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I am setting up two Victron 12/12-30AMP DC-DC chargers in parallel. I have a 2020 Oli with Zamp solar charger and Brightway AGM 6volt batteries in parallel series from the factory. I have look for specs on the Zamp charger, and the AGM for trying to setting up the the Victrons with the proper charging characteristics.
From Docs on the Zamp I know the following: Absorption: 14.4V for 4 hours. Nothing appears to be to be configurable.
The Victron sets the folowing for AGM batteries. Absorption 14.7V for 6 hours limit. float voltage 13.8. All values appear to be configurable.
I have not been able to find any charging specs on the AGM brightway batteries.
Any input on setting up the charging characteristics on the Victron?
Maybe, I'am over thinking this, but I just want it setup as correctly as possible.
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We will be staying home also. We have a 20 lbs bird. I will start at 1130PM Wednesday and doing a Citrus Smoked turkey. Happy Thanksgiving and May both your joy and stomach be full!
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On 11/15/2023 at 4:49 AM, Ronbrink said:
A RotoZip spiral saw, or like product, will make circle and straight cuts much easier, faster and precise.
I was looking on line at the Rotozip spiral saw online. The internet came up with several cut-out tools and Dremel type tools. Are they all the same, or does one have better features that make it more suited to our application?
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5 hours ago, rich.dev said:
@2008RN I really like this idea, how did you cut the holes for these deck plates?
1. Taped off the whole area with painter's tape.
2. Drew circles with a compass. be very careful where you place the holes so you don't damage any thing behind it.
3. Drilled 4 2" holes at all of the cardinal points along the edge of the diameter.
4. Used a jig saw with a metal cutting blade to cut the diameter of the deck plate holes doing 1/4 circle at a time. Note, I cut the 2 deck plate holes and the Access door to the storage bay. I fried one whole blade, and dulled another.
I wore an N95 mask and googles, and used shop vac to help suck up the fiber glass while cutting.
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rich.dev thank you so much for the diagram. Better than the one that is on basement cover.
jd1923, here is a picture of the deck plates on the Curb side. The forward deck plate is a 6" and the aft deck plate is a 8" which replaced a 4" deck plate that I had a hard time getting my arm any farther than my elbow. I bought the deck plates from West Marine. I like the lift handle. You lift the handle and twist the 90 degrees, and the deck plate comes right off. The deck plate are not water proof, but it really doesn't matter inside the the cabin. The only thing I didn't like was the color was off white. They said it was "white", but as you see they are not pure white.
I can reach all 4 configuration valves from the forward deck plate. From the aft deck plate I can reach the hot water shutoff, the fresh water drain, and 2 of the configuration valves. Note that you have to change all of the valves by feel, but I have no problems reaching, finding and turning the valves.
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There is a valve configuration sheet attached to the underside of the curb side access panel. I would like to get an electronic copy of this. I added two deck plates to the side of the bed so I can reach all of the valves under the bed without lifting the mattress.
anybody have or know where an electronic copy is?
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THanks everyonefor your help!
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I have been searching the forums for a couple of hours trying to figure out were to get the white material the Oliver uses to mount electronic equipment in the bays.
Any help?
Thanks
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16 hours ago, ScubaRx said:
I mounted the booster at the front of the trailer underneath the bathroom vanity. I ran a power wire from the switch up front (by the door in our camper). Somehow, I wasn't aware of the "mount near the tires" rule. But it worked well from this position.
ScubaRX,
I love the idea of wiring to the Rear camera switch. My Oli wasn't purchased with a camera. So I put in a camera year ago. My 2020 Oli fortunately was pre-wired with a camera Positive wire from where the switches are at to the rear upper section of the Oli. All I had to do was put in a switch in the panel and hook up wires.
I think from the rear camera wire, I could end up placing a repeater either in the rear, in the pantry, or in the vanity. I already have a sender for the camera in the vanity, I don't know if having 2 senders in the vanity would interfere with each other.
I have though about buying a TST system in the past, but I just figured on doing stuff the old fashion way. Now with this thread, I now think it is something that is more of a must instead of nice to have option.
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9 hours ago, ScubaRx said:
Before we got our newest truck with tire sensors supplied for the trailer, we use the TST system with great success. I did use the booster and I wired it to my camera switch. When the rear camera was on (always during travel) there was power going to the booster. I sold this entire system to a new owner several years ago. I believe it is one of the best aftermarket brands.
Did you wire it up right by the switch up front, or in the rear where the canera is?
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14 hours ago, MAX Burner said:
We've used a "target" for years with our SOB and now our OTT. We only had approximately 9" of clearance on either side with the SOB, now much more with the Ollie. Whew!
Parallel lines work for us - but the absolute game changer with when we added a front hitch to the TV...
I totally agree. Using the front hitch I can get the Oli within a couple of inches most times on first try.
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16 hours ago, Steph and Dud B said:
We like the muted light through the frosted doors better than the harsh overhead lights.
Plus it doesn't show every finger print.
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On 8/11/2023 at 6:24 AM, topgun2 said:
I understand your comments about the Jensen limits on capacity. I only found out about this because I could not figure out why I couldn't load a USB stick and emailed Jensen thinking that I was doing something wrong. Since that was eight years ago I've lost the actual email from them which is the reason I was not more specific with the numbers in my post above. But, since I'm happy with the solution I found, I really didn't care to investigate further.
Bill
First of all,
I was looking at the file system on my USB drive. I put it back in my Jensen and it started to play and locked up all button. I could not stop it. I have never had the deck lock up before. So I went back to my 2020 Oliver manual for the Jensen manual to see how reset the the deck. I noticed when I found the manual the part number was JWM40. My deck is a JWM41. So I download the manual for the JWM41. Food for Thought, the manuals that Oliver includes may not be the exact model that you have.
What I found in the new manual was some info of some filesystem specs. Note these limits mayor may not work on differing models. I was going to contact directly to get the specs on my model, but now I do not have to.
Maximum number of file folders: 512
Maximum of file folder levels: 12
Maximum number of MP3 files: 999
Maximum file name characters: 32
Maximum ID3 tag characters: 32
I have setup 2 USB drives. One with less than 999 MP3 files. The other with file names and ID3 tags larger than 32 characters.
I am going to test this over the next 8 days of camping. I want to see what type of problems I run into with larger names. The other just to make sure it does not lock up. I am not going to do random on either drive. I just what it to play from beginning to end with it's own sorting pattern.
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On 8/9/2023 at 11:15 AM, topgun2 said:
If you use a USB stick for music (and I assume for video), the older units are limited to something between 2 and 6 gigs before they can no longer handle any greater capacity. Yes, you can still use a larger USB stick, but, you can put any more than something between the 2 to 6 gig on that stick and have it work/load properly.
Topgun,
How are you storing the MP3 files. In multiple directory structures, or all files just put on the USB drive without any directory structures?
Every stereo (car or home) I have purchased in the last 13 years, told you how many total gigs that you can use, also how many directories/ files the stereo could handle. This seems like the Jensen technology is from around 2010-2013 the way it acts,and they tell you nothing of the parameters for the files systems. I have stereos that could only have 256 files or 512 files in a single directory, but might allow 64 directory structures with a total of 8 or 16 Gigs. The last stereo I bought in 2021 will do what ever a NTFS file system will handle on a SD card. with the limitation of 128gig, I believe. I am not sure, but I think I put around 500 files per directory structure and filled up a 16gb USB drive with a fat32 files system. On the Jensen I do playback in random mode.
I'm going out next week for 8 days. I thing I will try to play around with some file parameters and start by stay under 6gb and see what happens.
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21 hours ago, topgun2 said:
David & Paula -
To help get around this issue, I bought a bunch of 8 gig USB mini sticks (like THESE) and placed different types of music on each one (i.e. country, pop, classical, movies, nature, spa, etc.). Depending on my mood I get the music stick of choice, put it in and then hit the random button and rock on.
Topgun,
I like the Idea of the small USB drives. Great work around. I will give it a try. It is really weird when the Jensen hits its limit and just makes weird digital noise and is just stuck their.
I have a strange thing that happened a couple of times. We always listen to music from the USB. The Oliver has been in the RV port (in storage) and the Jensen has turned on a few times by itself and playing music from the USB.
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I saw a Oliver going southbound on I-5 just North of Eugene around 3:15 in the afternoon. The TV was a Van. I didn't see a number on the back. I got so excited seeing a Oliver on the road, that wasn't following me in the rear view mirror. I waved as I passed, but I'm sure the guy thought I was another strange Oregonian
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When you get it fixed, please post the results. I think it would of benifit to the community.
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On 7/17/2023 at 2:36 PM, Boudicca908 said:
I'm not sure I'd be comfortable lighting a flame right in front of my tanks.
My Blackstone was initiated last night when I reached my destination in North Dakota. I'm very pleased with it!
For my self, I am not fearful of propane, just have a respect for it. My father was a serviceman for propane installs and service of propane appliance. I grew up with a respect of propane, and being cautious with propane. I'm always making sure line connections are good and lines are in good condition, and try to be cautious with everything I do . I am more worried about the propane lines running under the trailer that they could be nicked by rocks/road debris , or rubbing and wear of the lines in a moving vehicle/TT. I don't like cooking right next to the trailer, because of the grease splatter. That is what picnic tables are for. I also carry a small table to set the grill/stove on if a picnic table is not available. I am just as respectful of the 2 burner propane stove in the camper. With all of the electrical things in the trailer, a leak anywhere could be dangerous. ( always makesure you have good ventilation when cooking inside.
When I was is my mid 20's. I came home one night and smelled Natural gas outside of the house (1953 home). I was unable to determine where the leak was at, and I didn't enter the house. I contacted public service from the neighbors, within 20 minutes a technician arrived. About 1.5 hours later they were tearing up the street with large equipment. They had a 20 foot section of the street torn up to replace a section of main line pipe. They then ran a new feed line from the street to the house and meter. It was an older subdivision, and they checked the rest of the subdivision and found no other leaks. We had multiple leaks in the street and across the yard. They started digging at 10PM and finish by 7AM the next morning. I was the talk of the neighborhood that week. Safety first.
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John, I am truly sorry the health conditions are forcing the sell of Mouse. You have been a great source of information on this forum. You have imparted and great deal of wisdom and innovations to the Oliver world. To whoever get Mouse, they will get the best maintain Oliver on the market, with a lot of great innovations. I hope you will still stay active on the forums. I think your asking price, is right on. The market is very soft right now with the being flood of stick built trailers, the inflation, and unsure economy, I think people are a little gun shy.
You and your wife will be in my prayers.
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3 hours ago, topgun2 said:
What's to not trust?
A green 18 years old kid entrusted with a lug wrench - what could go wrong?😆
Bill
Strong backs, and untrained minds
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6 hours ago, Wayfinder said:
It dumbfounds me how Oliver AND even tire shops are maxing out the tire pressures on a TT, but yet not the tow vehicle. Like @routlaw indicated, how the heck does their logic work? LOL
I never trust the tire shops. I re-torque the lug nuts after everytime they do tires work. I also recheck pressures. I have had lugs stripped out from over torque. I have lost a custom lug nuts at $18 a piece because they didn't even torque them. Over inflation on my TV and TT tires are the norm. Most times they inflate the cars just fine.
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Max Burner, The MicroAir Easy touch RV T'Stat has a very colorful display and seem intuitive. Hope it functions great.
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6 hours ago, Boudicca908 said:
Someone mentioned a CampChef (in a related post) -- is it this? https://www.campchef.com/rainier-2-burner-grill-%26-stove-combo-|-camp-chef/CC-MSGGX.html or this
The Partner Stoves are very nice looking and light weight, but sadly out of my budget. I love that they are made here in the US.
I did mention a Camp Chef Ranger 2 burner. This one is from Cabela's https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/camp-chef-ranger-ii-2-burner-stove .
This model has the regulator in the hose line. I removed the regulator and hose and put on a quick disconnect male fitting, so I could run a quick disconnect hose from the Oliver quick disconnect directly to the grill. We use Cast iron skillets for all of our cooking inside and out.
The link you had above goes to a Camp Chef Rainer 2burner. This model uses the bottles and it is high pressure and will NOT work with the Oliver quick disconnects low pressure fittings. Some people do carrier an extra propane bottle, or hook directly into one of the Oliver tanks. Then you can use a high pressure propane line directly to the stove.
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We use a Weber Q1200 (it runs hot), and a Camp Chef Ranger 2 burner. Both without regulators. I had a old aluminum stand for the old 2 burner Coleman camp stove, that I made a pine butcher block top that sits on the stand. It can hold the Weber or Camp Chef stove.
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Brightway AGM charging specs.
in Ollie Modifications
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I boon dock, a lot more than I stay in a park with utilities . So being able to charge the batteries when traveling is nice luxury. Once I retire we plan being out for at least a couple of months once or twice a year. It is great staying a 2-3 days in once spot and then move down the road and being able to make a big dent in getting the batteries charged.
I have been planning/researching this upgrade for over a year, and have spent 4 months methodically upgrading the truck and camper. I upgraded my alternator on my F250 Super duty diesel to handle the load. I have updated wiring in the truck; The alternator to one battery with 4/0 wire. The positive wire between batteries was upgraded to 2/0. I also upgrade grounds from battery to engine, frame and body to 2/0 wire. I ran 2/0 wiring to the Oli.
In the Oli, I put in both Positive and negative buss bars and ran 4/0 wires from the batteries to the buss bars cleaning up the battery compartment and getting all connection in the bay. Long term I would like to move to lithium batteries.
It sounds like a few of you think I'm crazy doing this. I could never afford to pay someone to do this type of endeavor. Fortunately some people have done this and were successful. I also have to thank Victron technical support for helping pave the way.
@jd1923: I will try to get a hold of the manufacture for the specs on charging.