Recent content by Boydrkb

We will be going tomorrow to get a new 2017 Freelander 31' BH.  I just realized the thing that really toasted my cashews with my present/trade-in rig, a 2010 Class C Freelander, was/is the slide out.  Where the rails of the slide-outs go into the main body of the coach there are big air gaps. ...

We are going tomorrow to get a new 2017 Freelander 31' BH.  I just realized the thing that really toasted my cashews with my present/trade-in rig, a 2010 Class C Freelander, was/is the slide out.  Where the rails of the slide-outs go into the main body of the coach there are big air gaps.  These...

12.5 Volt reading for a battery is about 90% charge.  You might want to take a look at the starter motor next.

My rig is a 30 foot 2010 Freelander Dreamer Coachman.  I have one slide-out with the stove in the slide-out.  Yesterday, while doing a little clean-up before heading to warmer climes, I needed some hot water.  Even though the slide was slid IN, the gas stove is still accessable.  I tried to...

What, about 800 watts worth of panels?  Are you selling your overage back to the grid or your neighbors??  Thanks for your help guys.  I did a voltage output check on my Fortron SS 55 and it's producing 13.55 during absorption (a fact derived from solar controler.)  What the Fortron produces...

Then would you say that in a way, my converter is a somewhat "smart" charger knowing when to lower the current as less demand is asked from the batteries?  This is the case with the solar controller.  As the battery nears full charge in absorption mode the current lessons and drops to...

A thousand "thanks" to both Ned and Lou you've given me exactly what had me scratching my noggin.  I've had my rig, a 2010 Freelander Dreamer, for two years and on the road for two, 6 month stretches, never paying much attention to the batteries and the charging system.  I do a fair amount of...

Just what does a "Three Stage Charger" imply?  Does this mean that not having a three stage charger that it's just a bulk charger and will pump 13.55 volts into the battery anytime I'm plugged into shore power....without reguard to the batteries needs? I'm concerned that I may be "boiling"...

I have a Fortron TP3 model 55 and would like to know if it is a 3 stage converter and/or qualifies as a "Smart Charger."    URL is  fortronpower.com/Pdf_Sheets%5CTP3_Datasheet.pdf Thanks for any help.