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03-10-2014, 06:24 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1971 21' Globetrotter
Cave Creek
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Univolt Weight
Anybody know how much a 1971 Vintage Univolt weighs?
I'm looking for one more reason to replace it with a more modern converter.
Thank You!
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03-10-2014, 06:41 PM
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Rivet Master
Commercial Member
1957 30' Sovereign of the Road
1959 28' Ambassador
1949 24' Limited
Peru
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Join Date: Sep 2004
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Quote:
Originally Posted by snakecharmer
Anybody know how much a 1971 Vintage Univolt weighs?
I'm looking for one more reason to replace it with a more modern converter.
Thank You!
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too much...............I'll weigh one tomorrow before we dump it in the scrap metal pile.
Colin
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03-10-2014, 07:05 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1971 21' Globetrotter
Cave Creek
, Arizona
Join Date: Apr 2012
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Thanks, Colin!
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03-10-2014, 07:22 PM
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1972 Argosy 20
Snoqualmie
, Washington
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Bet it's close to 20lbs. Lots of copper.
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03-10-2014, 07:56 PM
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Site Team
1974 31' Sovereign
Ottawa
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Join Date: May 2008
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I'll guess 40 lbs. I still have mine, dunno why. I think it was because I felt it would make a good boat anchor one day.
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03-10-2014, 08:02 PM
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The new ones weigh about ten, and some of those old dinosaurs weighed close to fifty.
Just think of all the extra clothes or food or whatever you could take along with that savings.
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03-10-2014, 08:29 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1971 21' Globetrotter
Cave Creek
, Arizona
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 61
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Univolt Weight
Thanks, everyone!
This old thing works fine, doesn't boil the battery dry, but I know the new ones are way better, and with the price of copper scrap around $2.75 per pound, the heavier this thing is, the better!
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04-08-2014, 11:26 AM
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2 Rivet Member
1971 21' Globetrotter
Cave Creek
, Arizona
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 61
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OK! Finally pulled the old Univolt and weighed it....25 pounds!
It failed on me during a trip...bummer!
I'll be pulling it apart to check the copper content for scrap value.
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04-09-2014, 08:50 AM
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1976 31' Sovereign
ompah
, Ontario
Join Date: Mar 2014
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Buzzing in univolt,dont need battery,overide?
Got a 76 sovereign,Can I overide or disable the univolt or is there a necessity I 'm unaware of . Thanks Pete
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04-09-2014, 10:00 AM
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Rivet Master
1974 Argosy 26
Morrill
, Nebraska
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 6,014
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All 12 volt DC systems in the coach require a converter, ie Univolt.
You will be ahead if you replace it with a modern converter.
It is necessary to charge the battery(s).
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04-09-2014, 11:27 AM
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Patriotic
1973 23' Safari
North of Boston
, Massachusetts
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 4,546
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funny...I just weighed my 73 univolt, and it is 40 lbs. That must be why yours failed...its missing 15lbs of....something.
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04-10-2014, 08:32 AM
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2 Rivet Member
1971 21' Globetrotter
Cave Creek
, Arizona
Join Date: Apr 2012
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Ha, good one, Chuck! It's so dry here in Arizona, maybe it got dehydrated!
New Boondocker is in and seems to function great, weighs 7 pounds.
18 pounds of cargo carrying capacity available for...FOOD!!!
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04-10-2014, 02:14 PM
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2007 30' Classic S/O
Somewhere
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chuck
funny...I just weighed my 73 univolt, and it is 40 lbs. That must be why yours failed...its missing 15lbs of....something.
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Chuck,
It lost 15 lbs of smoke.
When it was made the smoke was injected as a final protection system for the electrical components and it permeates all the nooks and crannies. When the smoke escapes, POOF it stops working. So it served it's intended function and was a visual indicator of time to replace.
It's in the owners manual.
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04-10-2014, 06:54 PM
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Patriotic
1973 23' Safari
North of Boston
, Massachusetts
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 4,546
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riiiight. Something obviously let the white smoke out of the unit.
But hey, mine still has it all contained. puts out a steady 13.5 volts, and makes a soothing hummmmmmm.
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