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I never thought of a dedicated cold air intake for the alternator Sternwake thanks for the tip. I tried googling alternator cold air intakes and didn't find anything vehicle specific. Did you fabricate yours or modify one that was used for a differfent purpose?

Hey Joe Thanks for the the reply. I do have a basic understanding of charging a 12v battery bank despite my last post'(been lurking here for quite ahile) the reason I reffered to the float charge was because being a manual power supply it won't shut down when the batterys reach there full...

Thanks for ther info on this.... Could the RSP-500-15 be considered as an alternative to solar panels for battery charging? Assuming that it was connected to a 800 watt inverter and set to a float voltage and the van was driven 2 or 3 hours per day?

I was looking earlier today at these 2 fridges Both had fairly good reviews on Amazon micro size Edgestar Compact Freezer Refrigerator with Lock - Stainless Steel Power: 138 W/1.1 A $167.99 and small Danby 2.5 1.5 amps 165 watts $119.99

I was looking earlier today at these 2 fridges Both had fairly good reviews on Amazon micro size Edgestar Compact Freezer Refrigerator with Lock - Stainless Steel Power: 138 W/1.1 A $167.99 and small Danby 2.5 1.5 amps 165 watts $119.99

Got it! Thanks for the wakeup call SternWake. Thanks for your suggestions slow2day I have tried venting the vans ac to the cargo area and it doesn't get cool enough to make it work I appreciate your comment akrvbob I think I have A better understanding of the issues now. I am going to try...

Thanks for the time looking at this and providing your feedback. If you can help me understand this a bit better I'd appreciate it :huh: I looked at it this way In an average example the initial surge from the compressor upon start up uses up 8 amps and then goes through 5 amps per hour...

I have been reading this forum for about a month now and have I've learned quite a bit about how to start working on my van conversion; there really is an unbelievable amount of information to sift through so now I have my first questions about how best to proceed. I have a 2003 Chevy express...

My plan was to use this van to live in. It is an extended van with a one piece fiberglass body. VERY Stealthy no windows in the extra large cargo area and over 6 feet of head room. It has a 6 liter V8 it gets about 13 mpg city/hwy and 15 mpg hwy driving I have attached 2 pictures of a van...