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Yup. As a test, push in the silver (or red) switch to the Iota DLS 30 and the 0.2 Amp should go away.

Mark, I wholeheartedly agree that lifting the older FWC Campers that do not have jack brackets is dicey using the cable jacks. I was oh so careful everytime I did it and I worried about dropping the camper off of the jacks. I wound up buying two additional used cable jacks and I used four of...

Some people may not know the following which is offered to stimulate thinking before replacing stuff: All materials (metals, plastics, glass, adhesives, paint, etc) have characteristic thermal (and structural) properties. The properties vary from specific material to specific material (i.e...

atwoodnative, The rear of the camper appears to be resting on some kind of metal bars bridging the side rails of the pickup cargo bed. Those bars are not factory and have been added. I cannot tell if the camper weight when sitting on the truck is all or partially on those bars. The...

mobilelists, If going from inside to outside (or vise versa) in roof or side of camper: 1) Buy a rubber grommet large enough for the cable to pass through to go over the sharp Aluminum edges 2) Push the cable through 3) If on roof and this is for solar I would use an entry gland over the...

The advice I have been given by several suspension professionals: Best solution for a better ride and handling more (or less) weight is springs. For better ride softer or even stiffer as appropriate to load and driving conditions. Redesigned spring pack (beefier springs/more leaves) for...

There are many threads on various repairs we make to our campers and often suggestions on Adhesives, Sealants and Caulks are made. Frequently there is little or no discussion of the appropriate sealant, adhesive or caulk based on the materials involved or the specific application (e.g. roof...

The FWC Keystone is about a foot longer than the FWC Grandby. The extra room inside is nice. It makes room for a full length rollover couch and the cassette toilet (we do not have the cassette toilet - I put a low shelf in the vacant area there and we store a pota-pottie under the shelf. On...

I recommend against cutting off the flaps. You may need them to keep rain out.

jdavis and fish more, Thanks for posting the info, link and pictures for the hatch spring arms. I order four for our camper today.

Looks like a nice camper. We have a 2007 FWC Keystone. We love it. Too bad this model was discontinued. The newer (2000 - 2011 year) FWC Keystone campers rarely come up for sale. The best years for them are probably 2007 to 2011. I expect it will sell quickly.

First order assuming no A/C: The camper will heat up to the outside air temp with the windows and vents open. It will get hotter if the windows and vents are closed. The campers have minimal insulation in the ceiling and walls of about 1" of solid Styrofoam or Polystyrene which has an R value...

buckland, I have seen that issue before but I don't know the actual cause. I note that those fasteners are rusted full length. When installed they are screwed through a thin sheet of Aluminum and into an Aluminum tube with a relatively thin wall. There should be an area near the tip that...

I am interpreting that the wire upgrade is between truck and camper batteries and not the camper wiring? Assuming that is the case I think 8 ga is the minimum wire size for 30 A and if that is an upgrade that is strange to me. Here is my thinking, the one way distance between truck battery and...

Noting that I have installed three Solar systems so far, two on campers and one on a boat. If I were buying a camper now I would have solar wiring pre-installed and house battery wiring pre-installed. I would probably have whatever standard AC/DC power interface, battery charger and fuse box...

I have a FWC Keystone Camper the largest panel that I could fit on my roof without covering a vent is right around 400 W. I went with a 360 W rigid panel because my calculations show that would be sufficient for or needs (and it has been). It weighs right around 40 ponds. I looked at many...

It is my recollection that the amount of distributed weight the roof can support is several hundred pounds more than any of us can lift. Pragmatically if you cannot lift it, then it is appropriate to consider safety issues. Yes, you can use a crank up speaker stand or electric linear drive...

FWIW: I have owned my 1993 Dodge Diesel W250 ClubCab, long bed since 1999. It had 125,000 miles on it when I purchased the truck from the first owner and it now has just over 400,000 miles. It had Continental tires (205/85/R16 as I recall) when I bought it. The on highway steering was tight...

It is true that dissimilar metals in the presence of a corrosive electrolyte (such as water or worse salt water) will lead to galvanic corrosion. However, if the metals do not actually make contact with each other, particularly if they are separated by a non-dielectric barrier (such as many...

Stokeme, You asked Vic but I will jump in and share our info and experience. We have one 360 W solar panel, a Victron 100/30 Smart Solar Controller, a BVM-702 Battery Monitor with bluetooth dongle (installed prior to the BVM-712 model being available) and two Lifeline 6V GPL-4 220Ah batteries...

My educational background is Physics and Business Administration. My professional experience is the design, construction and testing of highly calibrated (NIST traceable) airborne and spaceborne scientific instruments. In addition, I have a lifelong interest in the environment and I am a...

Vic, et al, Sizing wire for voltage drop so that the electronics function properly makes sense. Sizing wire for max current may be overly conservative and expensive. The Ohmic (Joule) heating of a wire has a time factor associated with it and it also depends not only on the material used for...

Gooseberry, I advise reading the range specs carefully. Here is what I read: "A Cybertruck with a Tesla Semi engine and power train should have 200 miles of range with full loads with 85 kWh batteries and 250 miles with 100 kWh. A 180 kWh pack would give it 500 miles of non-towing range and...

FWIW I found the following on repeated mating/demating of MC4 connectors: https://www.quora.com/Can-MC4-connections-be-used-repeatedly-without-damage-to-the-plug-the-panel-or-any-other-inverters-etc The Swiss company Staubli invented MC4 connectors. Here is a link to their datasheet...

I agree with John R, If the fuse has blown twice there is a short or a bad connection or bad part somewhere in that circuit. Time to get a voltmeter and shart checking the circuit for a wiring problem. As I recall there is a reverse polarity protection fuse in the back of the DLS-30 but it is...