Recent content by whitewolf

Nice.

I've been using mine for at least a year without starting the engine. That's only adding a few pounds at a time to get up to 80. I would, of course, start the engine if I was adding a lot. I had just assumed that they said to start the engine so you wouldn't run down the battery. I didn't know...

Maybe a bit. Why would there be sparks? Why would there be leaks? And diesel is notoriously hard to ignite. But to be safe, never ever do that. IMHO. Sent from my PH-1 using Tapatalk

Hmmm. Your expectations may be too high. I have 510 on the roof and average about half that. And that's in the desert. They are flat though, no tilt. Sent from my PH-1 using Tapatalk

Apparently not. A lot of these numbers are not as precise as one would hope and for supply seem to tend toward the rosy side. Such as my 2200w Honda generator, I would say more like 1900w for real. But there may be other things you can check. The breaker might be overly sensitive. Sent from my...

A bunch of people went after the 2018 RTR and it was fine. Other groups have been formed since then. Sent from my PH-1 using Tapatalk

IDK, I'm getting a little giggle out of my movements lately. So it's BLM on the west side of the highway and National Forest on the east. So I'm just moving back and forth, a few miles in either direction. Am I obeying the 14 day limit or disobeying the spirit of the 14 day limit? HeeHee. Sent...

Apparently some people have good results with adding a capacitor. I went with a real soft start, the EasyStart. But it is expensive. It supposedly is better for the unit as it ramps it up slower. I don't think you're going to find anything that just plugs in. Sent from my PH-1 using Tapatalk

Don't be jumping to conclusions too quickly now. More batteries means you'll need more charging and you don't seem to have enough charging now. Sent from my PH-1 using Tapatalk

They have that. I have that. Nashone on Amazon. Sent from my PH-1 using Tapatalk

Here's the Victron read out for the day the batteries shut down. You can see the day before when it started getting colder and the furnace began kicking on, they went down to 12.3v. If I had looked I might have taken that as a warning sign. I still believe if they were charged at 14+ that they...

Thanks everyone, sorry I was on the road all day yesterday, not responding till now. OK, pump up the volume on the bulk. 15.5. Yikes. Interesting. This stuff is complicated. I do run into people who say "Solar charging? Oh that's simple!" With those people I immediately start inching towards the...

Yeah, but we get scared cause we want them to last; they're so dang expensive. Yet so wonderful. It's that time of year again with shorter days and one has to start thinking about the juice more after cruising all summer. Folks have told me to set both bulk and float on 14+, but that is not what...

Class C, 2 Battleborn 100, 510w solar, Victron controller, Magnum charger/inverter. Most of the time I don't even think about my system. It works fine. But the other night it was unusually cold and the furnace was too much for the batteries and they kicked off. So we know that lithiums don't...

Sometimes you have to give up and go to the pros. Just saying. I fooled around with mine for about a year, trying all those DIY tricks. Since I have solar, I don't use it that much. Finally went to Cummins and they said it wasn't putting out 60hz. Only about 58hz. For $150 it was fine again, no...