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  1. bruceb58

    LiFePO Batteries ???

    I never stated what type of batteries get charged from the solar controller through the ArgoFET. Your engine batteries do!!!
  2. bruceb58

    LiFePO Batteries ???

    On lithium batteries, the amount of charge they will accept is as much as the charger can source up until it's close to 100% full. I see 90A received on my older 200AH bank until they were up into the 14V region which is basically fully charged...then it has a slight taper. Now that I have...
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    LiFePO Batteries ???

    The solar controller only goes into float once it has completed bulk and absorption. Once it senses a slight reduction in voltage from the battery, it comes out of float and back into bulk, starting the process over again. Not sure how that really works right going through that ArgoFET isolator...
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    LiFePO Batteries ???

    This is something new that you could have used with this project. It's A DC to DC converter that can charge each direction. This would be perfect for motorhomes that go somewhere and sit awhile as long as the house batteries are charged via solar...
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    Trailer Brakes

    Define "let foreign companies build" super computers. I was an engineer and designer on the F-22 Flight computer. Nowhere did foreign companies build anything other than some of the chips which we designed. Right now TSMC fabs 90% of the world's chips which is why they are building a factory...
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    Trailer Brakes

    LOL...I just bought these recently from Amazon!
  7. bruceb58

    LiFePO Batteries ???

    You just set the float voltage to 13.5V. Will not harm them at all. Most LiFePO4 battery manufacturers spec that voltage.
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    Trailer Brakes

    Well...My set17 is USA
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    Trailer Brakes

    The last 20 or so Timken bearings I have purchased have all said "Made in USA" on the side of the bearing and race themselves. The Timken Seals were made India. I am guessing you don't purchase Timken bearings! I buy the SET4 and the SET17 sizes for my utility and travel trailer. Both are made...
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    Trailer Brakes

    Bearings and races are simple to replace. When I buy a trailer, first thing I do is replace the bearings/races with US made Timken bearings. I can replace one hub's bearings and races in around 15 minutes including packing the grease into the bearing.
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    Blue Sea ACR with two batteries is not charging

    Does your ACR still have it's ground connected? Usually you run that ground wire through a fuse to ground. The ACR has a yellow light that comes on bright yellow when it connects the two batteries. Does it come on eventually? What battery voltage do you measure at each battery when the engine...
  12. bruceb58

    Trailer brake pad uneven wear

    Definitely a lubrication issue. Mine wear evenly.
  13. bruceb58

    Blue Sea ACR with two batteries is not charging

    9.6V is the under voltage lockout. If one battery is 12.0V and the other is above 13.0V for 90 sec or 13.5V for 30 seconds, they will combine. http://assets.bluesea.com/files/resources/instructions/990180180.pdf
  14. bruceb58

    StarCraft bilge pump options

    Do yourself a big favor and have both a line straight from the battery(not switched) through a float switch as well as a line from the console through a manually operated switch. That way you can have your boa at a dock with the battery switch off and your bilge pump will be able to protect your...
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    LiFePO Batteries ???

    Or bad brushes, although bad brushes shouldn't cause an overvoltage.
  16. bruceb58

    LiFePO Batteries ???

    The engine detection will always keep that from happening. Like I said, you don't need to wire in the ignition feed at all! Standby current is 1 mA. You don't need to worry about it.
  17. bruceb58

    Alternator or switch?

    You need to measure the voltage AT the battery to verify what you are seeing elsewhere.
  18. bruceb58

    LiFePO Batteries ???

    You can already do this without using a wire. The Victron DC to DC converters have a great way of only coming on when the engine is on. You just have to set up that mode with the correct setpoints...
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    LiFePO Batteries ???

    Was the alternator working before you started this project?
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    Sealing electrical connections?

    And if you have a choice, always crimp and never solder. Use heat shrink butt crimp connectors and heat shrink ring connectors
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