Recent content by Abendage

It should still be under warranty, but if I can?t get it replaced under warranty or it is too much of a hassle Dinosaur is the plan!

Batteries are in good shape.  I have 4 GC2's fully charged in there, all other loads work as they should, including the DSI on the fridge and the furnace. After playing around with it more today, I think Gary is right, the control board is bad, I can't get it to light at all anymore.  The gas...

Hello everyone, I'm having an issue with my water heater. Everytime it tries to ignite via DSI all the lights in the camper flicker, the radio resets to factory defaults and it resets my Victron battery monitor, which is the biggest problem. So it's basically interupting the whole 12v system...

Thanks, I've read through the manual again for the charge controller and it doesn't list an optimum voltage.  I think I'm going to wire each pair in series, then parellel the pairs to hopefully reduce the effects of shading.  The only spec that the manual gives for voltage is the PV voltage must...

Hello, I pretty much have my solar set up ironed out. I?m using the following components: 4 GC2 batteries for 440 ah capacity 4 100 watt flexible solar panels Victron Energy 150volt 35 amp MPPT charge controller My dilemma is to how to wire the panels, all 4 in series for a voltage of...

I'll check it out, I'll run a jumper directly from the battery to see if it's the stereo ground, but since when the TV is off, all is fine, I think it's an issue with the TV. Thanks!

I've thought about that, but it is a video signal that is causing the noise and I've read those don't work on video signals. The stereo is the DVD player, so there is no audio cables between the tv and stereo, just video. Thanks for the input!

Hello everyone, Just finished installing a Jensen JWM6A DVD/stereo combo in conjunction with a Samsung (12v) 24" LED TV. Anytime the TV is turned on I get a hum, here are the scenarios I've tried and the results starting with hum being loudest to quietest. 1.  TV plugged directly into 12v...

I have a pair of 6V GC2's from Batteries+ and 200 watts of Renogy solar on the roof. I don't use my rig as extensively as some here but we got in 32 nights of camping this year, and the lowest I drained the batteries was 65% (have a Victron monitor installed) on Labor Day running 2 Traeger...

Check out the Rockwood 2504S.  I really like the openness of this model with the Murphy bed option and it has bunks. If my family grows any larger (no plans of that happening!) that model would be on the short list.

Mines white plastic and bought 2-3 years ago. Works great.

The diagram you originally posted is for the Victron monitor. I went with this model vs the Trimetric.  I really like the fact that the only wiring to the monitor is the phone cable and I liked the way it looks vs the Trimetric and I think the display is easier to read. Both are great monitors...

Your batteries should have an amp hour rating on them. Once you know that divide it in half and that is the number of amp hours you can safely use. Multiply by 12 to get watt hours. You don't want to drain your batteries past 50%. Doing so damages them. The voltage of a battery at rest at 50% is...

I have low budget components in my solar system and it performs flawlessly. This controller came out right after I bought mine, and it's specs are mighty impressive for the price. So much so, I'm considering buying one and getting rid of my current one, but it's a total waste of money because my...

"Points" in the finance world are equal to 1 100th of a percent. They are no different than talking interest rates. They do not differ between a mortgage or an auto loan, 1/100 of a percent is 1/100 of a percent. The dealer can absolutely tag on an extra percent and the bank pays them the...