Recent content by Kathy & Bill

I have a lightly used Xantrex Freedom XC 2000 with remote I’m looking to part with if you’re interested. Nice unit, I upgraded to 3000 watt.

Thanks for the kudos. I would have added the Victron Color controller but couldn’t bring myself to cough up the $500 plus bucks to get one. I don’t understand why the cost is so high.

Well... I started my system in Oct. of 2018, researching anyway and I believe I'm done. I probably didn't go about it in the most economical way but I had fun building it with the help from this forum and others. I'm sure some of you remember my posts and am very grateful for the direction you...

The reasons I'd like to remove them... 1 - Like PancakeBill stated, they will fade and I've seen some that are not legible. 2 - I am a little OCD when it comes to Stickers all over the trailer.  I don't mind the useful ones; Low point drain, etc.  A lot of stickers are pretty useless and I've...

That's kind of my thinking...

because I don't know the answer...

I was wondering... is there any legal ramifications removing the stickers from the drivers side front corner of trailers and Fifth wheels?  These are the stickers that show the Axle, Tire and weight information.  I took a picture of mine and was going to print and laminate it, then put it on...

We live/mostly camp in Western NY/Northwest PA, near the shores of Lake Erie.  It's not uncommon to have 90/95% humidity with 80/90 degree temps during the summer.. Hazy, Hot and Humid.  It makes some nights pretty unpleasant for sleeping, the DW does not do well with the triple H's.  We plan on...

This doesn't really show efficiency but here is the info out of the Victron solar charger, and what I recall.  We arrived at camp around 6:00 pm Friday, temp was 80/85 degrees and high humidity, pretty sticky night!  Ran the AC on the generator around 45 minutes, then switched to the inverter. ...

I kinda wish I used something like jack nuts but in the end it has seemed to work fine. We had our first trip out with the solar panels on the roof and everything went fine.  The first evening was hot and humid.  We cooled down the camper running the AC on the generator and then used the...

I used wood screws, they have a more aggressive thread but not much more. I was careful not to turn them to much so they wouldn't strip out.  Half or more of them grabbed enough to squeeze the butyl tape a little and I ended up putting 4 brackets a side (8 total) on each panel.  I guess if they...

Well... the two other panels came and were undamaged. :)  I ended up buying stainless brackets from TEMCo Industrial.  Got everything mounted today and at 1:00 they were cranking out around 40 amps into the batteries.  I'm happy with that!  A little bit of wire securing and this project is...

lol... this is true Kev.  I figure I'll be around $13.45 a watt or so when I finally get this project done  :o Seriously though, has anyone ever calculated all costs involved and divided it by their watts?  It would be interesting to see the price range compared to different types of systems. ...

Two more panels shipped out today, hope the freight company handles these a little kinder this time around.  I think I'll check these two out at the terminal when I pick them up. As for mounting these on the roof, what's the recommendation on attachment points for a 77" x 39" panel.  Been...

LOL...  good point.