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Hello Dana, thank you, our agreed value with Safeco is $180,000 not $1.8 Mil…for $4,500…
Not sure what make sense anymore for a 2000 Marathon H3, actual value or agreed value?
In Michigan looks like the only bus insurers are Progressive, Safeco and Foremost(this is out of hand on price), so only 2. I have AAA for all my other vehicles and home for last 35 years, they do not insure Prevost…
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Thank you Stephen, do you have insurance based on current coach value or agreed value?
Our coach is 2000 Marathon H3 – I insured to “agreed value” to replace the coach in case of being totaled – $180,000, which is probably more than is worth now, since the value cannot be determined by NADA.
I had Marathon issue a letter stating the value at that time…in order to get the policy approved.
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Watch also for an industry wide move to 48vdc variable speed air conditioners. With no need for dc to ac inverters and the low starting amp draw from the variable speed compressor these AC units will run easily off of a 48vdc house battery bank. The variable speed compressor also means the running watt draw will only be what is required to keep the interior temp where it needs to be so overall operating watt draw may well decrease. Stumbling point now is the fully depreciated tooling costs for the AC units leading to lower acquisition cost for the manufacturers. Over time this will even out for the 48vdc units bringing their cost down to something similar to the old design AC units.
Industrial electrical equipment normally now uses AC motors with variable frequency drive controllers to slowly ramp up the starting amps where they can. These simplify 3 phase to single phase conversion as well as allowing smaller, cheaper and lighter cables and motors since lower amp draw means less heat to dissipate. Variable speed compressors have other advantages too which the “mini-split” AC units now exploit.
The times they certainly are are a changing…..
Jerry
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I have Outback inverters cabled together to make 8000 watts available from the batteries. I will run a variety of loads such as the refrigerator and outlets, TVs, coffee maker, etc, but my practice is if I spend a night without shore power I run the generator until I go to bed and I never run A/Cs from my inverter.
My Outbacks have a “silent mode” in which they charge the Li batteries (and AGM) and then stop charging until battery voltage drops to around 24.4 or 24.5. At that point they resume charging until fully charged meaning they show about 26.5 or thereabouts, and then go back to silent mode.
Based on my battery performance curves my Li as currently used are projected to be capable of 14,000 charging cycles. So far so good, especially since I do nothing with them.
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Hello Dave, thx for the info.
We are travelling to Petoskey in the am to get the coach home – south of Detroit.
Will leave on next Tuesday early am, if everything goes as planned we should be at Pelican just in time for trick or treat…
All the best!
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Good to have you back Truk ! Best battery source in the business.
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Here is hydraulic schematics
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IF your clutch is good just any truck parts. all out north west loose road. may be some in town. same as most older trucks. if you need installed maybe mobil guy around.
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Spent sometime on the phone with Battle Born rep. They are contacting one of their vendors in the area to come look at what I am dealing with and make informed decision on moving forward.
Chuck
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Yes I saw that thanks
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Nothing???
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A lot of the marina’s in Mexico use what they call steel wood for their docks because it’s so durable. They have to pre-drill the nail holes so the nails don’t bend. It will dent a boat before the dock breaks. Don’t know what the real name is, but all the marina’s call it steel wood.
Chuck
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Well the Victron’s are a lot cheaper price the the magnum’s
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I an not AARP yet, but will try to get member and quote Hartford.
AAA does vehicle/home/life insurance, road assistance is just another benefit…
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