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When I did my DC-DC install, I noted that the 7-pin cable from the hitch back to the kitchen has #10 ground and DC feed; the other wires may be smaller as they don't carry as much current. One would hope that the wiring in the tow vehicle is consistent with the circuit it connects to, If...

Be careful here. The DC to DC is rated to supply 30 amps. Your alternator can certainly put out 30 amps. Your battery will accept 30 amps if it is deeply discharged. You need to use large enough wire between your alternator, all the way through the tow and the trailer, to the charger and then to...

A standard powder coating is plastic, it is tough but will not stand up to the temperatures of the burners. The exhaust guys use powder coating, but it is a ceramic and requires much higher temperature to cure than a toaster oven can achieve.

I have done an electrolysis restoration of an old cast iron dutch oven and it worked OK, takes a long time and is very messy. The result is bare cast iron that then must be seasoned properly, but I suspect that even the best seasoning job won't hold up to the heat the tips of the burners...

The best method is to pull the battery out and put it in your garage on the trickle charger. Another possibility is to get a small solar panel and connect it to the trailer positioning the panel so it gets some sun on most days, but this can be difficult depending on the details of the storage...

The Camp Inn breakaway switch powers the brakes from the trailer's battery. The Autowbrake can independently operate the brakes from the tow power if it is connected there, both functions will work. In my installation I tested the breakaway function after installing the controller and it works.

The problem is avoided by connecting the autowbrake power to the 7-pin power feed. Of course this requires the battery isolator or DC to DC converter.

I installed my autowbrake controller on the back of the storage compartment. I feel the is a better option for me as removing the battery controller is annoying enough without another big clunky thing with wires attached to it. First I removed the right hand brake light, it is held in place by...

Another revival of an old thread. Our Tekonsha packed up on our latest outing so I will be replacing it with an Autowbrake. I'll post here about the installation when I get it done, I will be doing it myself after a bit of advice from Cary.

Check out this thread: New Td Battery On Its Way Lots of information on Victron installation.

When we are dry camping in the desert we carry two five gallon water jugs, tied down with two five gallon gas cans in the back of our tow. It is a lot of space and weight, but running out of either water or gas in the desert is a bad thing. I built a tie down system that secures the four jugs...

I have purchased a number of things, mostly cell phone related, from Anker: Anker | Live Charged. and they have been consistently good quality. The one exception was a cable that failed and they instantly sent me another. They are introducing a fridge with an integrated auxiliary battery with a...

This morning I read an article about an option for communicating when away from cell coverage. It is a small hot spot type device that connects to your phone with Bluetooth and connects to a satellite link. I think it would mostly be used for messaging but could save your life in an emergency...

I torque mine to 75 ft-lbs. For such a light vehicle, unpowered steel wheels, I think that's plenty. I do the same with my other trailer, lots of miles and never a problem.

I love my milwaukee compressor, but it is definitely not cheap. I like others have bought into a battery tool system, in my case Milwaukee. If you have any Milwaukee battery tools already, their compressor is worth a look.

I would say it depends on your use case. In the most usual case, the built in charger is almost always only used to maintain a mostly charged battery. The battery is charged when you tow, the trailer is parked with a charged battery, and the charger is plugged in to keep the battery in good...

An electric heater will be just fine with the modified sine wave, especially if it doesn't have a fan. If it has a fan, it depends on what type of motor it has if it will be happy. However, if you plug the shore power plug into the inverter it will power up anything else in the trailer not...

The zipper opens all the way to the hinge, the lid opens easily. We leave it unzipped during meal prep when repeated access is needed, zip it up the rest of the time.

The battery and chargers are great. The battery was shipped by FedEx which did not go so well. The situation is resolved satisfactorily but took a very long time.

The problem has been resolved. 'Nough said.