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  1. Oneleggedcowboy

    Vertical solar panels

    Hello I am back from the grave so to speak. Lost another leg in Az last year. Getting over that. So my question is... I am unable to get on the roof of my motorhome to put more panels up there. So I was thinking about mounting light weight flexible solar panels on the vertical sides? They would...
  2. Oneleggedcowboy

    110 volt LED Light versus 12 bolt LED

    So I know Jimindenver has a constant on inverter and runs 110 volt all the time. In my remodel of my electrical system I will be running a 12 volt refrigerator constantly off my inverter. Actually all the 110 volt wiring will be live with cutoff switches to anything plugged in to prevent phantom...
  3. Oneleggedcowboy

    Lumiax MPPT Controller

    Looking at one on Amazon for $79.99 and wonder what yall have heard and or know about the 30 amp version?
  4. Oneleggedcowboy

    12 volt and 24 volt conversions etc for solar

    Confused I am but I feel the need to understand this. First off I read somewhere that one 60 cell panel cannot charge a 24 volt battery bank???  But that a 72 cell could? Next for the conversion confusion... Let's use round hypothetical numbers, a 100 watt panel with 5 amps charging thru a Mppt...
  5. Oneleggedcowboy

    Eco Worthy max amps 24 volt

    I hope JiminDenver or someone else understands this controller. Thanks in advance for your help.  I have a 20 amp Eco Worthy mppt controller in my camper/horse trailer with a 245 watt solar panel at 24 volts. It works great. I now want to add another 245 watt 24 volt panel to the setup. So that...
  6. Oneleggedcowboy

    Embraco compressor Whirlpool fridge

    Always trying to get by, you know silk purse from a sows ear thing. I have seen Dan Foss fridge compressors on here and I can't afford a fridge or freezer with that setup. So I have a 20 ft box with 7 foot additional gooseneck WW stock trailer. Originally sold as a combination cattle etc horse...
  7. Oneleggedcowboy

    24 volt controller uses

    Gmorning, I want a very simple inexpensive solar system to pump water. Very light usage but for future expandable needs I want a 24 volt system. I have a 24 volt 245 panel on my slide in camper with a Eco Worthy MPPT controllet and it works great but the conttoller cost $100.  I would prefer to...
  8. Oneleggedcowboy

    Voltage controller

    Hey yall I am wanting you buy the cheapest but best voltage controller for a project I am doing. I havery a sto rage building in sz. That is on some high desert land. I will camp there in our RV sometimes. I want to run a 12 volt water pump from a tank to water the horses and have a led lite in...
  9. Oneleggedcowboy

    36 volt solar panel

    Hello all!   I had my purchase and understanding all lined up for my purchase of a 200 watt Eco Worthy system for my truck camper. Then I went to dinner a a friends house and in his shop he had a stack of solar panels. I did not have my glasses so he read the info on the back of the panels to...
  10. Oneleggedcowboy

    What about these tires?

    Hello out there. I have a 2007 Ford F150 4x4 pickup with a 8 ft bed and ectended cab. My tires have a pretty good tread. I am going to put my 1970s era slide in camper on and go out west. I will be boondocking a lot. The camper is also eight foot. My tires are just regular tires, they are not 10...
  11. Oneleggedcowboy

    24 volt batteries for ebike???

    So yall check.my math and tell me where I am messing up. I have a Ezip Trails electric bike, it has two battery packs that are 24 volt and 10ah each. You run on one till its dead and then switch yo the other. So thats a total of 20ah. They cost about $120.00 each pac. The pac consists of two...
  12. Oneleggedcowboy

    Dogs boondocking

    Hello boondockers! I will be starting my Great Western Trip on March 1st with my lil Sadie dog.. My question concerns her safety around coyotes, she goes camping here in the east with me all the time but although we have a few coyotes there are not many. My little Pug dog Sadie Mae Monster...
  13. Oneleggedcowboy

    Solar panel tilt?

    I see where some folks have tilt panels for when they park. What is the difference in charging efficency?
  14. Oneleggedcowboy

    Newbie here

    Hello all my name is Bill and I am a modified full timer. I have a Ford pickup with slide in camper from the seventies. It has everything even a 5000 btu window ac unit. I have not really boondocked since my college days in a tent. Been a canpground camper on weekends. I will not be letting my...
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