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    Dad Jokes (let's hear your worst! ;-)

    What's the best gift to give?
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    Dad Jokes (let's hear your worst! ;-)

    I have two of the digital torque wrenches. I defaulted to another digital, but it's not necessary. I suspect that at 450 lb/ft, being off by 20 lb/ft probably isn't a big deal. My 1/4" digital torque wrench was acquired used. Works great! I've tested it on my brother's torque meter and it's...
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    Dad Jokes (let's hear your worst! ;-)

    Ugh, I wish I hadn't looked. $1430 and it's 3/4" drive, which means I would have to add another set of sockets or use an adapter. https://shop.snapon.com/product/Standard-Models-2%-Accuracy%2FFixed-Head/3-4%22-Drive-Fixed-Head-Techwrench-Torque-Wrench-(60%E2%80%93600-ft-lb)/TECH4R600
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    Dad Jokes (let's hear your worst! ;-)

    Normally, I would agree with you. My brother is a Snap-On dealer, so I get a decent discount. But I just don't want to spend the money right now since I recently bought $600 of tools from him. The other factor is that while I'm a decent mechanic, I have zero experience dealing with steering...
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    Dad Jokes (let's hear your worst! ;-)

    Death Wobble was a new term to me when I bought my F-350. I've had it three times since 2017. The first time was my fault. I didn't put enough force on the WDH, which allowed too much weight to be removed from the front axle and I hit a very rough expansion joint. The second time was also my...
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    Dad Jokes (let's hear your worst! ;-)

    Those of us with solid front axles understand this. Instead of a speed range, my warning would be more like, "Don't hit that damn expansion joint!"
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    Dad Jokes (let's hear your worst! ;-)

    I'm sure it was made with Rising Flour.
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    Dad Jokes (let's hear your worst! ;-)

    Not as good as the Star Trek meme...
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    Battery Cable size

    I have not shopped for retail cable that comes with lugs. My only concern with buying cables from someone else is that you have to order the length longer than you expect because it's hard to account for bends. Order too short and the cable is useless. Order too long and you have to figure...
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    add victron multiplus to renogy system?

    No, both the shore power and generator are inputs to the transfer switch. This is typical of most factory installs where the RV has shore power and a generator (or gen prep).
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    add victron multiplus to renogy system?

    The forum software munged the diagram and reformatted it into making no sense. Here's an image of what my diagram should look like.
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    Update from Lead Acid to LFP Batteries

    Most of the LiFePO4 batteries with internal heating will not provide heat unless there is an external charge. The BMS does not draw power from the battery to power the heating pads. The consequence of this is that if the battery gets very cold overnight then it could take quite some time to...
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    add victron multiplus to renogy system?

    Just for clarification, I'm not sure that the original question of how to route the AC circuits has been answered. I've done two Multiplus installs, one in a simple 30 amp system where I did everything and the other was a 50 amp split system where I handled the DC side of things. In both...
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