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On my unit the small panel located atop the air conditioner is indeed a trickle charger. There is a small indicator light located in the coach at the air conditioner filter vent indicating charging the panel is charging. Hope this helps.

I too replaced my old CRT with a flat screen. One thing to note is that the flat screen TV's have lousy speakers, so I had to buy a sound bar to enhance the sound. Just a thought when thinking of placing your tv. Good luck.

Yep that they are. I had some stored away that I bought at Ace hardware back when they clearing their shelves.

To keep the water pump from freezing I place a mechanic drop light with a 100 watt bulb in the bay that contains the pump. I leave it on over night. Just another precaution.

I too am thinking of doing this. To handle the wiring issue I am considering wireless HDMI. Amazon has them as I'm sure other places might too. Wiring was an issue I was struggling with, this may be a good option.

Impulse noise - Impulse noise is created whenever a flow of electricity is abruptly started or stopped. Most impulse noise affect the lower frequencies. There are many possible sources for impulse noise it is important to keep an open mind when analyzing RF noise. Some causes may be over...

I don't know if you are looking for a class that you can attend or a online tutorial. I have not attended a class per se, but often refer to this website: //betterrving.com/drivinganrv . This only a portion of the series, it has more.

Do you save plastic grocery bags? How about the paper roll after all the paper towels are used? I re-use these as doggie poop bags/carrier. I stuff the first plastic bag in the paper roll, and loop the plastic handle of the bag to the bottom of another bag as I stuff the bags in the paper roll...

There are times when my refer will beep if there is an interruption with the LP. It usually will go off in a few minutes, or sometimes it takes a few times with the mode (ie going from auto to LP to elec back to LP.).

I suppose anything conceivable is possible...

I had the same problem with my Bounder on the driver side upper corner...I had my RV shop fix./reinstall the glass...they were equipped to handle the job. Since I was having some other work done, replacing a cracked passenger side windshield, the shop said they would do it at no charge...

Hi...I kissed a pole with my 2005 Bounder....did some damage to the cargo doors(metal)  and rear wheel well(fiberglass). My experience with getting it fixed is this. I called around to several parting out/salvage yards trying to locate a replacement...All did not have exactly what I was needing...

California is already asking for smog checks on diesels. I would stick to air intake and exhaust for any mods, personally.  On my Ford 7.3L daily driver I changed out the exhaust and added a cold air intake..These passed my last smog check. I should mention that it is a 2001 and the original...

I had a bad case of VF back when I used to race motorcycles in the desert, (hence my handle). It took some time to come to the conclusion as to what ailed me. My primary sent me home with the some cold medicine (Z-pak), because he thought that it was the onset of a bad flu/cold. Being young at...

The operative word was "extended" period...Yes we do drive on concrete, again here the operative word is "drive".