Recent content by Larry-Cleveland

That's an idea as my bench power supply only goes to 5 amps. I think it is spring outside... I can temporarily hook it up to my truck battery and just put the house test battery on the ground.

Hi Guys, I just picked up a new-looking used local Renogy 60 amp DC/DC Charger (none of my friends said I shouldn't :) ) and I would like to bench test it. I have a large HP bench power supply with adjustable volts and amps. Cables, meters, and a lead acid flooded battery. My thinking was to...

You do have a smart alternator controlled by the ECU. Many of the Silverados do have voltage sensing on the negative ground battery cable. It is a red plastic box around the cable. Not looking to have such problems I am installing a second alternator on my Silverado to keep all the house...

Wiley, Kind of in the same place as you are. Picked up my first e-bike Hyper (Walmart special, 36 volt 7.8AH) at a police sale $150 (I need to go to Goodwill more). The battery is dead and locked in. I was thinking about going the same way as you were thinking by making a better battery, but...

A purely educational question if I may. Why use an autotransformer and not an isolation transformer? Very good read every one.

You can use something like a grounding lug to hold the probe in place. I made my own, but any Bog Box store will have some.

One sensor on the alternator and the second on the battery. Amazon

I would still add a temperature gauge on the alternator as you also need to remember modern cars and trucks use a lot of power with heated everything and lots of electronics running. A $10 gauge is a lot less than a $200 alternator. With that in mind think about a switch to turn off house...

Yes, that is very sad. The true point of recycling is to reuse the things not melt them down. Most of the old Craftsman tools are good. I have an early contractor's Craftsman table saw for sale now ($225) that weighs 1.5 times the weight of a new cabinet table saw. I sell mostly to new...

I always say that old saw will still be cutting wood when the new China saws have been melted down ten times. I also say it has to be older than me to be old...

Yes as said above, the limiting factor will most likely be your alternator. This is what I am going to use on my 2009 2500HD. KISAE DMT1250 Abso 50A DC-DC Battery Charger Webpage I am adding a second alternator to just charge my house battery. I will then have control of the amps and the...

I sell a lot of the old metal and woodworking tools as a side gig. The market is down a bit from COVID-19. Men still love their tools!! :)

Great read. Thank you for the link. I am a bit confused about the custom programming but I will figure it out. Thanks for all the help guys, ordering one.

I have been reading and watching the videos on the Victron IP22 and I see why you recommend it. I see what looks like a mode button on the front panel. Is this what you press to change from a flooded to a different type of battery?

I was hoping to find something like this. Ship ‘n Shore SC1644 15A 12V Two-Bank On-Board Marine Sequential Battery Charger – for Lithium, Standard, AGM, and Deep-Cycle Batteries – Fully Automatic link