Forum: Electrical and Electronics
09-12-2017, 07:17 PM
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From what I'm understanding is if the solar...
From what I'm understanding is if the solar controller reads 14.4 volts (my controller has a lcd), the battery should also read 14.4 volts?
I put a multimeter on the actual battery and it was...
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Forum: Electrical and Electronics
09-09-2017, 11:27 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 4,490
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Forum: Electrical and Electronics
01-28-2017, 11:36 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 4,621
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Forum: Appliances and Interior
07-03-2016, 04:30 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 6,332
I went to youtube to see what lizardskin...
I went to youtube to see what lizardskin insulation is, and was impress when they showed demonstrations. The only drawback I saw was that you have to spray it on so more or less the interior of...
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Forum: Appliances and Interior
06-17-2016, 10:46 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,084
Foam insulation. Lots of foam insulation. That...
Foam insulation. Lots of foam insulation. That and a small swamp cooler is how I stay cool. The entire rear roof of my van is covered in 1 inch of foam insulation. I also put foam insulation on all...
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Forum: Electrical and Electronics
03-05-2016, 06:58 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 43,868
all 12 volt lead acid batteries can be charged...
all 12 volt lead acid batteries can be charged with a 12 volt alternator, as long as the alternator isnt putting out more than 15 volts. Many people use agm's as there start batteries.
When the...
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Forum: Van Body
02-27-2016, 05:45 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,934
some areas you can get away with a single layer...
some areas you can get away with a single layer of foam, but usually in the corners you might double it, An IR thermometer comes in handy. But the more you use the better, 2 x 4x8 foot sheets of foam...
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Forum: Van Body
02-25-2016, 09:38 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,934
Foam Insulation to stay cool
This is the way I keep cool in the back of van. I tried fans, roof vents, swamp coolers, leaving the windows open etc. The only thing that kind of work was leaving the sliding door open but I prefer...
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Forum: Electrical and Electronics
10-18-2015, 11:58 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 9,006
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Forum: Electrical and Electronics
07-07-2015, 08:14 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,535
Re: AGM Solar Charging settings
For my kinetick kh2000 agm, I have it bulk at 14.4, and float it 14.3. Officially float should be 13.7 but even with my 240 watt panel I dont get a good charge with the float at 13.7.
Batteries...
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Forum: Appliances and Interior
06-27-2015, 11:08 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 20,735
Re: Swampy Mighty Kool swamp cooler
I been using swamp coolers for 3 years and as far as cooling a whole area, its not going to happen. It cools a very small area. The lifesmart has the same weakness almost all the portable swamp...
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Forum: Appliances and Interior
06-03-2015, 11:42 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 8,683
Re: Low profile roof vent? anyone?
The other option is to put a hole on the side of your van and put some sort of round vent, I use the 6 inch speedi products soffit plastic vent from home depot. On the inside of my van I have a swamp...
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Forum: Electrical and Electronics
03-15-2015, 12:17 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 26,895
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Forum: Electrical and Electronics
02-19-2015, 10:00 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 6,226
Re: Solar???
240 solar panel + 20 amp mppt controller lying flat on your roof will get you about 12 amps of charging power at midday in sunny conditions. 12 amps doesnt sound like alot but it's enough to run...
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Forum: Electrical and Electronics
01-03-2015, 11:41 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,757
Re: Testing solar amperage
get a dc 90 volt 30 amp combo meter from ebay, they cost about 23 dollars. I have that on my solar system. your controller out wires connect to the meter in, then the meter out go to the battery. No...
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Forum: Electrical and Electronics
10-11-2014, 12:51 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,596
Re: Grape Solar 400W Kit ?
Too me the price is too high for the kit. I installled solar panels on my astrovan twice and its a fairly simple project. Originally I had a 120 watt panel but than I upgraded to a 240 watt panel....
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Forum: Electrical and Electronics
09-22-2014, 11:42 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,789
Re: Solar Charge Controller Question
for 1 low wattage panel mppt wont give you any advantages. I had a 120 watt kycora panel and I actually got more amps with pwm than mppt (7 amps to 6 amps). If you have multiple low wattage panels...
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Forum: Gadgets and Accessories
09-21-2014, 06:00 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 4,484
Re: Sunshade for Sportsmobile roof to help cool
in my astrovan I just put rtech foam insulation on the roof interior, last year I just duct tape it to the roof but then it started to sag. This year my project is to remove the original...
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Forum: Electrical and Electronics
08-02-2014, 12:59 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,254
Re: Recommendations for "helper solar"
I have a small astrovan and have a 240 watt solar panel on the roof, with the ecoworthy mppt controller I get about 12 amps of charging power when the sun is overhead. I use that to run my swamp...
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Forum: Electrical and Electronics
08-02-2014, 12:37 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 7,244
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Forum: Gadgets and Accessories
06-06-2014, 10:16 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,705
Re: swamp cooler
this looks like the first swamp cooler I built using a similar container. the only things I would change is use celdek instead of the blue duracool pads. the duracool pads get hard after a few months...
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Forum: Electrical and Electronics
06-03-2014, 11:42 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 4,765
Re: House Battery / Inverter / Appliance Question
100 ah battery would be too small. I had a 75 ah agm battery and many of times my 12 volt fridge would be blinking low voltage at 2 am.
I currently have a 145 ah agm battery and that took care of...
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Forum: Electrical and Electronics
05-24-2014, 08:00 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 5,155
Re: Solar installed!
very good job, I have a single 240 watt sharp panel on my van and for me its the lowest size I would use. So 280 watts on your van is excellent, it will do at least 12 amps in direct sunlight. With...
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Forum: Electrical and Electronics
05-03-2014, 10:32 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,237
Re: DC only Refrigerator operation
its possible if its got the danfoss compressor. I had the edgestar fp430 and used a wattmeter to measure its use during a 24 hour period. It uses about 25 amps total in a 24 our period when set to 40...
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Forum: Electrical and Electronics
05-01-2014, 11:15 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 5,063
Re: Opinions on solar kit?
280 watts will be excellent, even in cloudy weather you will get useable power. I have a single 240 watt sharp solar panel (bought on craiglist for 200 dollars) on the roof of my astrovan and it...
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