Man, I step away for 30 minutes and you guys have had a whole conversation that I missed out on. Just getting back on the forums. I bought the IntelliPower PD9155 with 55 amps charging power. I also purchased the Charge Wizard which helps me understand and control what the converter is doing. I have experienced great results with the IntelliPower and have been able to boondock for six days off the Group 27 single battery. Might have been able to go longer but that was the length of the trip. I purchased the 9155 in case I wanted to add a second battery which there is room for under the curbside dinette seating.
Also in that space is the converter and above that is the 12 volt fuse panel I installed. Keep in mind, there wasn't any 12 volt in this trailer originally so I had the benefit of starting from scratch and not relying on old wiring or having to trace it inside the walls. Attached is the fuse panel. The red heavy gauge wire comes directly from the battery and runs into a 30 amp breaker before running to the panel. Each colored wire is for a different circuit which helps when troubleshooting later, if needed. I have yet to experience any issues with the converter or wiring and I put in a number of 12 volt lights, a water pump, a couple of 12 volt outlets plus my fridge uses a very small amount of 12 volt for the circuit board. My fridge is a whole other story. More on that in a later thread.
Hope this helps.
Brad
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Not a problem. Always glad to help a brotha out. Next on my list is to get the fridge working properly. I have a new Dino board coming hopefully tomorrow. We;ll see how it goes. I plan on cleaning out the flue/chimney on the fridge while its out. I'll let you know.
They sure do. The one under the kitchen cabinet looks perfect. The one by the ceiling vent isn't as nice but not bad.
I think that's great that you were able to keep the original system working, most have to be replaced with new 12v only because the transformers don't work.
On mine, the one under the kitchen cabinet was for the furnance blower motor. The transformer for the stove vent fan is in the top kitchen cabinet above the sink.
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I'm on the VTS site now and I'm going to get the aluminum tanks. It looks like I need the 30 lb tanks. Can anyone confirm this?
I purchased the 30 lb aluminum tanks w/gauges from VTS, along with a new rack, lines, regulator....I kept pushing that button, just couldn't stop.
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I might be living in it ALONE if I do that although one time I bought a commercial building and told her a couple weeks later. Didn't go over real good
Some more progress was made over the weekend. I got the new porch light in, the side marker light installed, the front drip rail and Airstream sign removed. I did this from reading other posts about getting this area sealed up. I can't wait for my Nuvite polish to show up from VTS. I just polished around the areas I needed to for now. My dad from Phoenix is in town and lent a hand. We also removed that wart - what was left of the rusty, cobbled together battery box.
Last night my twin 7 year old boys and I slept in the camper for the first time. It was a beautiful, cool Iowa evening. Good times!
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