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This is not really a lithium DIY question, but I’m looking at putting together a heater and thermocouple for a lithium battery so it’s kinda DIY. Anyway, I’m looking at the SOK 100ah battery for a friend who wants to cold weather boondock camp. My understanding of the SOK is that it draws the...

I used the 400w blueprint on Will’s site for my own camper (I'm having a hard time inserting links without them all going to the beginning of my post). Based on this, I'm basically following it on my friend's camper. However, he has a smaller camper, a Lance truck camper, and the space fits 2...

I've mentioned in another thread that I'm helping a friend set up a Lance camper for a long term trip. For a number of reasons, we'd like to go with Lithium batteries. One of the things he'd like to do is run a microwave off of an inverter. The catch is that it seems like most 100ah batteries...

I've put a 400w solar system on my Class C RV broadly following the Will's blueprint for that setup. I have a small inverter that powers "external" devices. I'm also helping a friend put solar on his Lance slide-in truck camper. In both cases, we want to be able to use the microwave off of...

I took my camper with my new 400 watt solar system on the road for the last week. It worked great and I’m mostly pleased (an issue for another day). However, I found out that the guy who owns the property where I surf in very rural Mexico was robbed of his solar panels and other things. He...

I was just wrapping up my solar install and my brother got careless with a wire and it sparked short and killed my new SOK 206ah LiFePO4 battery. It was installed and powering a CD player through a fuse block and inverter (thanks Will, for the wiring diagram!). When the wire hit the aluminum...

I’m looking at AC to DC chargers to replace the one that’s in my ‘99 RV and I have a question about how they are labeled. Does a “35 amp” charger have 35 amps on the input (110) side or the output (12v) side? I ask because my camper has 30a service so it would make sense to save a few bucks by...

My Jamboree Class C I’m working on to add solar has a crowned roof (about 4.5”) at the center with a flat section about 3” wide at each edge. After looking at various track systems with Yakima towers, I decided I’d be fiddling so much I might as well start from scratch and build crossbars that...

I have a 24' Class C with a factory 4x4 option, so I can go to remote places. I also camp in the US. This gives me two distinct, but three separate use cases: 1. Baja California. I camp in remote beaches with fairly good sun, but sometimes bright overcast. There is never any way to plug in. I...

I am narrowing down my planned solar/battery upgrade for my motor home to William’s 400 watt with alternator charging system. I would be adding a separate charger for shore power/generator power. When I’ve made up my mind I’ll post a thread about my specific choices. I think the last structural...

I found this forum from the mobile solar power website. On the pages describing the 400w systems there were two things that confused me. 1. there’s a difference between a 400w system and a 400w system with alternator charging. I’m looking at 200w but it didn’t mention alternator charging. Can I...