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In that picture it is difficult to tell if the arc is upwards or downwards.It looks at first glance to be bowing downwards, but again it's hard to tell from this angle. If arc is upwards, it's normal. If it's downwards, yes, you should be concerned. Water is supposed to roll off the roof...

Yeah, we have exterior mounted propane tanks as well, never cook inside either, except for a Jetboil when we just want boiling water - super fast, about 1 1/2 minutes. Anyway, it's nice to have options for configuring your layout. You've got a clean slate. Fun project ahead. Rich

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What do you plan to use for a cooking fuel? If propane or butane is still in the picture, even if it's just a small canister for a Jetboil stove,, it's still a good idea to stow the bottles in an exterior locker when you're not using them. You might find useful the propane locker that you...

Should be just fine. A 1-year-old BB isn't going to be significantly different than the new BB in terms of remaining battery capacity and health. It will most likely still rest at ~13.4v when full. If your 1st battery was, say, 5 years old it might drag down your new battery a bit and you...

Buckland - If you have two 12v batteries in parallel, your single meter (probably your Victron 712) will read those two batteries as one battery bank. The Victron 100/20 is an MPPT solar controller, not a meter, it will feed the parallel bank. If you want to know the health status of each...

If you've done the Fantastic Fan PWM control board hack, did you use a conformal coating on the PCB, or did you leave it uncoated? And how has the board held up over time? Also, if you did use a coating, other than the heat sinks, what else did you mask off? I'm basically referring to the...

Would suggest a Wave 3 or Wave 6 propane heater as a supplement and/or redundant backup to your existing furnace, hooked up to a seperate tank with its own hose and fittings. It's a relatively simple install. I installed a Wave 3 in my Hawk (along sid the furnace) and found it reliable, clean...

Don't agree that failures aren't very common. There are a significant number of failures of the PCB, mostly reported on remote control unit models (7000 series), but certainly not limited to those models. If you call or e-mail MaxxAir tech support they will absolutely tell you that unless your...

Adding fuel to the fire...one other issue has been widely reported, with regards to the circuit board. beyond the issue of voltage spikes killing boards (the boards can handle up to 15v, but not sustained, they want to see less than 13.8 on a regular basis - ideally 12.9v, which you can achieve...

This is the best thread I've seen on the MaxxAir voltage issue. It has excellent links to sources for proper regulators and a nice install video, too. No b.s. Just the facts. https://www.escapeforum.org/forums/f8/maxxfan-7000k-voltage-regulator-14667.html

OK,just received confirmation from MaxxAir regarding installation mods requied to avoid latent circut board issues in your fan if your battery exceeds 14.0v - and pretty much all charging routines involve voltages >14.0v. Some people have not had any issues with these fans, but there have been...

Thanks, Patrick and lostcreek. Happy to hear that both your Maxx Airs are both operating without issues >14v. Lostcreek, which voltage reg did you install on your Maxx Air? And where exactly did you install it? It just seems to me that a fan's circuit board should be able to handle at least...

For anyone who has a Maxx Air installed and, also, has a solar system charging the batteries which run the fan, I have two questions related to the Maxx Air 'manual' 10 spd fan:(i.e., 6200K or other "manual" models). 1. Have you had any issues with voltage at about 14.4v messing with the...

Carla, good luck with your new camper-flatbed combo. I'm sure all the paperwork will work out and you'll be able to concentrate on fitting out your new rig vs. getting hung up in obscure legal codes. Of course if you like obcure things, you'll have plenty of time to focus on obcure wiring...

California DMV legalize may appear set in stone, but a lot of the interpretation of specific codes is defined by how you check the boxes on specific forms as this example shows: ------- "...My F450 registration is about $1100. There is indeed a VLF charge and a weight charge. However despite...

Body type in not the issue when registering your truck, it is GVWR. If you convert your pickup into a flatbed, then you have a pickup with a flatbed body. The upgraded flatbed and camper combo's total payload should still be within your original OEM payload rating and GVWR. You're only an...

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Okay, gotcha. I was thinking you had to be in winter conditions with that low amp/hr average, where the fridge doesn't see a large temp differential and hardly cycles. Nice. Thanks for that. Your hot weather stats are more in line with the typical efficiency curves. Still, it appears from your...

Once again, very cool, and inexpensive by comparison. Interested to learn how it goes afer your long road trip.

ramblinChet - I have a 45qt Engel fridge-freezer, which I run on the most minimal energy-efficient setting, for keeping food cool enough to not go bad for a week, and to have a cold beer on a hot day. The very best I can do in the summer is average 0.75 amps/hr or 18 amp/hrs/day. With a 100 AH...

Very cool, thanks for that. Rich

Rando, I like your BMS circuit breaker analogy. Well put. Also, you appear to have a more sophisticated feedback and monitoring system in place, to help analyze performance. Did you custom build these capabilities into your LiFePo4 and which meter(s) are you using to read these measurements? Rich

The BB BMS will have precedence and turn off charging if it detects a danger to the battery, for example, an internal battery temp of less than 24 degrees F. Other than that, why would you want to set the parameters to turn off charging, assuming you are using a reliable smart charger that is...

Roger that.