Bill
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All it took was an overnight at Grand Lake to make my wind scoops disappear. I replaced them with the vibration sensors and so far, so good. Yeah, staying away from branches helps too!
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Jon,
One of the main reasons I started talking to these battery manufacturers is that the basic thought and design of the units themselves only generally require value adjustments to charging and autostart parameters. As long as the installed equipment is adjustable and have the ranges to accommodate the Li’s, one could always change the settings back if necessary and put back in at a future date the type of batteries you have now. That would be the worst case situation, but due to their flexibility of having all of the safety features built into each battery unit, rather than the way the Mastervolt system was designed (with lots of accompanying needed components for control and safety), I seriously doubt they will not be around in 15 years or so when the bank would be due for replacement again. They may have further evolved in capacity and other benefits, but I believe these people designed a home-run that will be around for a long time to come. They have already been selling these battery units for just under 10 years now, with very good reviews.
Having talked to you at great length about reliability and common-sense approaches to coaches as we have, be clear that I am just as skeptical as you are, maybe more so, about the claims of manufacturers and new items that flood the market on a regular basis. I have put a lot of time and research, and talking with the companies to determine what really is the basis and truth about all of these products. For instance, there are several companies that are advertizing “drop-in” replacement Lithium Ion batteries. They each use different cell types for various reasons. The companies I have discussed utilize high quality-controlled cylindrical cells. Most of the others out there utilize prismatic cells in pouch-like form. The prismatics are much more difficult to put together, while still insuring uniformity and a high degree of quality control simply because of the way the pouch prismatic cells are assembled together. You can get a greater energy density by some degree, but the benefits of safety and uniformity of construction you get with the way the cylindrical cells are assembled to form the overall battery, added with the inherent safety of these cells, far outway, at least to me, the potential for a bit greater energy density. I am not naming names here, but I HAVE already told you the two brands that I like, and now you have the specifics on why. I have seen demonstration videos of the cylindrical cell battery units being shot and/or impacted and it is very reassuring to see how they react, especially when you consider the oxide-type battery units (think Tesla, Samsung Galaxy phones) and how they burst into flames under the same test. I will find one of those videos and post the link to it for reference of anyone interested.
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Windows 10
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Its been rainy and windy here at our home just north of San Antonio this AM. Rain is generally thought of as a Blessing here in August. My insurance company(Natl General) sent me an email and a text warning of the approaching storm.
So far, so good
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That looks really nice.
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We agree with everyone’s comments about the rally and the eclipse! Great time, food and meeting new people. We look forward to seeing everyone at a future rally or on the road somewhere.
Donald & June
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For diagnosing an issue the gauges are a quick but not very accurate means of getting needed information. I have a single alternator charging both house and chassis batteries simultaneously. I have voltage gauges for the house and chassis side by side and they show at least a 1/2 volt reading in voltages. When you are dealing with situations where 1/2 volt makes a big difference you need to know the values you are getting are accurate.
If you have an alternator voltage regulator putting out just 1/2 volt more than the Prevost setting you could be cooking the chassis batteries as an example. Your proper relationship between the 12 and 24 volt systems on the chassis is important and a 1/2 volt error in the reading can mislead you into thinking you have or do not have a problem.
When you get a warning light on the dash use your multi-tester to get accurate readings so you know if you do have a problem or if the monitor is failing.
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I’m actually at Marathon in Oregon this week getting some work done.
Leon said the Aux Reset blinking is normal whenever you power-up thru shore power. It ensures there is never any load over 50Amp on either leg of your shore power. And like Bill mentioned, it should shut itself off after several minutes. Guess I’m not patient enough.
By the way, for those Marathon owners who depend on Leon’s knowledge and expertise, he told me he has five years until retirement. He is an outstanding resource for Marathon customer service!
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You should use the correct one. The pressure relief alows coolant to be purged and there is no place for it to go in that location. The other has a overflow tube connected to it…
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If the water is entering the lower arm at the top where the black cap is, why can we not drill a “seep” hole at the bottom of the lower arm near where it attaches to the coach. I would assume a small hole drilled into the aluminum would not hurt the integretiy of the arm, and allow the water to pass out the “seep” hole. Thus avoiding the need to over extend the awning. I don’t think that the arm is filled with lubricant.
In my Liberty, the control unit is behind the entertainment center, and then another bulkhead. Almost impossible to get to easily.
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I don’t know if this will help or not. (Huh … can’t post picture tonight. Reduced it to 83kb. ) HY-KO brand. Found near the signs and road side reflectors.
I was the Hartford (WI) Ace Hardware store this afternoon and walking down an aisle these reflectors caught my eye. They are 1 7/8″ high by 4 3/8″ wide. The holes are 3 7/8″ apart. They are also adhesive backed $2.49.
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I tow a 2017 Jeep Wrangler automatic and there’s nothing in the procedure regarding disconnecting the battery cables. Are you looking in the Recreational Towing Section?
This page is from section 6, page 325 of the 2017 manual:
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I tow a new 2016 Wrangler and it’s great, neutral transfer, transmission in park, turn off ignition, pull the key and lock the doors. There is no steering lock or voltage draw.
My 07 Wrangler needed a battery disconnect, it would go dead in one day of towing without.
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Don’t have a Marathon – have a Vantare. Also have two Trace 4024’s. My biggest beef was that the forward air and the salon air were on the same leg as the refrigerator. I want the forward and salon airs on most of the time so I had to switch the salon air with the third (bathroom) unit so I could split the load. Luckily this was easily done at the breaker panel. Now I can power a/c’s to cool the front of the bus or cool down the stateroom while also keeping the salon cool. On the road it is all OTR.
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Hey Doc, Monty the superintendent of TetonnSchool district told me parking lot lights will stay on. But we can gain darkness, less lighting by leaving the parking lot. We will be passing thru there this Sunday on the way to Yellowstone. We’ll stop and look at what he was talking about and report back.