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no air filters. That being said, when it was running I was pulled over without much dust swirling around. I think the engine bay is a better place.

I had mounted my ARB twin compressor to the frame of my truck. I also had an ARB air tank. It only lasted about 2 years. I think the heat and the abuse it took hanging down there in the dust and dirt. I ended up pulling it out and starting over with a portable unit. My take away is to mount...

Good to know. Some of the power is at 60amp (winch connection s front and back) as well as a 60amp DC to DC charger. So, Ive got more than I want to run through either of your solutions. Thanks for the response though. steve

Gents, Ive got a number of items I want to run off 12v power - enough different heavy gage wires that I cant/don't want to attach directly to the battery. Im thinking of a bus bar for both positive and negative. Any thoughts on where to attach the bus bars? It is pretty tight in my engine...

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2020 FWC Grandby. $30K. Furnace, propane stove, factory thermal insulation curtain, 3 way fridge, power roof fan, hot water heater, 8’ awning, outdoor shower, front dinette w/ table, 4 mechanical jacks. LED lights inside and out, Yakima tracks on roof. Silver spur interior, smooth alum siding...

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Well said! thanks, I guess when my camper is in the stored position I could always pull that fuse. Ot put in another 12 v switch. Steve

Craig, Great links, thanks. I need to read up on this a bit more later today. It seems like the ACR with lockout is a good way to go. steve

So, good info above from craig, thanks. FYI I have not installed a DC to DC converter. A wirnging diagram from the factory would be very handy as well as a diagram showing the location of all of the parts. Jon, Im trying to understand your comments. So is the function of the ACR to take...

I did not know it was that involved! Thanks for the reply though. Is the ACR the DC to DC converter that provides DC form the truck battery to the camper battery? The ACR is not very near the truck battery. It is buried in the Camper. Probably 20' of wire to get from the batteries in the...

Gents, as some of you know Im trying to track down a battery drain in my 2020 Granby FWC. I see a 7w continuous drain that Ive tracked to the charging relay. I can pull the fuse and it goes away. I put the fuse back in and after a minute or two it pops back on- pulling 14watts that quickly...

Got it! thanks for your help on this. I reached out to Stan at FWC to see if he can tell me where my OEM IOTA is installed.

My boat is small at 1500# and only 60 miles RT. Been doing it on about 1/4 tank of "fuel". On the other hand...This weekend we have about a 450 mile drive to a wedding rehearsal dinner. We are going to leave early and need to be at dinner at 5pm. Not going to take the F150L. Too much risk...

Thanks for the reply. Not sure what is meant by inrush current but if I got the 45a or the 55a will I be getting more power pushed to my 2 ea 100ahr batteries? Mostly I want to run off of the solar but everyone in a while I want to rapidly jam more power into the batteries via a generator. If...

So I wold install one of these? https://www.amazon.com/IQ-LIFEPO-Lithium-Iron-Batteries-Automatic-Controller/dp/B07FK4HFZN and one of these...

I had the same problem. Doing what the video suggested worked for me. I think min issue came from some time at lower than freezing temps. I had my tanks empty but the water in the line froze and pushed that little valve shut. Using a blunt rod of about 1/8" dia and pushing on that face that...

So I waited for the heat of the day and pulled th fridge fuse. 10watts. Craig was right and Vic was too. :-) When I turn everything off (that I can) but the fridge I pulling 30watts. So, Ive got 20watts going somewhere. Maybe the solar controller or other electronics buried in the system...

Kind of an aside but if I were building this camper from scratch I would delete the 3 way and put in a compressor run "Fridge freeze". Mine pulls 40watts when the compressor is running , is a top loader but puts out a huge amount of cold and can freeze the whole compartment in a handful of...

Now that is a good idea! Let me wait till later in the day when things are really cooking and I will turn everything off but the fridge. Then pull the fuse. I agree with others and Craig that 30w continuous seems like 3x too much for the fridge on propane. steve

Well 2 things. 1) the 3 way fridge when running off of propane still has some sort of noise that sounds like a fan running. This is not the FWC reefer fan that is on top of that if used. 2) I turn everything thing else off in the camper and I get 30w-35w consumed going somewhere - it seems...

Not sure exactly what you mean by IOTA charger. I have the standard charger that was built into my FWC when I bought it new 2 years ago. If I plug it into shore power it will gradually charge my batteries but not that quick. Im looking to boost my level of charge within an hour or three, not...

Hey everyone, Ive got 400w of solar on the roof which generates about 250w max on a sunny day when the sun is overhead. Im finding it is not enough and Im constantly sweating the battery levels. I own a small quiet 1800w generator. Im thinking of bringing it with me and a few hours a day...

Good idea! And cool enough the stainless used in my utensils is magnetic! As an update, I think I got most of them. Not totally sure I had a full set to begin with. Wife and I just drove from US border down to Bay of LA in baja so I expect some movement with anything that was left. I will...

Welcome back! You are evolving! I like the truck bed camper so that I can tow a trailer too. :-) steve