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Another thought that I had after reading another forum post on hooking up a Noco battery charger via the SAE/Zamp port on the side of a FWC or similar camper is whether the voltage coming from the WaterLily would be enough to pass through the MPPT controller. This is a little outside my...

Hi JaSAn - ya I was wondering about that as well. I wonder if the regulations are different if it's a temporary generator vs permanent. Last thing we would want would be a ton of generators clogging up streams or people modifying rocks and stream flows in order to concentrate flows for ideal...

Ya that definitely could be the better option depending on your weather conditions. I was just thinking it could be a good alternate power source for boondocking in rainy/cloudy conditions. Solar is not going to help you much there even with extra panels. Plus you get the added benefit of...

Very true. Not much output. Under ideal conditions, that's ~24aH over 24hrs, which isn't much, but it's also not nothing. What do you think about the concept though? Seems like it could be a good idea if improved in the long run. If they were able to increase the size of the unit in order to...

Ah sorry I posted this to the wrong forum. :rolleyes: Can a @moderator move this to the Electrical, charging, power, etc forum? Or delete it and i can repost...?

Hey Everyone, Has anyone attempted to use the WaterLily Turbine as a supplemental power source for charging their camper battery? Doesn't look like it will provide a ton of wattage, but the ability to provide an additional charge overnight could be a nice addition? There's also the ability to...

Larryqp - I actually thought about that idea as well. I have four of the Aootek lights as security lights on the house. Love them. The version that I have has the toggle for the different modes on the back of the unit so it's kinda a set once idea. I was worried that if I put one on the side of...

Hey Everyone, Part of FWC's exterior LED package includes LED lights underneath the camper on each corner of the slide-in part of the camper. I'm thinking about DIY'ing up something myself since I didn't opt for that upgrade during my purchase. I'm hearing good things about the Baja Designs...

No way I can think of everything so keep the important bits coming :) Regarding: A) Yes, the NOCO unit is hooked up to the BMV shut with all the other negative wires. Haven't had the chance to leave the solar and NOCO unit out all day, but plan to do that this weekend since I'll be home. C) So...

Hi Vic, My battery is a Deka Intimidator Group 24 79aH AGM. It's what was factory installed from FWC. Regarding number 3, ya I was also wondering about that. You bring up a good point. I might need to re-sync after a full charge. Since the solar panel isn't hooked up when in storage/parked, I...

I thought that I would report back in for future DIY'ers. I talked to Jeff Martin at MULE Expedition Outfitters (Tualatin, OR location) who sold me my camper. He put me in touch with Aaron at FWC. Aaron let me know that there is no order to how the wires are connected to the Wago connectors and...

Thanks everyone for their responses. Super helpful. I'm in the middle of the install project and now have another question. Does FWC always install the wires going into the Wago connectors in the same spots on both the positive and negative connectors? On the positive Wago connector, the wire...

Hi Vic, I was hoping you'd be the one to respond. Your comments and feedback are always so helpful. Thanks for confirming my thinking for #1 and #2. I hadn't seen or heard anyone mention cutting the wires in any of the other post that I had read so I was a little suspicious, but in the end, it...

Hey Everyone, I'm also looking to hook up a Victron 100/20, but in my 2019 Hawk Shell with furnace and side dinette. I already have a BMV712 installed and one factory 79ah battery. Originally, I had been planning on using this video to help guide my install + some diagrams from this thread...

Thanks John! Great article. Learned a lot. Update: Took my truck into Les Schwab since they were right by my house. (Working up my skills to do my own pad replacement, but I had a feeling something else was wrong with the brakes). Turns out that I had a stuck caliper (or maybe the piston) on...

Thanks Paul. Appreciate the "teaching me to fish" approach.

Hey Everyone, It's time for some new brake pads on the truck, which got me thinking. Should I be considering any upgrades to my braking system? Better pads, rotors, brakes? I have an 09 F150 XLT with Hawk Shell. As far as I know, the truck's braking system is all stock. Loaded up, I'm near my...

This is the same method that I used. I've found that velcro has been very helpful in my FWC mods. I also stapled the self-adhesive velcro strips to the reflectix to give them a little more temporary permanency. :)

Hi Ed, Thanks for taking the time with the lengthy reply. Here are some of the answers to your questions. I do not currently have solar panels or a solar charge controller. I may upgrade to solar in the future, but for now, the reason I went with the Noco unit is because the camper is stored...

@canfindtom Doh! I didn't even think of the turnbuckle doors. :rolleyes: I'll definitely keep that in mind as a back up option. Really don't want to drill a hole in the camper if I don't have too. @m.r.h - No exterior plugs besides the Zamp solar outlet. And no 120v power system. Eventually...

Hey There, I recently purchased one of the new Noco Genius 10 battery maintainer/charger. I have a hawk shell with a propane heater, fan and lights so not a ton of battery consumption. However, the truck and camper often sit for weeks at a time over the winter so I thought wiring up a battery...

If you're down in the Yachats area then I'd definitely check out Yachat's Brewing. :D Best brewery on the Oregon coast aside from Fort George, IMO. Although one could make an argument for Pelican... Congrats on the FWC purchase and successful first trip. My wife and I's first night in our...

@SmashRocks - thanks for posting. I also just made a mount for the 8ft Sunseeker using the jack mounts. Curious to see how you went about it. Not sure how sturdy mine is. Haven't really tested it yet. I'm also in the process of building a mount for the Trasharoo as well. Similar to how...

@PaulT - Unfortunately Mike's Auto has closed. I grew up right down the street from the shop. Best customer service around! Hopefully he's just moving to a new location. They tore down that whole shopping center and are putting in new shops. Bummer cause I could have used his help with the Noco...

Thanks Everyone! Appreciate all the feedback. I don't think that I'll realistically get a winch at this point so that should make things a little easier for me. Regarding the Optima Yellow Tops, I have some additional questions: The Yellowtops for my truck require 2 blue group 65 bottom...