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Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 10-05-2015, 07:19 PM
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Posted By booster
Are they also disconnecting the solar panels to...

Are they also disconnecting the solar panels to prevent spikes when you turn the disconnect back on?
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 10-05-2015, 04:57 PM
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Posted By booster
From what I have seen on our current system, the...

From what I have seen on our current system, the Trimetric is something like .2 amps. Not huge, but would kill you over long storage with no storage. We see about .4-- .6 amps with the the coach...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 10-05-2015, 04:07 PM
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Posted By booster
That is one of the things we went over a while...

That is one of the things we went over a while ago, in the discussion of where the solar controller should connect, before or after the disconnect. Losses you can't shut off are bad, but the solar...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 10-05-2015, 01:29 PM
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Posted By booster
OK, now we are getting there! What it sounds...

OK, now we are getting there! What it sounds like is that you can't, or you don't, shut off just the inverter section of your Aims unit, leaving the charger section on and ready for when you plug in...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 10-05-2015, 04:43 AM
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Posted By booster
Of course it is turned off when you are plugged...

Of course it is turned off when you are plugged in because you don't need it when you have shore power, they all do that, and even if it was on you wouldn't kill batteries because the charger would...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 10-05-2015, 03:41 AM
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Posted By booster
Gerry, I have no idea what you are trying to tell...

Gerry, I have no idea what you are trying to tell us. Nearly all inverter/chargers have an automatic pass through relay so when you plug in you get shore power to the outlets. When you disconnect,...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 10-05-2015, 01:23 AM
Replies: 208
Views: 37,894
Posted By booster
Well stated, and exactly the point that several...

Well stated, and exactly the point that several of us have made in the past. It seems inordinately impractical to take a native 12v system and run it through an inverter all the time to get 110...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 10-04-2015, 04:16 PM
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Views: 37,894
Posted By booster
Not lithium information, but as a point of...

Not lithium information, but as a point of reference. Davydd mentions using in the range of 200+AH in a 16 hour stayover, and driving every two days (which he would have to do or run out of power at...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 10-04-2015, 12:38 AM
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Views: 37,894
Posted By booster
A lot of it could be done with the BMS, but I...

A lot of it could be done with the BMS, but I think it would also need a remote info panel if they did, so you would know what was going on. The BMS could prevent cold charging, but not heat to...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 10-03-2015, 10:30 PM
Replies: 208
Views: 37,894
Posted By booster
Stark seems to be doing similar to Smartbattery...

Stark seems to be doing similar to Smartbattery in marketing as a drop in for lead acid, even though it does not address some of the lithium issues, like cold weather charging, not applying charge...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 08-28-2015, 02:45 AM
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Views: 37,894
Posted By booster
I think you may be able to find a solid state...

I think you may be able to find a solid state relay that takes very low current to operate. They don't switch a whole bunch of current, but should be able to do more than the output from the...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 08-28-2015, 02:09 AM
Replies: 208
Views: 37,894
Posted By booster
Nobody said that PD was deceptive in...

Nobody said that PD was deceptive in anything-their literature is pretty clear on it. Stark is the one who has the deceptive specs and claimed for a PD charger, so it is their problem not PDs.
...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 08-28-2015, 01:12 AM
Replies: 208
Views: 37,894
Posted By booster
Yep, because that is basically what they are...

Yep, because that is basically what they are selling, disguised as a high tech lithium charger.
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 08-27-2015, 11:03 PM
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Views: 37,894
Posted By booster
I guess I would have more than a few concerns...

I guess I would have more than a few concerns with a company that has known misleading statements in their sales literature and doesn't change them (think Roadtrek also). They make the charger sound...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 08-22-2015, 01:52 AM
Replies: 208
Views: 37,894
Posted By booster
I am not up on the Victron monitor, but if it...

I am not up on the Victron monitor, but if it works like most of the other ones out there, it has an automatic "reset" or "recalibration" or whatever procedure it goes through to get the SOC reading...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 08-21-2015, 05:16 PM
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Views: 37,894
Posted By booster
Sounds very similar to the charger, only at lower...

Sounds very similar to the charger, only at lower voltage. That would mean slightly less charge in the batteries, but still with continuous voltage applied, just like the charger.
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 08-19-2015, 02:54 PM
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Views: 37,894
Posted By booster
It might pay to give Stark a call, but the PD...

It might pay to give Stark a call, but the PD literature would indicate what they are saying is either totally wrong, or at least deceiving.

The 9140L, at least in the literature that I found, is...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 08-19-2015, 12:45 AM
Replies: 208
Views: 37,894
Posted By booster
There was a plain, large, relay shown in the...

There was a plain, large, relay shown in the parts diagram mounted in the rear area by the 12v coach disconnect and the 50 amp breaker. I will bet they must activate that off the run circuit of the...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 08-19-2015, 12:20 AM
Replies: 208
Views: 37,894
Posted By booster
Hard to tell without a close look, but the wire...

Hard to tell without a close look, but the wire to your coach may hook up to the other side of the fuse, depending on which side the alternator feed goes into the box.

From all this, it does look...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 08-18-2015, 11:39 PM
Replies: 208
Views: 37,894
Posted By booster
I think I have figured out what they probably do...

I think I have figured out what they probably do on the Travato alternator to coach feed.

The 50 amp breaker is after the disconnect that feeds the coach, so that is what it is for-nothing to do...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 08-18-2015, 09:24 PM
Replies: 208
Views: 37,894
Posted By booster
I just searched that relay and got a Winnebago...

I just searched that relay and got a Winnebago wiring diagram for something, maybe a trailer, but it may be typical.

It shows a 50 amp breaker, but it also shows a 300 amp fuse.

Could...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 08-18-2015, 05:24 PM
Replies: 208
Views: 37,894
Posted By booster
May be just how the phrased it. They say it...

May be just how the phrased it. They say it "stops charging", not that is shuts off. It is the same series as yours, I think, and made by PD.
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 08-18-2015, 02:37 PM
Replies: 208
Views: 37,894
Posted By booster
If it is the little metal can Cole-Hersee like...

If it is the little metal can Cole-Hersee like most use, it will reset. You may, or may not, hear it click both ways, but it can be tough with the engine running. Just check the voltage at the...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 08-18-2015, 02:30 PM
Replies: 208
Views: 37,894
Posted By booster
It would be interesting to get a clamp on ammeter...

It would be interesting to get a clamp on ammeter on it to see what it is really pulling and for how low long. Most breakers will allow a fairly hefty overcurrent for quite a long time, and with...
Forum: Tweaks, Mods & Projects 08-11-2015, 08:11 PM
Replies: 208
Views: 37,894
Posted By booster
I do think you will have the same, no cutoff,...

I do think you will have the same, no cutoff, issues with the alternator charging just like we do with the other battery types (which can also go to float, so more options for non lithium).

We...
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