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Michael K thank you for suppling this information and in doing so in a clear understandiable way. This will help me know how to proceed easily. With you Providing links to products, clues on costs I should try to get, and suggestions to have local pickup, my exposure to making costly mistakes...

Mr Michael K....please see my short direct answers imbedded in your post next to your questions. I sure would like to know how I can/should use the Progressive Dynamics series 9200 charger/converter if I were to replace my lead acid batteries with LifePO4 batteries. I bet this Progressive...

A little back story. Also this is involved so if your not the patient type you should move on to another post. I am who I am and seek the help I need they way I can benefit from it. In my mind I need to present information to get that done. I know there may be a less wordy way to accomplish...

Thank you Rocksnsalt....yes portability is going to be somewhat of an issue...I live in a condo here San Diego. I can drive ETTT to my garage door to unload whatever solar generator I end up with so I can charge it up. I can NOT leave the truck in this complex though due to the HOA restrictions...

Edit: I went back and NOW see the section on how to build your own system that Will has laid out. My post that follows was written before I noticed all of this information. I still would have to know what brands and model numbers you all would suggest to keep from buying incorrectly. Out of...

I would LOvE to save my money. I am basically starting back up from a long dormant situation where no income was generated and finances are clearly something to manage .. i would have less stress if I have a cushion. You have peaked my curiosity. Where can I find the list of items I should buy...

ETTT is a 1955 Ford C600 Truck. She is powered by her original as built and delivered from the Dearborn Michigan Ford Plant in December 1954 256 CID V8 "Y Block" GASOLINE engine. She still has a GENERATOR under the hood attached to her engine. NOT an alternator....a GENERATOR. Yes a GENERATOR...

When I work "Ethyl" *THE* Tool Truck (ETTT) is driven between 75 miles round trip a day down to 35 miles per day. She will stop and go up to 10 mechanic repair shops per day. Think of a delivery truck. She will show up, have her engine turned off, then have me go into the work bays where the...

Mr Sunshine_eggo Super cool that you replied!!! Thank you. With the info you provided I now have a basic game plan. The picture is of "Ethyl" *THE* Tool Truck.(ETTT). Ill be using whatever I end up doing to power the lights and electronics previously mentioned in the office area in the store...

I will recheck. I had the monitor, laptop, receipt printer and two cordless power tool battery chargers that charged up two batteries that were flat plugged into a 6 outlet power strip. The power strip was plugged into the "KillaWatt" meter for 16:02 hours....maybe i toggled the meter's switch...

Hi Guys I am trying to power the office in my mobile tool store and wonder if the Bluetti AC200MAX is what will work for me. Here are the ENERGY AUDIT RESULTS: I ran the 120 volt office electronics audit for 16:08 hours/0.61 kWh *** 0.36 WATTS/50 VA *** 0.42 AMPS *** 59.9 Hz/0.74 PF using...

Hi Guys Here are the ENERGY AUDIT RESULTS: I ran the 120 volt office electronics audit for 16:08 hours/0.61 kWh *** 0.36 WATTS/50 VA *** 0.42 AMPS *** 59.9 Hz/0.74 PF using ***120volts These results were with the Monitor, Receipt Printer, Laptop, and two cordless battery tool chargers that...

Mr. jbird526, Body shop guys are some of my most interesting customers. The skill and actual artistry they employ stops me in tracts often. Lol on lugging 450lbs of Power Tech 8kw generator! Mine is mounted as a fixed unit on a fancy slide out tray built into ETTT. As soon as my Kilowatt...

This post is a bit of a rant..... In 2016 When I was building "Ethyl" *THE* Tool Truck (ETTT) I added an 8kw diesel generator to mostly power the A/C for showroom/display area/sales floor. It also can power the battery charger needed for the now dead SIX 6volt float batteries that are onboard...

Mr jbird526 you sir are a God send. So are all the others that have responded. I will get a Kilowatt measurement device to take an inventory...its a tool....I can put it in my inventory....when there are finger prints on stuff from my use, I charge MORE for tools..after all the tool now has...

after rereading all your posts I get it now. thank you. Im not sure how to figure out how many watt hours I am requiring with the use of my laptop, receipt printer and 17" monitor I guess what is required to work those things would be short of the available 4158 watt hours you have calculated my...

1= Ill look into a new monitor or just eliminate it and just use my lap top. I hate its key board....and would rather see things on a bigger screen but right now Ill choose no expenditure over convenience. 2= I presume you know your math I do not know the formulas to check you 3=No possibility...

Sir I see you have mentioned I have THREE 6volt batteries.....this is not correct. I have S I X 6volt batteries each is 220 amp hours can you redo your calculations?

I am inclined to buy cells and build a battery if it will save significant money. I am on my _ss for money. I have enough $'s to start back up and can use a credit card that is zero percent interest for a year to purchase a system which is not my favorite way to do things but will accomplish the...

Thank you time2roll. I think the capacity I have currently is more than just adequate. Once the building I stored ETTT in was without power for four days when the batteries were about a year old and they did not trigger the low charge battery alarm buzzer.....that buzzer is on after 2 hours now.

firstly THANK YOU smoothJoey. YES my lead acid I guess the term is "float" batteries are 7 years old and are very weak. I have committed these sins which have no offer of absolution: . I haveover charged them. I have left them low of water I have left them under charged for periods. I killed...

Firstly jbird526 I so much appreciate the help guidance here. Also Thank you for the complement on "Ethyl" *THE* Tool Truck (ETTT) 1955 Ford C600 with ORIGINAL as it rolled out of Ford's Dearborn MI factory in December 1954 underpinnings and drive train. answers to your queries: 1) The monitor...

I have been on this forum for a while on and off. I say I am a new comer because its as if I am. I am still frozen in place not knowing how to solve my issues. If I was flush with money I would offer one {or several} of you a consulting fee to design a system for me and pay typical consulting...

Sir Wellydex, thank you for taking the time here and posting a picture. I am not an electrical or any other kind of engineer...really I am just a guy who drives a medium duty truck with a tool store attached on its frame who now needs to get a working power supply to keep my current system...

Jr Cleveland you sound like you are really with it....I am looking for a friend who has solar needs also and is solar smart....I live in Carmel Valley San Diego....maybe we can bounce our system needs off of one another to make sure we do the right thing...(Im sure I need more hand holding than...

First let me wish you guys well during this time that has got to be trying for you all also. Guys Im Not wanting to hijack this thread but you are on subject to exactly what is freezing me in my tracks from moving forward.... There is no solar system in play yet for me..and I have not...

Thank you Kernel! I can NOT take credit for the distribution design or build. I used a box from a retired tool truck that was already set up to function and that distribution system was already in place. I was lucky to find a donor tool store to place on the frame of my antique truck.... I...

I need to produce 1000 Watt per hour of solar power. For simplicity lets just say its for an RV. Its actually a tool truck but they function the same for electrical use. I have six 6volt 225 ah float golf cart batteries set up to produce 12 volts. Im not sure if they are in series or...

good idea about contacting him...those ones you mentioned here are so close to the length.....that darn vent fan....I would have just enough roof for these...if that vent did not exist....ALSO those EBAY panels are 24 VOLT my batteries are six 6 volts lead acid floaters....they produce...

Thanks again....regarding the story that was the SHORT version....I should write a book about what to expect if you have a theft like this....my experience with the San Diego Police Dept until I involved the Chief of Police was outrageous....This theft left a trail from here to at least...

Once again Craig I really appreciate your taking time to review my situation and giving answers. I respectfully will pass on the alternator suggestion....I am trying to keep under the hood true to how the truck was made back in 1955 from the back of the cab forward and for its drivetrain. I...

Thank you for that information...I would love to go solar....would have to divorce my wife to do so...she wont move from our condo here in Carmel Valley Ca.... The condo HOA is too backward to consider solar. I see the bigger picture of how our row of 8 condos could do it easily but noooooo.....

While not 24 volt... "ETTT" Ethyl*THE* Tool Truck uses a battery charger-controller that converts 120 a/c power to 12volt dc power using a Progressive Dynamics Controller charger and I think they will have a product that will act on 24 volt.....The brand has been in use for a long time in my...

Thank you for responding Craig....the lights are on a circuit by themselves...they are operated even if the inverter is turned off. As for how many hours a day the showroom operates... typically I leave the printers and things like the cell phone I have as a hotspot and an extra telephone...