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Dryer is a Bendix. so adjustment is under top hat?
Chuck
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The value of mine just keeps going up and up and up………just like the value of the corn and beans in my bins……Bwahahahaha………sometimes I just kill me!
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Bells ringing loudly. The ebay ad lists location CA. Ole Mandy claim Butte MT. Thats Silver Bow County Sheriff territory Scammmmmmmmmm. Thought so. Butte MT shipping company my Ass!
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Les, I am only speaking for my situation with my Liberty, its single 50 DN alternator, and my Outback inverters. I posted the article about swapping with AGM and 100% of the charging values are within the Li allowable range.
I did not have to do anything else. But………my Relion batteries have charging limitations based on temperature so to be assured I will not screw up and slap them with a high current charge when they are cold I enclosed the batteries, and then as the article shows I have a means of never allowing them to drop below 40F.
The heating system will always be “on” as I have it set up now, but if I have doubts I can look at the temperature controller and verify the battery compartment is 40 or above. If I screw up and forget to verify the batteries are warm, I set the Outbacks so my charge current is below the limits Relion specifies. If the temps fall below 14F I have to reset the Outback currents.
If I screw up and start the engine when it is below 14, and the heating system is not working because I have the switch turned off or if it failed then the alternator output can damage the batteries. I think I will be careful enough and I think the chance I am going to be using the bus where it is in the teens is slight.
As to protecting the alternator if the batteries shut down, in the article I showed a monitor I added that displays the battery voltage and at a very conservative 12.2 volts it emits a loud and very annoying alarm. Relion would like to see auto-start to be triggered at 11.8 so as can be seen I have some margin.
I know Anthem is expressing some concerns, but I believe I have addressed them to the extent I have to date. He apparently feels strongly that the alternator will be damaged if the Li batteries shut down but I have given that a lot of consideration. If they shut down when the alternator is providing charging current, the load on the alternator still continues because the 50DN is still charging the chassis batteries so it will not see a total open circuit.
But I also considered what is the most probable Li shut down, and there are two possible events. The first is they aren’t being charged and they go into a low voltage shut down. In that case the alternator is unlikely to be charging them or the chassis batteries. The second possible shut down is an over voltage condition, in which case something is already wrong, likely a voltage regulator. In that case the coach high voltage warning is going to come on before the Relion shut down voltage is reached. Hopefully I will react appropriately and get the coach shut down quickly. It should be noted a two alternator conversion will not have that high voltage alert.
I hope Anthem stays with the conversation because I think I addressed the issues on my coach, but other Liberty models or other conversions may require some different considerations.
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Had my OTR service at the Winter Park Prevost. Was told to check the oil level in the sight glass only after 1/2 hour of operation for accurate level
Chuck
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With all that is going on we have decided to sit tight for now here at ORI in Indio. They have shut down all activities along with the pools but we do still have some freedoms in the park , like a 5pm daily Golf cart parade with proper spacing of course 🙂
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Mark,
We have no idea who’s still going other than Jon.
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I use the Blue Ox tailgater lot more money but much better. Darrell
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Hi David, Mine has a shower with the hallway on the right side. It also has a teak ceiling that I understand Beaver only made 3 of. Always good to hear from a previous Beaver bus owner.
Harry
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Good job, Chuck. Chasing leaks is frustrating and there are so many places for leaks to hide there is a great deal of satisfaction when one is identified.
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Suspending production in my opinion is linked to seeing RV sales dealers where lots are filled to capacity, no more room !
AL
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Belief in SCIENTISTS and MEDICAL professionals trumps all others.
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Having a good spotlight on board is much more useful. I’ve used mine only once that I can think of where I felt it was really useful. The best thing I have ever done is update the headlights. Now I can see at night on those rare occasions I drive after dark.
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Yeah He was a hell of an entertainer for sure. Some of us have our coaches marked.
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Like BGLogistics, my 95 chassis/96 Liberty #331 bus OTR compressor doesn’t come on when the 3 position switch is in the heat position.