evening camping without the system voltage going to/below 12.2V under light usage. And yup - the van batteries end up dead as well the next...
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Forum: Electrical and Electronics
12-06-2015, 09:23 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 5,701
Re: The mystery of the slowly dying batteries
Switch is not a blue sea 2146, so I assume it's a SPST (It's a simple button that when depressed, you can hear the Blue Sea 'click', bringing the 2 battery banks together).
I'll look into adding...
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Forum: Electrical and Electronics
12-06-2015, 02:18 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 5,701
The mystery of the slowly dying batteries
Hi All,
I’m an electrical noob here with a nasty issue, so apologies in advance if I say something stupid. I have done some research here. Some very helpful insights. But I still can’t seem to...
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Forum: Electrical and Electronics
12-06-2014, 05:41 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,229
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Forum: Electrical and Electronics
12-01-2014, 06:40 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,229
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Forum: Electrical and Electronics
11-30-2014, 05:18 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,229
Recommended shops or experts in the bay area?
Hi All,
Looking for recommendations of a shop (or person) that can solve some electrical issues I've got. I live in the California San Francisco Bay area - Redwood City to be specific & am...
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Forum: Towing and Toys
08-21-2011, 10:12 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,961
Re: Roof rack question
Great - thanks guys - I was guessing at those reasons, so it's good to hear your wisdom. I may still put the roof basket on, but only for lightweight items...
Speaking of which - if you've got a...
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Forum: Towing and Toys
08-21-2011, 06:28 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,961
Roof rack question
Hey All,
I've got a roof basket (https://www.surcoinc.com/) that I can put on my SMB (currently being built). I'm considering (sometime in the near future) putting it on & using it to carry my...
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Forum: Online, Craigslist, eBay and Local Ads
05-13-2011, 12:04 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,703
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Forum: Member Classifieds
05-02-2011, 08:54 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,943
Re: WTB EB-50, 4x4
Well - we're still looking for our perfect SMB. We've scoured the intertubes for all SMBs that are close to our criteria (and budget - $40 - 50k - it went down a bit thanks to my stocks not doing so...
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Forum: Member Classifieds
04-23-2011, 01:47 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,943
Re: WTB EB-50, 4x4
Mike - yes- there are exactly TWO that I'm talking to from the Sportsmobile site. Been negotiating & checking them out..
Webbmac - would be totally willing to check out a GMC - if you know one -...
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Forum: Member Classifieds
04-22-2011, 05:05 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,943
WTB EB-50, 4x4
Hello - Been lurking these forums for a while and sponging up the copious amounts of information.
My wife & I are in the market for a SMB (the wife talked ME into it - yes, she's awesome). We're...
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