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Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 12-15-2015, 09:21 PM
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Posted By gerrym51
if you look at the engine generator system on all...

if you look at the engine generator system on all other models it gets you

a larger inverter/charger/extra batteries/and the engine extra big alternator.

on the zion the 2000 watt inverter is...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 12-15-2015, 08:19 PM
Replies: 316
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Posted By gerrym51
on the zion you are actually paying more for the...

on the zion you are actually paying more for the engine generator because the 2000 watt inverter is standard
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 12-15-2015, 03:52 PM
Replies: 316
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Posted By gerrym51
greg-your too negative. It may seem like a jury...

greg-your too negative. It may seem like a jury rigged fix but i think it will work out. I will say though based on what i have read all the great parameters have been abandoned.I suspect all the...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 12-14-2015, 07:19 PM
Replies: 316
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Posted By gerrym51
if they only need to get power to the control...

if they only need to get power to the control panels and get the -buss connections or whatever to connect-why does it matter if it's 12 volt or 24 votl.

the controls operate 12 volt
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 12-14-2015, 06:28 PM
Replies: 316
Views: 60,060
Posted By gerrym51
Did anybody notice on the ecotrek sheet greg...

Did anybody notice on the ecotrek sheet greg posted that voltstart now lasts about 20 minutes
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 12-14-2015, 05:42 PM
Replies: 316
Views: 60,060
Posted By gerrym51
isn't this an agm battery-only bigger

isn't this an agm battery-only bigger
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 12-14-2015, 05:14 PM
Replies: 316
Views: 60,060
Posted By gerrym51
because on the roadtrek system without the agm to...

because on the roadtrek system without the agm to power up the control panels to turn on the lithium-no power is reaching them- the agm gives the control panel power to turn on the ecotreks

i have...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 12-14-2015, 05:11 PM
Replies: 316
Views: 60,060
Posted By gerrym51
sorry-regardless what they say the agm is for...

sorry-regardless what they say the agm is for voltstart also
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 12-14-2015, 04:31 PM
Replies: 316
Views: 60,060
Posted By gerrym51
these were actually the instructions given to...

these were actually the instructions given to people over the phone that had the initial problems-but it did not work.

the AGM is for 2 issues. Power to the bms and battery switch panels so that...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 12-13-2015, 12:28 AM
Replies: 316
Views: 60,060
Posted By gerrym51
greg-why don;t you ask Steven Stanford-he just...

greg-why don;t you ask Steven Stanford-he just got his zion back after 2 months. says it's fixed
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 12-12-2015, 07:04 PM
Replies: 316
Views: 60,060
Posted By gerrym51
and yet this is what is happening. one...

and yet this is what is happening.

one poster got hers 4 days ago and this is what greg is talking about hers.
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 12-12-2015, 05:25 PM
Replies: 316
Views: 60,060
Posted By gerrym51
i did not say chassis battery power. I said under...

i did not say chassis battery power. I said under the hood. I do not know alternator or what i said it as dave described it
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 12-12-2015, 05:24 PM
Replies: 316
Views: 60,060
Posted By gerrym51
I totally agree-however they can't seem to do...

I totally agree-however they can't seem to do it-i'm not an engineer
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 12-12-2015, 04:32 PM
Replies: 316
Views: 60,060
Posted By gerrym51
Greg-i'm just telling you what dave told me. it...

Greg-i'm just telling you what dave told me. it was not supposed to be this way. supposedly power from somewhere under the hood was supposed to give control panel enough power to work-this was in a...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 12-12-2015, 04:09 PM
Replies: 316
Views: 60,060
Posted By gerrym51
you need the AGM battery to power the control...

you need the AGM battery to power the control panel in case of an ecotrek shutdown that isolates the ecotrek batteries. I am not an engineer but it is what it is.

seems like a 'Rube Goldberg'...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 12-12-2015, 03:48 PM
Replies: 316
Views: 60,060
Posted By gerrym51
i agree they should-but they don't. dave and...

i agree they should-but they don't. dave and bobby had to attach jump starters to pwer up control panels and turn on switches.

why is this-i don't know-but that was the issue
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 12-12-2015, 03:30 PM
Replies: 316
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Posted By gerrym51
Greg-you are totally wrong on this issue. when...

Greg-you are totally wrong on this issue. when the lithium batterys are disconnected they are disconnected -BOTH WAYS-. thats the problem. no power to the control panels to re-connect. because of...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 12-12-2015, 03:13 PM
Replies: 316
Views: 60,060
Posted By gerrym51
I actually suggested a cord from the 12 volt...

I actually suggested a cord from the 12 volt outlet that comes with a van-in the dash-I have 2 in the zion-dash and rear corner that only work if van turned on-that seemed easiest to me
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 12-12-2015, 03:10 PM
Replies: 316
Views: 60,060
Posted By gerrym51
still needs power

still needs power
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 12-12-2015, 02:46 PM
Replies: 316
Views: 60,060
Posted By gerrym51
Here is the most obvious- the main issue with the...

Here is the most obvious- the main issue with the original meltdowns was that there was no power to the control panels to turn things back on.

even if you started the engine -since the lithium...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 12-01-2015, 08:49 PM
Replies: 316
Views: 60,060
Posted By gerrym51
since i store mine out in the open-once a week i...

since i store mine out in the open-once a week i look at the solar controller-the light for full battery is blinking and assuming it is correct it is keeping my tppl agm full. i have not had any snow...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 12-01-2015, 07:51 PM
Replies: 316
Views: 60,060
Posted By gerrym51
Booster-don't standard agm's start to lose charge...

Booster-don't standard agm's start to lose charge the longer they sit without being trickle charged?
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 12-01-2015, 05:25 PM
Replies: 316
Views: 60,060
Posted By gerrym51
I have also read several concuring comments on...

I have also read several concuring comments on lithium like avanti said-however LFP banks in rv's is still rare. lots more info on this stuff in cruiser forums. boats have much more experience with...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 11-30-2015, 10:51 PM
Replies: 316
Views: 60,060
Posted By gerrym51
Davydd - marko is right- LFP batteries are better...

Davydd - marko is right- LFP batteries are better when left stored at about 60-70 percent. AGMs need to be constantly full charged
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 11-30-2015, 09:29 PM
Replies: 316
Views: 60,060
Posted By gerrym51
idiot lights do not work with lithium

idiot lights do not work with lithium
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