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Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 02-26-2016, 02:24 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 27,133
Posted By booster
Alternators do tend to turn themselves down...

Alternators do tend to turn themselves down pretty quickly as they heat up. OEM quicker than high output aftermarket stuff. High end aftermarket can even get to 100% duty cycle if you get a good...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 02-26-2016, 01:41 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 27,133
Posted By booster
Could be, but boy that thing is massive for a van...

Could be, but boy that thing is massive for a van engine compartment. It looks to have a huge internal cooling fan, though, if ventilation is the issue (duct elimination mentioned).

Cooling ducts...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 02-24-2016, 04:26 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 27,133
Posted By booster
Hopefully, they will replace the driver instead,...

Hopefully, they will replace the driver instead, and then we all can ride along and use a real beer can.
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 02-24-2016, 03:38 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 27,133
Posted By booster
The only real information I have seen is for high...

The only real information I have seen is for high temperature degradation. That was the 50% loss for every 10*C hotter.

The cycle life based on discharge %, how full %, low end cutoff%, charge...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 02-21-2016, 05:08 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 27,133
Posted By booster
Yep, that is what we have been figuring was the...

Yep, that is what we have been figuring was the issue and why Roadtrek needed the AGM. Alternators, almost all chargers, and most solar controllers all need to have a battery on them to work...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 02-18-2016, 10:03 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 27,133
Posted By booster
Not manual for the everyday stuff, but they can...

Not manual for the everyday stuff, but they can be automatic and separated so if one dies the others still work and the bad one can be replaced easily. Charging systems are that way now for many of...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 02-18-2016, 09:13 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 27,133
Posted By booster
Put me in the same camp, I would want enough...

Put me in the same camp, I would want enough automation that I wouldn't have to monitor stuff by hand all the time, but let the different systems run themselves. 3 charging sources that can easily...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 02-18-2016, 06:11 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 27,133
Posted By booster
I just seem to find it very interesting the...

I just seem to find it very interesting the davydd is the one complaining about getting digs about his RV and disparaging personal comments about him.

All one has to do is read the last few posts...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 02-18-2016, 12:14 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 27,133
Posted By booster
Wow, now davydd can get all cranked up when we...

Wow, now davydd can get all cranked up when we are talking about how the Zion works, and it's possible weaknesses, and somehow he thinks we are attacking him????

Time for the tin foil hats, I...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 02-17-2016, 09:12 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 27,133
Posted By booster
The "rules" as they seem to be stated now talk...

The "rules" as they seem to be stated now talk about 1/2 the life for every 10*C above normal, or just under a 100*F for the first halving, 110* area for the second. Of course to get max damage the...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 02-17-2016, 08:10 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 27,133
Posted By booster
I would think they should be on a thermostat, but...

I would think they should be on a thermostat, but who knows in the secretive world of magic boxes:rolleyes:
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 02-17-2016, 08:01 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 27,133
Posted By booster
I guess the part that doesn't make sense is if it...

I guess the part that doesn't make sense is if it is OK for the alternator to connect to the charge side, why not the shore charger. If the AGM is there, it should activate either of them. The load...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 02-17-2016, 03:10 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 27,133
Posted By booster
Me too. Can't be that difficult.

Me too. Can't be that difficult.
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 02-17-2016, 02:59 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 27,133
Posted By booster
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The lady on Yahoo just posted that Roadtrek confirmed that the batteries only will heat off the engine...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 02-17-2016, 12:17 AM
Replies: 155
Views: 27,133
Posted By booster
Will you be able to power the heaters if the...

Will you be able to power the heaters if the batteries are in cold and/or low charge cutout, off shore or engine power?
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 02-16-2016, 11:36 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 27,133
Posted By booster
Actually, it appears that the ARV setup does...

Actually, it appears that the ARV setup does allow use of the batteries when cold, but no charging. The issue we have been discussing is under certain circumstances like if the van has cold soaked...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 02-15-2016, 10:49 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 27,133
Posted By booster
But davydd, you didn't answer what part of the...

But davydd, you didn't answer what part of the ARV heating system we didn't understand, or what part of the Roadtrek system we didn't understand, or why internal heating of the cells themselves might...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 02-15-2016, 09:53 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 27,133
Posted By booster
So true on the wandering:mrgreen::mrgreen: I...

So true on the wandering:mrgreen::mrgreen:

I think most do understand that is how ARV does it. The big question has been what happens when it is too cold to heat that way (battery capacity and...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 02-13-2016, 10:38 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 27,133
Posted By booster
I was referring to the cold battery recovery...

I was referring to the cold battery recovery procedure only when I said they were close to having everything covered, I should have been more clear on that. As to the rest, I don't think any of us...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 02-13-2016, 07:07 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 27,133
Posted By booster
I would suspect that before they had the AGM, the...

I would suspect that before they had the AGM, the battery lockout system locked out the charger (inverter) also, and after they added the AGM they didn't change it. I see no reason for it to be...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 02-13-2016, 06:53 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 27,133
Posted By booster
Here is how she phrased it in her post. Sounds...

Here is how she phrased it in her post. Sounds like no 12v power when on shore power with the lithium pack locked out, and no inverter so no charger.
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 02-13-2016, 05:58 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 27,133
Posted By booster
That's what I would think, also, but she was...

That's what I would think, also, but she was quite sure about it from what she said. What she didn't say was whether the inverter, and thus charger, would come on with the batteries in shutdown. If...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 02-13-2016, 03:49 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 27,133
Posted By booster
The new Zion owner on the Yahoo Roadtrek board...

The new Zion owner on the Yahoo Roadtrek board has put up a bit more information about how the battery heaters work. She lives in a cold climate so it has been ongoing.

Recovery of a cold battery...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 02-10-2016, 05:53 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 27,133
Posted By booster
And just where does it indicate that nobody knows...

And just where does it indicate that nobody knows how ARV does the heating? We all understand how they do it, I think. The setup being talked about heats the batteries internally within the cell,...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 02-09-2016, 05:59 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 27,133
Posted By booster
There you go, you have just solved the etrek...

There you go, you have just solved the etrek battery problems that have been of such discussion. Replace the rear 6 AGMs with an 800ah lithium pack, and leave the 2 six volt AGMs where they are in...
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