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  • Re: Advice on pop up truck campers?

    The one warning I can think of for pickup campers... If you park the camper on the ground, make sure you have the bottom blocked up for support of the camper floor. As I recall (decades ago), without…
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  • Re: Cable Connections: Battery Bank

    The charge controller(s) need good ventilation... Do not install them in a closet/closed space. Keeping electronics (and batteries) cool is always helpful to ensure good life (and reducing thermal cy…
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  • Re: Cable Connections: Battery Bank

    What is the average load and hours per day are you running the inverter? Fuses running hot/failing is not that unusual... Poor electrical connections can do it. Using automotive fuses and fuse holder…
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  • Re: Cable Connections: Battery Bank

    What is your solar array (Ax series panel by Bx parallel connections)? What brand/model of panels? How cold is the average low for your area (any frost)? Any "coils of wire" on the solar ar…
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  • Re: Cable Connections: Battery Bank

    The problem has been seen with automotive type fuses is that the connectors to the blades on the fuse seem to be a weak spot. An old time poster here had an automotive fuse (holder) assembly that fai…
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