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  1. WME
    Here ya go...https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2022-mercedes-benz-sprinter-revel-4x4/ Check out how things are organized It's going to be $$$$$$
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    My 86 ended up with big and littles on the rear springs. Even though they seemed stiffer than rubber, the Toy rode smoother with the poly bushings in the rear springs.
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    Well we have totally hijacked Rachael's thread😁. Any way the member posted the Velit was 50 amps at 8000btu (?) and low was 25 amps. It's only 2 speeds and a fan @ 2 amps. Sounds like it has some sort of variable speed.
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    This unit showed up in an earlier conversation about the portable eco flow AC unit and batteries. All I know is a member got one back then. Current status??? https://velitcamping.com/products/velit-2000r-rooftop-air-conditioner-12v-24v
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    Putting anything modern in a 30 year old RV will require a custom install. Add to that the owners desires and you can go off the deep end. Without a generator and the batteries else where most of the AC and solar could use the generator box. It's all about $$$ and talent While crawling through Amazon and AliExpress I did find a 550w 8000btu 12v AC. Non truth venders aside. This winters "plan" is add 200w of ground mounted solar for when parking in the shade. Of course going from 300w to 500w means a new 40 amp controller. I have a 5.5kw generator so no worry about the AC, but to make coffee or heat some thing up in the microwave with out running the generator would be nice. But research shows to get enough watts I would need to go to a 24v all in one and that adds a 24v to 12v DC to DC converter to run the basic RV stuff and a DC to DC charger to charge from the engine alternator (160 amp). Got lots of time to ponder things. Winter a year from now looks to be Lifepo4 time. a 200ah battery won't fit. but 2 100ah will. So I'm back to a 12v or 24v decision
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    Some more interesting stuff for small AC apps. https://www.amazon.com/Universal-Electric-Conditioner-Compressor-Motorhome/dp/B09GP9RNYZ
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    I'm working on/designing a lifepo4 system for my RV. I ran across these "all-in-one" units First one is a 12v 1000w inverter, 40 amp Mppt controller and a 20 amp charger. It will run a 700w microwave or a window AC but not for very long The second one is more serious the "Thor special" 24v 2.4kw inverter, 2kw solar, 80 amp Mppt and 60 amp charger. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3acQlTZnS4&list=PL7bvIB2TPsCjn6aAPGc2CHzTl8_sIvyPi&index=3
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    On my Escaper I used 2 banister rails to lift the roof. Depends on where your counter tops are. But I jacked up the roof and cut the rails to fit, a dab of construction adhesive. Lowered the jack and the rails never moved. I ended up with a 1/2" crown.
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    Big Sunrader

    WME replied to WME's topic in General Discussion

    Sold for $14,000, less than a Sunrader.
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    What the sign is talking about is if you are planning to use an external battery charger, car type. If you are using shore power the built in converter charges the battery and you don't disconnect the battery. You will plug your RV into the generator using the shore power cord and all is good. You may need an adapter for the cord depending on what plug is on your cord and what sockets are on the generator
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    FWIW my "modern" (2003) has a GFI in the kitchen (wet) and the bathroom outlet chained off it (also wet). The other outlets just have a circuit breakers. The setup is 3 outlets=one 15 amp circuit breaker. I like the idea of the outlets on one 15 amp breaker and the converter on the other 15 amp breaker. Any outlet in a wet area should be a GFI.
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    Are ANY of the RV outlets GFI equipped?
  13. WME
    OK so the 4 breakers in your new power panel will be labeled, 30 amp= Main 20 amp= AC 15 amp= RV 115v outlets 15 amp= power converter ???????
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    How good, smooth and clean is your roof where you want to mount the new panels?? https://www.ebay.com/itm/265024418292?hash=item3db4afb1f4:g:JBwAAOSwWYtgC91H&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAA8IK%2BMe9mGX0%2B9ZQFvoT9yanu5bv0E9nykT6bo71EUykPP2tY49xVpf4fi%2F%2F36wrjSrAzynv4jUvsGPf%2BQIGxGZ622C6SLACYF7QgqU7MONKaCUBihJnsWTBsrq550UaZEP3JRm98ia09TiMiRahAUFyEs8H%2BIUNxchWWAQds%2BRylV1g0X0qSZCdxxtD%2F2cBhYJ6wI1PFVdIT471mIEld%2BhwdknTtAXEEu1YKGP9s8vSWDKVj1AdxWTFQ%2FuTUgGIV929dzN9IizJkFVt9oJ6lkplrZbKLEn7Bqq06UtoWItQYoXUjLnYx7NbLmbnoYyoAPQ%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR_j08MyCYQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGuFYoS5nT8
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    We may have a vocabulary problem. Are you planning to put the AC input for the DC converter on its own breaker?? That is a good plan and would use normal breakers like you already have. If you want a breaker on the DC out of the converter then you need the other breaker, BUT the fuses are for the DC side of things
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    Make sure the newest 15 amp CB is DC rated before you pop it in. DC and AC do not play well together on the same buss bar. This is a 15 amp 12-110 v DC breaker. https://www.amazon.com/12V-110V-Miniature-Protector-Magnetic-Disconnect/dp/B09H4WQ1QJ/ref=sr_1_4?crid=3GKLZFQR5IKO0&keywords=12v+solar+circuit+breaker+15+amp&qid=1666758221&sprefix=12v+solar+circuit+breaker+15+amp%2Caps%2C324&sr=8-4
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    95% of RVs are prewired for roof AC. Your should have the wire from the power panel to the roof vent. The output from the 30 amp MAIN in the new panel should go the the common input for the 15 and 20 amp breakers. The output from the 15 amp breaker should go to the household 120 v outlets around the RV AND to the power for the converter. The 20 amp output goes ONLY to the power wire for the AC
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    The 6345 has 2 serviceable CB, reuse them. You are missing the "main" CB you need a 30 amp main. It will feed the other 2 CB, 15 amp house power and 20 amp A/C power. Yes they total more than 30. But thats OK. Look how the 2 CB are wired and hook their output wires up the same way in the new box. For the 12v side you need a bunch of fuses 25 amp for the converter reverse protection fuses and a 15 amp for each 12v circuit you hook up
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    After you get your roof problems solved and start working on the solar part of things, you may find this very useful. https://watts247.com/product/pip-1012lv-ms/?wpam_id=3 Minimal wiring and an easy hookup. AND it even saves you $$
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    My 30 ft Winne Brave has a 10 speed Fantastic Fan, a 13.5K btu AC and a 11K btu AC. The fan gets used the most. Both ACs at the same time is a Las Vegas thing. The fan on low exhaust mode and an open window does wonders at night in the mountains. Fantastic Fan and Maxxair are the good stuff. The other brands are somewhere between poor and a bathroom vent fan capability.
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    Big Sunrader

    WME replied to WME's topic in General Discussion

    Its actually only 23ft long.
  22. WME
    https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1990-gardner-pacific-aero-cruiser/ Nice walk around videos
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    The coil over won't go through the lower A-arm. Some HD shocks are hard to fit just by themselves. Go for HD torsion bars, Sway-a-way and Northwestoffroad both offer HD bars.
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    Actually , there is a class for alcohol dragsters. But Top Fuel is Nitromethane, usually in the 85-90% range. They need a little alcohol to get the fire lit. FWIW a TF dragster will burn about 15 gallons of fuel in 4 seconds and the life span of the engine is less than 30 sec.
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    IF you could carefully remove the beams, you can use a chain and a bottle jack to bend them (think bow and arrow). Then reinstall them and bolt through the roof and pull up the center. Like you said 3/4" would do a lot of good.
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