Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
01-15-2024, 11:21 AM
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My 2000 watt Generator
The temperatures dipped into the teens in the Portland (Beaverton) area. More importantly the east winds took out power. I had to use my rig as a power source to keep a few things going. Being that I...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
12-11-2023, 08:01 PM
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High Idle Install
Being as I have a dedicated second alternator capable of generating 2000 watts of charging power. Of course, that much is not available at standard idle speeds. There are some detailed write ups on...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
11-12-2023, 09:03 AM
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Updating the RV status program
Well, I decided that I couldn’t leave well enough alone, and decided to work on more features for my RV status program for my Ford Transit. While initially the program was supposed to mainly be a way...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
10-28-2023, 06:40 AM
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
09-27-2023, 05:07 AM
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
09-21-2023, 05:14 PM
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Ed, here ya go. I was a good time to check...
Ed, here ya go. I was a good time to check everything over anyway. I have over 7000 miles with it installed now.
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
09-19-2023, 07:31 PM
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That is worst part, I used thermal wrap on the...
That is worst part, I used thermal wrap on the wired and stainless tie wraps. There is no area that is good from what I could tell. So it is a compromise, but a manageable one. I will see if I can...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
08-20-2023, 09:08 AM
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The Office/Dinette
Russ, no problem if I have access and time. That is a good segue to this post.
I’ve joked with friends that the front and back of the extended Transit have their own zip codes. One way of...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
08-19-2023, 11:15 AM
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Rear Seat/Bed Platform
I am surprised I haven’t covered this already. It was one of the first purchase for the build, and has actually been in the van for a while. Many times on the Transits and Sprinters you see a bed...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
07-29-2023, 08:15 PM
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Ramblings from the road
This was not really a camping trip, but one to see family. Since they are 3000 miles away it seemed like a good trip for the Transit. I have other relatives along the way so, I could stop in and say...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
07-12-2023, 05:11 AM
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A couple more things off the to do list.
First, I have had the TV mounted for a while. It is an LG - 27" Class LED Full HD Smart TV with webOS. Our primary activity will be via streaming, so it is a good fit. The main view will probably be...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
06-30-2023, 12:21 PM
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Charging while on the road
While I was doing the build the battery was big enough to power my needs for the whole trip or a couple of my favorite state parks on the coast have hookups. For that reason, I have somehow put this...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
06-27-2023, 08:38 AM
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One of the things I was remiss in was finishing...
One of the things I was remiss in was finishing off the side door. I'm not sure why, but in any event it became evident that to do it I could struggle around the refrigerator cabinet, or remove it...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
06-09-2023, 05:14 AM
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A couple of small updates
I made a couple of dividers for my overhead cabinets today.
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My overhead cabinets were made 80/20 10-seiers frames...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
05-16-2023, 06:53 PM
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Stage 4 topo 2.0 system - transit awd
Just got the Van Compass lift installed on the rig. We were definitely starting to get a little droopy butt as the build went on. It is now begging for some new rims and larger tires.
Before
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
04-23-2023, 12:34 PM
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
04-23-2023, 11:55 AM
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A couple of small updates
I installed the remote fill for the propane tank install. I really was just waiting for the tank to get low. I also added some labels to some of RV connections.
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
04-16-2023, 07:44 PM
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
04-16-2023, 02:18 PM
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Doors for the cabinets
Back to real work. It was getting time to start finish up some things, so that means putting doors on the cabinets. To keep them as light as possible, I just made quarter " panel doors. In keeping...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
03-29-2023, 07:57 PM
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MobileMule update
Ok, a little update to the MobileMule Camera system, actually not to the MobileMule DVR, but the monitor. The monitor has a touchscreen input and HDMI input, so I decided to hook up an external...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
03-20-2023, 12:53 PM
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Replies: 185
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Why I like the Victron Cerbo
While watching some basketball over the weekend, I brought up old program that I wrote to read information from my Morningstar Tristar-60 Solar controller. This controller used Modbus-TCP as a...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
03-20-2023, 11:50 AM
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
03-17-2023, 06:57 PM
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
02-08-2023, 02:48 PM
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
02-08-2023, 01:12 PM
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Replies: 185
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Yes, I couldn't imagine not putting the fill...
Yes, I couldn't imagine not putting the fill extension on. The guy I purchased it off only had it filled once or twice with no issues like that. He was ready to get the extension if needed, but...
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