Living Quarters Horse Trailer: Power in the Front, Bearings Underneath
Lithium and inverter upgrades for an LQ horse trailer, the converter trap, charging from the truck while hauling, and the bearings a 7,000 lb axle ...
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Charging a Lithium Teardrop From a Small SUV: Ridgeline, Pilot, Outback, 4Runner and Frontier
What the Ridgeline, Pilot, Outback, 4Runner and Frontier trailer plugs supply, why lithium barely charges, and the DC-DC setup that stays under the...
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Motorcycle Trailer Bearings and Lighting: Sizes by Model, Repacking and 5-Wire Converters
Motorcycle trailer bearings by model and spindle, how to repack small bearings, and how a 5-to-4 wire converter runs trailer lights from a touring ...
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Powering a 12 V Drywasher or Recirculating Pump at a Desert Claim
Measure a 12 V drywasher or pump, size a LiFePO4 battery and MPPT solar, fuse every circuit, pick wire gauge and keep lithium cool at a desert claim.
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Heat and Power for a Ski Trip in a Van or Truck Camper: Mammoth and Big Bear
Why a battery heater cannot heat a van, what a diesel heater really draws, charging lithium below freezing, DC-DC, winter solar, condensation and CO.
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Houseboat Power: Lithium and a Victron Inverter-Charger vs Running the Generator
What a lithium bank and a Victron MultiPlus-II or Quattro run on a houseboat, what still needs the generator, and the Class T fuse lithium needs.
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Charging a Power Station While You Drive: EcoFlow, Bluetti, Jackery and Anker
Why the 12 V socket charges a power station so slowly, what EcoFlow and Bluetti alternator chargers do well, and when a fixed lithium battery wins.
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Ham and GMRS Mobile Radio Power: Fuse Size, Wire Gauge and Which Battery
Fuse size and wire gauge for mobile ham and GMRS radios from the maker's transmit draw, which battery to use, a LiFePO4 go-box, solar and voltage d...
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Powering an All-Night Astrophotography Rig With Lithium
Size a LiFePO4 battery for an all-night imaging rig: an amp-hour budget, 12 V vs 13.8 V regulation, fused busbar wiring, charging and cold-night ru...
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Running Starlink on 12 Volts in an RV, Van or Boat
Run Starlink Mini or Standard on 12V without an inverter: real power draw, inverter losses, Starlink's DC options, wire gauge, fuses and battery si...
