SmartShunt for Lithium Trolling-Motor and Kayak Batteries: A Real Percentage Instead of a Guess
Why voltage lies about a lithium trolling-motor battery, how a SmartShunt gives a real percentage on 12, 24 and 36 V banks, and what to do about sp...
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Diesel Heater Battery Sizing for Truck Campers: Lithium, DC-DC and the Overnight Number
How much battery a 12 V diesel heater really uses overnight, why the glow-plug start matters, and how to size lithium and DC-DC charging for a truc...
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Charging a Lithium Camper From an Electric Truck's 7-Pin: Lightning, Rivian and Tesla
What the Lightning, Rivian and Tesla 7-pin connectors really deliver to a trailer battery, why a plain wire fails, and how to set a DC-DC current l...
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Victron Orion vs REDARC BCDC: Which DC-DC Charger for a Tow Vehicle
The two DC-DC chargers every tow-vehicle board argues about, compared on lithium support, solar input, engine detection and the app, objection incl...
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Adding Electric Brakes to a Trailer: What a Complete Conversion Kit Needs
Converting an unbraked or surge-braked trailer to electric brakes: the five parts a kit needs, matching them to your axle, and the wiring that must...
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Outdoors RV Parts When the Dealer Won't Call Back
Outdoors RV has gone dealer-only for owner support. Which parts on an ORV you can identify and source yourself, and which genuinely need the dealer.
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Class B Lithium Upgrade: Keep the Li-BIM or Fit a DC-DC Charger?
What a battery isolation manager actually does on a Class B van, why owners going lithium replace it with a DC-DC charger, and what else has to cha...
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Horse Trailer Wheel Bearings: How Often to Repack, and What to Buy
Why horse trailer bearings fail more than the miles suggest, how often to repack, the warning signs before a show, and which Timken kit fits your a...
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Timbren Axle-Less Hubs: Which Bearing Kit Actually Fits
Bearing and seal numbers for Timbren axle-less hubs by capacity, which ones a standard Timken kit covers, and how to confirm yours when it is not l...
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SmartShunt on a Pontoon: Monitoring a Lithium House or Trolling Bank
Where a SmartShunt goes on a pontoon with a lithium house or trolling bank, the one wiring rule that decides accuracy, and how to size it for the b...
