johnwen

Hi, Don, Sorry for the intrusion on this holiday weekend... I'm about to hook up my SL Router Mini. I see on your picture of the POE injector that you have 2 blue wires and one red feeding into a 3 way wago. Is that red one the positive to the 12VDC auxiliary power outlet (cigarette lighter type)? which feeds to the Router Mini via the Anker plug?

Good to know, Don. I have to call Oliver today about a new bolt for my entry steps so I think I'll add a regulator to the order. I've often thought what a pickle we could find ourselves in during winter in the boonies. Thanks for pushing me over the edge on this :) John

I may follow suit John :)

Thanks, Mike, I suspect the sheared one came loose some time ago and all those miles we've been racking up caused the shear. Hopefully no damage to an oncoming vehicle. I've never checked them...I thought they were riveted on.

Has anyone had to replace the mount bolts for the entry steps? Found this problem after arrival to campground. One sheared and half was missing, the other was loose but still useable. I'll check with Oliver on Monday. We have a few weeks of downtime starting tomorrow so I'll get to start on my "fix-it" list :) John

We have it...2022 Hull996. Our accumulator mount screws pulled out and left craters where the screws were. We tried VHB tape to no avail. I'm also looking to replace that board and looks like everything attached to it will have to come off. I haven't really studied the situation. We will be back in SC this weekend for a few weeks so I'll tackle the problem soon. We have hit some monster bumps and dips on the roads this year. Our "Bessie" joined the 64,000 mile club last week so I expect a few issues like this will crop up...gives me something to do :) Good luck, John

Bessie....for our Dads...Bob and Wes...and the result is our lady Bessie :)

Nice! :)

Thanks Mossey...I dug up an old photo from my first visit and indeed the gray tank appears to stop short of that space. The factory provided floor snapped in two and needs replaced. I'll use wood this time if I cover the space.

Has anyone put in a shower curtain who originally didn't have one installed as an option? Are you glad you put one in or not? It's getting a little more difficult to clean up the area as I age and am considering installing one :) TIA..John

I'm sure some have experienced problems with the integrity of their basement construction. My 1/2 inch pvc/fiberboard/not sure of the material... has bit the dust and I'm going to reconstruct this area. I'll be using a different material and will post pictures of progress soon. My question is what is below the old basement floor? The whole area is insulated and I'm wondering if I can take advantage of the space below the previous floor. I've included pictures and would appreciate any help with any ideas. It seems I could utilize the area beneath (approx 28x18x5 inch deep space) the previous flooring but don't know what's beneath the insulation. Does the fresh/grey tank exist below? Thanks, John

One note about the repeater...even if you don't need the extra boost it gives you, you still need to install it for warranty compliance. At least that's the way it was 2 years ago.. John

2 years ago today...TST with 6 sensors and color monitor did indeed come with a repeater...from Amazon :) Has been working great for me. John

David, Do you by chance have a link to the one you bought? How was the blueberry crop this year? Leaving Ellsworth tomorrow trekkin back to SC :) John

Looking good JD :)

Congrats JD! I know you like a challenge :) I'm sure you know from your experiences, but I'll mention the obvious... follow the torque specs at Alcan's suggested mileages, for u bolts and springs both. I even added an 800 mile interval (found 2 nuts needing a slight tightening) and 1200 where all was good. BTW...my mini is up and running :) Thanks for your help and putting up with my phone call :) @dhaig was also kind enough to endure one of my calls. Your new brakes will need a self adjusting period (if you got the self adjusting ones). I drove off the lot and had very little brakes with the setting maxed out at 10. Went back and they said a breaking in period was all that was needed. I went forward and backward a few times in their parking lot and they adjusted to a point I felt comfortable so off we went. They adjusted themselves just fine by the end of the day. Done in February and all is fine except 1 of the wheel lug bolts snapped off but Alcan fixed on a later stop through for free and I had them reverse all the spring wet bolts and realigned (a few zerks didn't want to accept lube). And they did that for free as well since I didn't need any new parts. Those wet bolts took some time and I was quite surprised to hear "no charge" for that.... best customer service I've seen in many, many years. And now Wendy has a new batt operated greaser to make lubing a little easier as I crawl under and manage the zerks. Have fun with those "10 days off"! I also followed @ScubaRx's advice by marking the wet bolts and fame with a drift punch and painting the marks so I can see any movement from the original positions. John

You guys and your big trucks............................

Don, One of those wires on the switch side of the junction then goes to the 12VDC auxiliary power outlet (cigarette lighter type) to connect to the future router?

Thanks, Don, That gets me goin' :)

Steve, I understand you connected 1 long 14 ga wire between 1 red wire on the lighted switch to an empty slot on the trailer's fuse block and one short wire (since we mounted it close to the switch) to the POE pwr input? Is there more than 1 wire connected at the fuse block for this project? I will probably get the router mini at some point in the future. It looks like Don put the cigarette lighter connection into the circuit for the purpose of powering the router, and I'm guessing that taps into the circuit between the lighted switch and the POE injector in order to turn off everything. John

Thanks, Don, I have the Rj46 pass though, lighted wall switch and POE injector mounted and have the backside of the passthrough connected to the POE injector. I'm going to attempt wiring everything together today. I am easily intimidated with wiring things up and wish I had a simple diagram to follow showing connections, but I think I understand enough to keep myself out of trouble...big ha ha! I don't have a second router yet (probably will be a router mini) but I'll wire it in later. Wish me lots of luck :) John

David, I just ordered the kit because it comes with a tripod mount that I hope can be used by my Benro tripod. John

Thanks Steve, Seems logical...where did you tap into power on the fuse box? I'm about to start this project now that my solar panel issues are resolved. John

Don, Do you see any problems with mounting the POE injector on the basement wall where you put the lighted rocker switch? My wall is between 5/8 and 3/4 inches thick. Thanks, John

More like plexiglass :(