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Forum: General Discussion Forum 12-05-2015, 08:04 PM
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Posted By gregmchugh
Jim has not answered her yet, probably at a...

Jim has not answered her yet, probably at a hockey game...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 12-05-2015, 07:53 PM
Replies: 34
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Posted By gregmchugh
Yes, there would be a cable from the Balmer under...

Yes, there would be a cable from the Balmer under the hood to a temp sensor probe on your Northstar battery.

There could also be a cable from the inverter/charger to a temp sensor on your...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 12-05-2015, 06:55 PM
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Posted By gregmchugh
Roadtrek has never used temp correction on...

Roadtrek has never used temp correction on chargers in the past but they may have started. Gerry Millette, is there a temp probe on your battery?
Forum: General Discussion Forum 12-05-2015, 06:49 PM
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Posted By gregmchugh
Yes, for AGMs it would be interesting to know at...

Yes, for AGMs it would be interesting to know at what SOC the Voltrek is triggering. 1000 cycles at 50% discharge is typical dropping to 500 cycles at 80% discharge.

And you would need to bring...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 12-05-2015, 06:42 PM
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Posted By gregmchugh
Avanti, True, but you will be in bulk charge...

Avanti,
True, but you will be in bulk charge mode if you are adding only 50 amp hours to the batteries during the 35 minute engine run won't you? If you ran longer and got out of bulk charge mode it...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 12-05-2015, 05:59 PM
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Posted By gregmchugh
So, using a Voltrek run profile that triggered at...

So, using a Voltrek run profile that triggered at your 50% SOC point, from a full battery charge, it would run the AC for two hours, then the engine would start and run for 35 min and then repeat...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 12-05-2015, 04:04 PM
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Posted By gregmchugh
On the build your van options for the Zion it is...

On the build your van options for the Zion it is shown as a $1859 option independent of selecting the Ecotrek battery option, so it would appear to be available with standard AGM batteries...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 12-05-2015, 03:52 PM
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Posted By gregmchugh
I have seen a report of people with 400 amp hours...

I have seen a report of people with 400 amp hours of AGM in a Roadtrek reporting 90 minutes of AC runtime on batteries but who knows how low they ran down the batteries or how hot it was.

They...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 12-05-2015, 03:39 PM
Replies: 34
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Posted By gregmchugh
Agree completely that the real world performance...

Agree completely that the real world performance is likely to be disappointing. I picked a best case alternator charge and mentioned that the AC load needed to be factored in. I think vans with small...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 12-05-2015, 02:48 PM
Replies: 34
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Posted By gregmchugh
Advanced RV has done it right in terms of...

Advanced RV has done it right in terms of designing a better solution than Roadtrek, not sure why Roadtrek has to rush to market with what seems like a less than ideal solution rather than take the...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 12-05-2015, 02:43 PM
Replies: 34
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Posted By gregmchugh
That would surely work but why keep the engine...

That would surely work but why keep the engine running if it has recharged the batteries in parallel with powering the AC. Why not shut off the engine for awhile and run off the batteries until you...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 12-05-2015, 02:38 PM
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Posted By gregmchugh
I have wondered about the Voltstart logic and the...

I have wondered about the Voltstart logic and the limits on number of starts and runtime. Since it is available on all three chassis I guess the interface to the vehicle could be the standard remote...
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