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Forum: General Sportsmobile 02-03-2010, 04:16 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 8,829
Posted By Ethereal
Re: Now, a Word About Sportsmobile -The Company

No such animal in our area. Amongst Dodge, Freightliner, and Mercedes, Dodge is the only entity around here that hasn't replied: "What's a Sprinter?"
Forum: General Sportsmobile 02-03-2010, 01:19 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 8,829
Posted By Ethereal
Re: Now, a Word About Sportsmobile -The Company

No, the damage is inside the ceiling; Dodge is still tracing down the exact location. Sorry if I was unclear, but this isn't a problem with the "house battery" DC system. This is a problem with the...
Forum: General Sportsmobile 02-03-2010, 09:22 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 8,829
Posted By Ethereal
Re: Now, a Word About Sportsmobile -The Company

Why? (Not a rhetorical question.)

If Dodge was just out to scam us, they could have claimed we needed a new battery, alternator, or any of a number of other, far more obvious electrical...
Forum: General Sportsmobile 02-02-2010, 05:37 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 8,829
Posted By Ethereal
Re: Now, a Word About Sportsmobile -The Company

I guess I'm confabulating my bad experiences, too, since I'm not on here shilling...uhh, I mean...praising SMB for their screw-ups of our 120 VAC system, our air conditioner, our generator...

Oh,...
Forum: General Sportsmobile 01-08-2010, 01:24 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 8,829
Posted By Ethereal
Re: Now, a Word About Sportsmobile -The Company

Can't exactly sing their praises either. They did a pretty good overall job with our design and build.

However, when it came to running our air conditioner on an inverter, which they ADVERTISE...
Forum: Appliances and Interior 03-11-2009, 09:17 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 5,983
Posted By Ethereal
Re: Small children & SMB

Could you point me to a source for that? When we were designing our SMB (we had, at the time, a 3-year-old and a 1-year-old) everything we could find about child seat orientation insisted upon...
Forum: General Sportsmobile 12-21-2008, 09:49 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 6,661
Posted By Ethereal
Do you mean how the van's overall 120 VAC system...

Do you mean how the van's overall 120 VAC system is wired, or the internal mod I made to the A/C so the inverter would spin up the compressor?

The inverter (MagnaSine 2812) is described here....
Forum: General Sportsmobile 12-08-2008, 11:23 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 6,661
Posted By Ethereal
The particular experience(s) I related in this...

The particular experience(s) I related in this thread is isn't even indicative of every experience I've had with SMB, as I've said. But I ask again: is a soldier who is loyal 90% of the time...
Forum: General Sportsmobile 12-06-2008, 10:34 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 6,661
Posted By Ethereal
Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner! Yes, this...

Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner! Yes, this thread would have been over in about three posts (actually, it would have never been started) if G-in-A could come to grips with the fact that there...
Forum: General Sportsmobile 12-06-2008, 08:05 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 6,661
Posted By Ethereal
Well, since they had already stated categorically...

Well, since they had already stated categorically that it couldn't be done, why are you sure they would have "figured out" anything but to tell me, once more, that it "couldn't be done?"

This is...
Forum: General Sportsmobile 12-04-2008, 08:43 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 6,661
Posted By Ethereal
I really don't understand what you mean. The...

I really don't understand what you mean. The following is an exhaustive list of the options they were able to offer:

a.) Use a modified-square-wave inverter;
b.) Run the A/C on generator or...
Forum: General Sportsmobile 12-04-2008, 06:38 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 6,661
Posted By Ethereal
The inverter we used includes full house power...

The inverter we used includes full house power management--it will run the generator as necessary to charge up the batteries, then shut it down until it is needed again. (Kinda like a thermostat,...
Forum: General Sportsmobile 12-03-2008, 08:39 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 6,661
Posted By Ethereal
We are using the Xantrex P2000 and it starts the...

We are using the Xantrex P2000 and it starts the AC just fine with or without the gen. This is the inverter that SMB TX has used in the past and sounds like they will continue to use in the...
Forum: General Sportsmobile 12-03-2008, 08:34 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 6,661
Posted By Ethereal
The inverter is the MagnaSine 2812. The running...

The inverter is the MagnaSine 2812. The running voltage was 118-119.
Forum: General Sportsmobile 12-02-2008, 09:21 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 6,661
Posted By Ethereal
Maybe they felt less responsible since we brought...

Maybe they felt less responsible since we brought "our own" inverter, but that still doesn't account for their blase' attitude that the sine wave units they use won't start their A/C's either.
...
Forum: General Sportsmobile 12-02-2008, 09:10 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 6,661
Posted By Ethereal
And with the added starting capacitor, we can. ...

And with the added starting capacitor, we can. Everything else works fine, including being able to run the roof A/C on nothing but battery for short stints, like cooling off after a hike.

I knew...
Forum: General Sportsmobile 12-02-2008, 06:35 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 6,661
Posted By Ethereal
I won't use any names (because, apparently, I...

I won't use any names (because, apparently, I can't), but I'm not advocating anyone take their SMB to the crusher. I'm certainly hanging on to mine. I know it doesn't show in this thread, but (of...
Forum: Appliances and Interior 12-01-2008, 06:18 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 25,566
Posted By Ethereal
We had the "Porta-Potti" compartment in our...

We had the "Porta-Potti" compartment in our closet "D" finished as a kennel with a wire door. (Our little ones seem to always find their way into the WORST possible spots if left to roam free while...
Forum: General Sportsmobile 12-01-2008, 03:25 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 7,679
Posted By Ethereal
See here....

See here. (https://www.sportsmobileforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=2189)
Forum: General Sportsmobile 12-01-2008, 03:23 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 6,661
Posted By Ethereal
SMB "quality..." or NOT!

This all started as a merepublic service announcement (https://www.sportsmobileforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=2166) to new owners to check (or change) the oil in their gensets.

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Forum: General Sportsmobile 11-30-2008, 10:16 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 7,679
Posted By Ethereal
Compared to WHAT? No, I guess nothing is ever...

Compared to WHAT?
No, I guess nothing is ever anyone's "fault" anymore. They built the van, it half-works, and I guess all of the things wrong with it are the fault of this imperfect universe in...
Forum: General Sportsmobile 11-30-2008, 09:17 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 7,679
Posted By Ethereal
Well, I guess that must just mean we are...

Well, I guess that must just mean we are "nobodies." :k7:

It also speaks volumes about SMB's (in)attention to detail that this forum is overflowing with "bug reports" and worse arising from...
Forum: Sprinter Chassis 11-29-2008, 11:06 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,069
Posted By Ethereal
It's not a sports car, but it is plenty for...

It's not a sports car, but it is plenty for keeping up with traffic and maneuvering, even on freeways and on significant inclines. We gave it a stress test recently driving through the mountains of...
Forum: General Sportsmobile 11-29-2008, 10:17 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 7,679
Posted By Ethereal
Exactly. Their SOP.

Exactly. Their SOP.
Forum: General Sportsmobile 11-27-2008, 09:57 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 7,679
Posted By Ethereal
We should be so lucky! We're seventeen hours'...

We should be so lucky! We're seventeen hours' drive from SMB Austin.



C.S. Lewis asked an interesting question: if a soldier is loyal 90% of the time, is he still considered loyal? I'd have to...
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