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I agree on being pissed given that they advertise 100 amps. I learned this after reading the manual and seeing it on the last page (6) where it says 85 amps is the max recommended charging rate. When I called their tech line I was told 80 amps was the max recommended charge rate. This was...

I'm also interested to know if LiFePo cells can be used on their sides. Does anyone have a definitive answer to this? Thanks.

I wouldn't worry too much about the inverter/charger going bad. My question is what are you running that requires an inverter? KISS may suggest that you run the van on 12 volts, unless you have some notable AC requirements. If your AC needs are few then don't go the inverter/charger route, rely...

These clues are hard. It's not Newport, WA unless it's in the secret sector.

Using one powered thing at a time can help with minimizing the peak capacity that your system needs to provide but a) it may become inconvenient and b) it won't change the fact that you may need increased battery capacity (batteries take time to recharge. You can see that if you leave up to...

- The premade hoses will start to run into some $ and may be a bit messy. - If you know exactly what you want a propane or RV shop can build it with hoses and crimp all the fittings. This won't be easily changed if you want to do something different after a year or two (back to the shop for...

The question I have is what happens when folks run the EG4 Chargeverter at the advertised 100 amp capacity. - Is the heat production unmanageable under some conditions? - Are cooling fans needed? - Have they seen mounting surfaces singe if not mounted on cement board as recommended? - Has the...

12 volt TVs immediately came to mind when you mentioned TV. So you want to run a coffee maker a 5-15 minutes a day and a microwave for 5-15 minutes(?) per day? For that, yes, a 2000 watt inverter will be plenty, esp. if you're not running hem both at the same time (easy to manage). It sounds...

Hello, Does anyone have great tips on getting the best price per pound for used lead-acid batteries? I have 12 Trojan L16 batteries that are 14 years old and at the end-of-life. Local (Spokane, WA) scrap yards are offering 10 - 14 cents per pound so they'd fetch about $193 (.14 x 1,380 lbs)...

I sure didn't! But since someone mentioned a possible location I thought I'd see what turned up.

@sunshine_eggo , thanks for the helpful response to my earlier question and other comments. You've covered the differences pretty well although I'll have to sketch out the comparison the FLA voltages to get my head around it.

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That's not unusual for a FLA car starter battery. Most will be under 70Ah and many under 50Ah.

Given that the generator needs to be stored in the basement I'd run a propane line along the side of the house using black pipe. The propane tanks would need to be on some sort of pad at the top of the stairs with plumbing and a regulator (s). I'd also have a regulator at the tanks to take the...

Cool. These are new to me. I'm guessing the defensive driving game needs some extra attention but it sure looks like it fills a need. https://www.gemcar.com/

Oh. Gotcha. Yeah, that is worthy of an eye popping astonishment.

Thanks. I was familiar with the low oil switch grounding the coil because it's used as a stop function in at least one AGS module. You've also confirmed a suspicion I've had with a no-spark condition I've had on a Genmax inverter generator. I replaced the coil, checked the low oil switch, etc...

FWIW, I sold 10 L16 batteries and got 14 cents per pound or $168 so close to $17 per battery. I was quoted everything from 8 cents/lb to 16 cents about a month ago. I couldn't get to town until now so the price was .14 at Interstate batteries in Spokane. Interstate consistently offers better...

It's a remote start device that triggers the AGS which in-turn triggers the auto-choke, i.e. the user can start the generator using the remote control from their house. This AGS also takes the two-wire signal from an inverter to start the generator. It provides options for different start...

You understand this supply chain. Every scrapper I talked to told me they would not take lead removed from a battery because it's a hazardous waste that they won't touch. Complete lead-acid batteries are hazardous waste but can be reasonably shipped by local scrappers to recycling factories...

Nevermind. Apparently this dude waited over two years before posting their first post that was spam. Patience!

Well done on the nice build. You mention total cost was about $2,500. Where does one find 300W panels for roughly $100 each? I'm not a good shopper and would expect to pay $200 or more at my local solar store. Thanks.

Re: diesel v. propane? The OP has a 100 gallon diesel tank. I assume this is connected to the gen set and there's no need to refill except when the diesel delivery truck comes at the start of the season with winter treated diesel. If not, a basic fuel transfer system will be as simple as turning...

I have the Westinghouse Wgen7500DF and wired an Atkinson AGS module to the ATS recepticle and it's working well after two weeks. The Atkinson AGS module is triggered by the Victron Cerbo dry contact that can be set for many gen start conditions (batt. volts, SOC, time, AC load, etc.). I intend...

Have you been in touch with DSE? I believe the DSE 3110 should be able to take a two wire start/stop signal from a controlling device (inverter, ATS, etc) to run a sequence of start functions (e.g. glow plugs on > fuel pump on > starter motor on, etc.) that will auto start the generator (called...

OP, is it correct that you're running a 1,500 watt heater on 2 x 100ah 12V batteries? That heater will consume about 125 amps per hour. AGM batteries don't like being discharged more than 80% (I'd stick to 50%) so those batteries have a usable capacity of 100 - 160 ah meaning they have the...

The only wireless AGS that I can think of that would reliably work 60' away requires cell or wifi (something like this: Hyundai Electric Start Generator for Remote Start) but I'm guessing others know of other solutions. I haven't found the remotes that come with generators to be too reliable and...

If a portable generator has a remote start (key fob) it has an automatic choke. The auto-choke function deploys for starting whether on propane or gasoline (at least with the Champion, Westinghouse and Genmax generators I've used). I'm not sure what you mean by "managed valve shut-off". They do...

Agreed. There are NCVT devices that test for the presence of AC voltage but they don't measure it. And not DC. Will be happy to be proven wrong.

This is one of the options I'm considering for the generator that will replace my water-cooled diesel 7kW genset (a tired Perkins diesel with 18K hours driving a marathon alternator). I bought a 6kW Genmax inverter/generator which has been fine for 350 hours (bought on amazon, received a full...