[Art]

You need provision for heating or retaining heat if they are self heating.

Or a plan to never charge them above the specified amount of they are below 30F.

Also, the are not acceptable for series parallel cabling so I presume yu have a straight 12V coach?

[Art]

Art, Here is my plan when i switch to Lithium:

1) Pull out the old batteries

2) Clean up the battery bay, repaint, get rid of rust etc.

3) Put the new batteries in place to see what is needed for blocking since they are smaller

4) Block batteries in place

5) Figure out cable lengths and routing, order if needed

6) Wire up all 4 batteries, switch them all off

7) Turn inverter chargers on

8) Turn on one battery at a time, add it in the app,verify status, charge to 100%

9) Repeat this process for all 4 batteries.

After this, i need to see how things go.

[Art]

I read to charge separately to full then install and let them balance for 24 hours before use?? Is that over kill? I’ve heard from a couple other people the same about charging separately then balance before use, I still old school.

[Art]

Art, use your inverters to charge them. They are just recommending the batteries reach a full charge before you start loading them.

[Art]

Roger, great to hear from you. I Miss Keller a lot! Great times ! I hear from Miles, Truk and Mango occasionally. Stay Well.

Rick

[Art]

Could be wiring, computer programming, TPS or converter. Allison can tell pretty quick with their computer

[Art]

There are options for servicing unsupported conversions. As an example East Tennessee Luxury Coach, Jeff Rowe, is unafraid of any service work.

But keep in mind you pay for the learning curve, and if you really are unlucky your problem is with something programmed and you do not have the source codes. You are f**ked. I am aware of only a few conversions whose codes are available from the converter. That means you either pay for a workaround, or you get some really smart computer whiz to get access to the code and copy it.

Stick with a conversion made in quantities by well established converters. The number of wanna-be converters no longer in business will fill a Manhattan phone book. The very early coaches with zero proprietary programming are little risk when it comes to getting service. Today’s coaches are excessively complex and have a lot of programming to make things work.

[Art]

Thanks Jon that’s what I have been leaning towards. But thought maybe there’s other options out there for servicing someone else’s conversion work.

[Art]

Walk away. You have no idea about how bad it can get if the converter goes belly up, or how difficult it will be to maintain it even if he still exists.

[Art]

When Tom and I owned PC we were often amazed at how bad and how dangerous some Fakebook posts were, to the point where it was clear nobody was even attempting to refute bad posts.

Neither Tom, Jeff or I were afraid to dispute bad advice, going to Prevost to have their experts assist us in making sure what was posted on PC was as accurate as possible.

I may not be very active here, but I rarely see bad advice and those who actively post are very well informed and accurate in my opinion.

Use Fakebook at your risk.

[Art]

Art, battery and Solar technology is a very fast evolving technology with batteries and hardware getting less expensive with more features. For you to switch to lithium, you just need to change your charge profile. there are companies with drop in replacements to 8D batteries. My system is 100% Victron, When my 4 8D lifelines age out, i will for sure replace them with LifePo batteries. I like the LiTime brand but there are many out there. Make sure you buy LifePo batteries and not Lithium Ion.

[Art]

NO, you will not get a 1000 mile test run! You look it over, have a professional look it over and then make a decision. You will then give the seller all of your money and you are on your own.

If you are near a Prevost service center you might be able to pay to have the coach checked out (the seller would not pay) and at least have some confidence that the chassis is good. If the converter is out of business you might have problems getting issues addressed down the line and not being in the top 5 means you may have issues even getting help here or from other users when trying to address issue.

Let us know more about the coach. No one will steal it out from under you but might be able to give you some additional helpful information.

I have owned a 1988 and currently own a 1998, so yes, folks do buy used Prevost and most are pretty damn happy with what they own.

[Art]

Thanks George, retirement is boring.

[Art]

I actually made my own, i used 2 pieces of white delrin (plastic) one on each end and pinned the sides so the dish wouldn’t slide out. I looked at the aftermarket ones and there are a lot of them out there, and they are all 3D printed crap. the only one decent is the one that comes with the Gen 3 dish made for roof mounting, but that package is 2500 bucks.

[Art]

Just finished have to clean up a little silicone sanded grout water tight