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I recently pointed another FWC owner to this table and thought it worth refreshing the info.This was posted some years ago, but the table is still available: https://www.frontrunneroutfitters.com/en/us/camping-gear/chairs-tables/front-runner-pro-stainless-steel-camp-table.html The link to the...

Looking into the warren of wires at the bottom of the cabinet, there are at least two ground buss bars. No way to find a single ground wire for the load for a shunt to measure camper accessory current. When I wired the Iota to the DC-DC Charger, thought I was down to one positive wire from the...

PaulT, that does not seem right. The 1314A relay is only energized by the input from the truck (per 1414A spec). The Iota voltage at the battery is 13.6 V so you should see the same issue with shore power. Is the 1314A wired correctly...

Edited after follow-on postings - thanks everyone. Most pictures have disappeared - I'll try and get them back in. I installed a DC-DC Charger in our 2015 Fleet front dinette for two reasons: 1. The 2019 Ford Ranger alternator is “smart”. 2. I will soon switch to a Lithium battery and my Iota...

The original link is dead, but this is the table: https://www.frontrunneroutfitters.com/en/us/camping-gear/chairs-tables/front-runner-pro-stainless-steel-camp-table.html. Not cheap, but well worth it.

Defiantly check your connections. FWC sells a replacement roof connector and it is an easy install once you get to it (under the panel?). Caulk it with Siliprene or one of the other recommended caulks. Your Charge Controller (Zamp, for example) should show you how much current is coming in from...

On our previous Eagle, we dealt with leaks. First, where the water comes in may be nowhere near where you see it inside. The problems ended when every two years I recaulked all of the roof screws. Not sure I needed to do it that often but I was gun shy by then. I used 3M 5200, a marine grade...

I've pulled the front panel off the kitchen - and lo and behold, there's enough room for both the DC-DC and the MPPT. I'm building an aluminum frame screwed to the top and bottom of the area under the counter to hold both units. I've got some 6 gauge so I'll run that to the battery. I put 2...

Interesting. Had not thought to connect the Iota and alternator together. In cold weather, I sometimes start the truck to warm it up while I pack up the camper and disconnect shore power. Not sure how the truck ECU would feel about an outside source, but it should be ok. It would be the same as...

Camelracer, the 30A doesn't have load outputs - only the 15A and 20A. Sure wish it did - the Victron bluetooth is wonderful. I have the remote battery temperature/voltage sensor as well and that too has bluetooth. Just for curiosity, we have queried it from the cab to get an estimate of the...

veryactivelife, if your Iota has the lithium IQ4, no need to run it through the DC-DC. Or if you have the external IQ4 AGM, you can swap it for the lithium IQ4. I also read that if the IQ4 is external, you can remove it and adjust a pot to set the Iota for a constant 13.8V I have the built in...

The Victron DC-DC is only one direction - which is what I want. The output of the DC-DC goes to the battery. The relay selects one of two inputs: Iota if shore power, otherwise the alternator. The Charge Controller connects directly to the battery. If I have power from any of these sources, I...

In researching the DC-DC charger from Victron, I came across an excellent 70 page tutorial. It explains ohm's law and other relevant principles in language that most anybody can understand. It covers how to hook up equipment - and why it should be done in particular ways. It covers all the nitty...

True, the shunt would normally go on the negative side, but I plan to isolate it to a simple readout meter.- I am not optimistic on getting to a single negative line to the load. In either case, I need to get behind the master switch. The Iota and the alternator are switched by the relay for...

I will be installing a Victron DC-DC charger to take care of the Ranger's smart alternator. Since I plan to switch over to LiFePO4 in the near future, I will take care of the Iota at the same time with a shore power controlled relay to switch input to the Dc-DC between the Iota and the...

Does your truck have a "smart alternator"? If so, you will want a DC-DC Charger. The smart alternators are controlled by the ECU to lower voltages to reduce load on the engine as needed to optimize fuel efficiency. This means that the voltage from the alternator, especially after the voltage...

Do you want a charger to charge a dead battery, or are you thinking trickle charge? I've been researching 50 Ah to 200 Ah batteries, and my understanding is that LiFePO4 batteries are best not kept at 100% SoC. For long term storage 50% SoC is recommended. LiFePO4 also have very low loss, so if...

The stock battery isolator makes it one-way from the truck to the camper. I do have a bypass switch in case I needed to recharge the truck battery, albeit, slowly. This would also allow the panels to trickle charge the truck battery. However, I'm at risk of doing something stupid, like, when not...

We moved our Fleet onto a Ford Ranger from our 2005 Tacoma and are selling the mounting bars and pads for $25 Not included is the forward pad and a slice of the rear mat (they got repurposed for the Ranger). The mats will work as is, but you may want find similar mats at Home Depot or horse...

Today's vehicles have a lot of accessories and features that draw a small amount of current when the engine is off. If a vehicle sits on a dealer's lot for too long, the battery runs down. Car dealers call it "lot rot". If you have a recent vintage truck and it's parked for a few weeks, you...

Glad to hear you are going with AGM. And batteries are indeed the key. The bulk of your power usage is from the batteries. The solar panels are really for recharging them. Friends and I have an off the grid camp in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. 450 Ah of batteries and a 100 W solar panel.The...

I'm especially glad to read that they kept everyone on payroll. Not only was this commendable, it also means that the people (all 91) who know exactly how to do the job are back building the FWC with the same high quality and workmanship.

You can get a pair of 6V AGM golf cart batteries, GC2 225 Ah (as I remember), from Costco for about $200 to $210 for the pair (varies by state). No maintenance, no charging issues, do need to vent and seal off from living space. Ideally, you do not want to discharge your batteries more than 30%...

I was only interested in alternator charging - I've got a battery monitor and a Bluetooth MPPT to get the other numbers. Here's the threadd on answering that question: http://www.wanderthewest.com/forum/topic/18925-how-much-juice-is-your-alternator-getting-to-the-camper-batteries/

I recently spoke with LiFeBlue battery support about using their battery in our Fleet. When I asked him about the Iota IQ-4 his comment was that the IQ-4 Lithium doesn't work. But he was more specific. He said that the Iota will not go into bulk mode unless the battery is sufficiently...