48V to 12V Converters After a Golf Cart Lithium Swap
Why a cheap 48V to 12V reducer dies after a golf cart lithium swap, and how to pick, size and fuse a converter rated for a 58.4 V pack, plus a Smar...
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Inland Empire Power Outage and PSPS Backup: When a Power Station Is Enough
SCE shutoffs hit the Inland Empire every fire season. When a portable power station is enough, when to step up to lithium and a MultiPlus-II, and why.
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Festival RV and Camp Power: Coachella, Stagecoach, EDC, LIB, JTMF and Burning Man
What Coachella, Stagecoach, Camp EDC, LIB, JTMF and Burning Man allow for generators, solar and hookups, and how to size a lithium weekend setup.
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Charging a Lithium Trailer From Your Truck's 7-Pin: Ram, Ford and GM
Why a truck's 7-pin barely charges a lithium trailer, the fuse that feeds it on Ram, Ford and GM, how to add a DC-DC charger, and when to run a hea...
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Oil-Bath vs Grease Hubs on 7,000 lb Trailer Axles
How oil-bath hubs work, why they are not a seal swap from grease, what goes wrong with each in the dunes, and the bearings that fit both on 7,000 l...
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Toy Hauler Lithium vs Generator: What Lithium Replaces and Whether It Starts the Onan
What a lithium bank replaces in a toy hauler and what it cannot, the air-conditioner arithmetic, whether lithium will crank the Onan, and fast rech...
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A-Frame and Pop-Up Camper Bearings, Brakes and Seals
Which bearing kit fits an A-frame, pop-up or Vintage Cruiser, whether your axle has brakes at all, how to add them, and the seals these campers wea...
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Geo Pro and E-Pro Lithium and MPPT Upgrade Guide
Upgrading a Rockwood Geo Pro or Flagstaff E-Pro: what the factory solar and converter can do, the MPPT swap, a lithium tongue-box battery, truck ch...
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Van Fuse Sizing for a 400 Ah Lithium Bank: The Class T Guide
Fusing a 400 Ah LiFePO4 van bank: interrupt ratings for ANL, MRBF, MEGA and Class T, where each fuse goes, and the Lynx layout that makes it simple.
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Chevy Express and Ford E-Series Second Battery: The DC-DC Charger Guide
Adding a house battery to an Express, Savana or E-series van: why a DC-DC charger beats an isolator, sizing to the alternator, cable, fusing and li...
