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Thanks JD! That makes good sense to me now. I do have at least two negs going to the batteries directly. And everything you said about the 6 AWG yellow wire is correct. I tried to note that in the overlayed pic. I'll see what I can do about moving those wires.

Hey all, if I understand @GraniteStaters initial mistake, by-passing the DC side of the negative connections, I think I did what he did. I only hooked up the AC (inverter) side to be monitored by the Inverter. I think I need another busbar like he installed (purple box in my pic). I've tried to figure out the solution from his pics, but I want to be clear about it. Here's what I have so far. Here's a clean pic without overlayed graphics and one with overlay. Not sure how clear this is to understand. The Victron Smartshunt is working fine, except I do not see any DC loads on monitor. I now understand why, just want to clarify the solution. Any detailed diagrams are welcome. Thanks!

Not entirely related to the question, but I too, for the second time since 2021, emailed Ryan at Sun Forge to verify settings on my new LIFELINE 6 volt GPL-4CT AGMs (x4). Ryan not only sent me his suggestions in one day (over the weekend), but also suggested, from his (and their) many years of experience, to set these up for equalization. So I did. He said many or enable the equalization on these particular AGMs are getting 10-12 years of life out of the batteries. He has one customer who equalizes daily, only for a short time (.05H/100AH) who is now on year 13. Wow. The #4 DIP switch is a bit challenging to get to, but I managed to flip it to "ON". I don't expect to have this same trailer that long, and if I do, I will "likely", and eventually move up to Lithium. But, for now, my lifestyle in the camper does not require that much power, but it might some day. OTT had changed out my batteries when I was there in July for other service. My crappy ones died and did not want to rush into Lithiums by myself. Cudos to Ryan!!!

Not yet for the new fan but have a quick work around for the existing fan when needed.

For now, I have a problem my Domestic. It will not go to level 5 on the eyebrow board. I can only set it to #4. It seems like the lights sort of flicker when trying #5. The check like does not go on, but there's a quick flicker. Has anyone seen this behavior? I've not found much on the Internet about that. So #4 setting really cannot keep temperatures down to proper level if the inside of the camper gets warm. The fridge will hover around 45 to 48 degrees when camper is warm but if camper is cool, say 77 degrees, then fridge will maintain 35 and freezer around 7 degrees. This behavior is on all three power settings, propane, AC, and DC. Could this be a board issue?

Yes, that's how I tested the switch.

I have not installed the Beach Lane Twin fans yet, but I did just verify they work and noted how much they use per manual setting, at least indoors with ambient temps around 75 degrees. There are impressively quiet, even at 100%. And they move some serious air. Make a nice decorative wooden enclosure and they'd be better than any desktop fan you could buy. Would keep you cool at night for sure! Hmmmm! Speed - Watts Used 50% - 0.6w 60% - 1.2w 70% - 2.05w 80% - 3.2w 90% - 4.6w 100% - 6.6w

Yeah, I checked the switch and the wire going to the switch. Switch seems to work fine. No power from the inbound wire. I should check again to ensure I checked correctly. Sounds like someone else had the same issue. This full time job of mine has got to go away. It's cutting I to my fun time.

Sorry @mossemi, I was "not getting it". Now @jd1923 has poked me with a fork. Since OTT didn't mention any other options for axle sizes, I assumed it was a done deal and could not get upgraded 5200 axles. There's still a lot I'm taken in with all these great threads of golden nuggets. Thanks again @rideandfly for calling Dexter! I've posted in the other thread about axles and frame size. If someone now says I've pulled my head out of my butt, then I'll inquire again with OTT about the custom order.

@jd1923 has shown me the trees beyond the forest. I was not "getting it". Now I think I do. So maybe OTT can special order the size of axles for my trailer and install them getting all the upgrades I want at once. Hmmm. I will get my serial numbers off my axles soonest.

Yup, thanks! @GraniteStaters. Anything to do with the drums, bearings, seals, races, etc I have on the list. Especially if I go with a full drum "kit", ready to go. Boy, if shipped to the house, this will be a heavy delivery. Likely the heaviest ever. LOL Updating my list above.

I did that already. OTT installed my EZ-Flex parts at the factory, after they realized they could not install the new axles for me. 😞 I had the parts still in the box, so that was a great help.

@jd1923 just to confirm what you said, "self adjusting" brakes. Do you mean auto-adjust or manually adjustable brakes? I know you upgraded yours, just seeing how happy you are with yours now. Thanks, Chris

Also, I'm a very light traveler, and for now, solo. So weight is not an issue yet. The springs are my big concern before I retire and do a "real" road trip. I'm not sure if there are different 5200 lb axles from what OTT was attempting to put on my trailer. I can always find out from them I guess.

Oh, I guess you missed the news from Oliver. They had completely removed my axles when they realized the new ones would not fit. The hangers are not in the same position as other trailers. There is no "play" with the new axles, Jason's words. They spent most of the day with engineers trying to make them work. This is why I still have all my old parts. They did however, install my EZ-Flex system, which I had provided the parts. It's a bummer, but oh well. Moving forward.