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General Discussion / Re: This Forum Is Finally Working Again
« on: October 19, 2025, 12:27:48 pm »
Thanks Ron. At least we know it’s not PC letting it slide.
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General Discussion / Re: Alternative Fridge?
« on: October 19, 2025, 12:26:58 pm »
Update on fridge conversion to 12 volt. We recently took a short 4 day trip. At 5 pm the day before departure I turned the fridge on. The following morning when loading the fridge was at 34 degrees and the freezer was at 4. Over the course of the 4 days the fridge maintained between 33.5 and 34.9 degrees. I never had to make any adjustments. It’s as sim Poole as just turning on your fridge. Nothing to adjust. The one con is while connected to shore power. In the 2552 the charging unit is directly below the bed. The 12 volt systems causes the charger to kick on frequently. It’s an additional fan noise along side the inverters fans. This may or may not bother you. Personally I wish I could throw a switch to turn the charger off at night.
Overall I wish I’d known of this sooner. I like it soooooo much better than the three way system.
One change I’ll make is If I find a way to shut the charger off at night it will be on my to do list.
Overall I wish I’d known of this sooner. I like it soooooo much better than the three way system.
One change I’ll make is If I find a way to shut the charger off at night it will be on my to do list.
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General Discussion / Re: Batteries brands vs cost vs efficiency
« on: October 02, 2025, 03:13:42 pm »
My rig came with the slider and two 12 volts. I’ve been able to upgrade my sliders to 500 lb and I lower it enough to allow 11” of clearance getting under the outer door. Agm allows the most room and power wise seems like the best choice over all. The cost of the AGM did take me back a bit.
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General Discussion / Re: Batteries brands vs cost vs efficiency
« on: October 01, 2025, 10:28:52 am »
Ron.. Thank you, I’ll look them up. How long did you have them or are you still using them?
Looks like there’s not much savings over Trojan. $426, less cycles and one year warranty.
Looks like there’s not much savings over Trojan. $426, less cycles and one year warranty.
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General Discussion / Re: Batteries brands vs cost vs efficiency
« on: October 01, 2025, 10:27:25 am »
Keel…. I saw that advantage wants $312 for the Trojan agm but that’s pickup only and they won’t ship. Locals here say then go buy it there being it’s 2500 miles away. The Trojan agm can safely be taken well below 50% repeatedly with no issue. That aside, If I don’t need it I can save a lot. Now having the 12 volt fridge I’m in that I don’t know what I don’t know area. I’ve read that the AGM can accept higher/ faster recharge rates ,(thinking gen run time while dry camping) and are better at power delivery as well, (running the coffee maker on occasion). I’m really out of my wheelhouse here so I’m looking for as much guidance as I can obtain.
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General Discussion / Batteries brands vs cost vs efficiency
« on: September 30, 2025, 04:36:16 pm »
The cost to switch to lithium is more than I’m willing to spend considering the amount of time I’ll have the rig.
So 6 volt Duracell 205 amp hr aAGM runs $360.00. Each Has a DoD 0% rating of 400 cycles. 1 year warranty
Trojan T105-AES 6V AGM 207 amp hr has a DOD 0 % rating of 1200 cycles . $500-545.00. Each.. Three year warranty.
Dannnnnng. I’m leaning towards the Trojan due to being able to run it below 50% with no worries.
Are there other manufacturers that rate as well as Trojan that I’m missing.
So 6 volt Duracell 205 amp hr aAGM runs $360.00. Each Has a DoD 0% rating of 400 cycles. 1 year warranty
Trojan T105-AES 6V AGM 207 amp hr has a DOD 0 % rating of 1200 cycles . $500-545.00. Each.. Three year warranty.
Dannnnnng. I’m leaning towards the Trojan due to being able to run it below 50% with no worries.
Are there other manufacturers that rate as well as Trojan that I’m missing.
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General Discussion / Re: Alternative Fridge?
« on: September 26, 2025, 03:59:57 pm »
Calcruiser. I’ve sent two pm’s and although they say message sent when I check sent messages nothing current is showing. Let me know if not received
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General Discussion / Re: Alternative Fridge?
« on: September 26, 2025, 09:44:47 am »
Calcruiser. I have looked at lifepo4. From what I’ve read I need to do something to protect the Alt and I have no idea if my converter on a 2011 can charge them. Next is cost, I have no idea of what the cost is to bring my rig up to speed for the lifepo4.
Pm sent
Pm sent
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General Discussion / Re: Alternative Fridge?
« on: September 25, 2025, 11:11:01 am »
Next up I want to go to two 6 volt. If I go flooded I can get more amp hrs than agm but I’ve read agm can be taken down farther and last longer so I’ll go that route. Unless one of you convince me otherwise??
With My battery tray I installed new 250 lb sliders 5 years ago. Even though that should be overkill after 5 years they are showing that they are getting tired with all the vibration and bouncing on our roads. So I installed a set of 500 lb slide rails and lowered the tray enough to allow the height needed for the taller 6 volt.
The tray doesn’t allow enough length or width depending on how you set them for the larger 6 volt AGM. I remove the riveted drawer catches , bent the front ledge down. Welded a couple of cracks in the side walls of the tray and cut the excess length so the door will close. This now gives me more than enough room for the 6 volt. The slots where the catches used to take hold work perfect for an adjustable heavy tarp strap that will keep the batteries in place and the tray from sliding against the door.
With My battery tray I installed new 250 lb sliders 5 years ago. Even though that should be overkill after 5 years they are showing that they are getting tired with all the vibration and bouncing on our roads. So I installed a set of 500 lb slide rails and lowered the tray enough to allow the height needed for the taller 6 volt.
The tray doesn’t allow enough length or width depending on how you set them for the larger 6 volt AGM. I remove the riveted drawer catches , bent the front ledge down. Welded a couple of cracks in the side walls of the tray and cut the excess length so the door will close. This now gives me more than enough room for the 6 volt. The slots where the catches used to take hold work perfect for an adjustable heavy tarp strap that will keep the batteries in place and the tray from sliding against the door.
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General Discussion / Re: Alternative Fridge?
« on: September 25, 2025, 11:08:11 am »
I’ve installed the 12 volt conversion. Took all of 3 1/2 hours. 100 degree day the fridge cooled down to 10 degrees in freezer and 40 in fridge in a bit over 3 hours. It’ll need to run a bit longer to get the fridge colder. I’m still figuring out the settings to dial it all in.
They had told me I may need to run a 10 gauge wire if the wiring wasn’t heavy enough. I didn’t want to get stuck with having to figure it out after the install so I did that first to be sure I could. That took an additional hour but wasn’t that difficult and in the end wasn’t needed. I left it in place even though it’s not hooked up.
On our last trip prior to the conversion my batteries failed and the only option was a couple 12 volt marine maintenance free batteries from Walmart. They are supposedly 100 amp hour , so 200 all in. On a 100 degree day I get roughly 18 hours of my fridge before 50%. I think it’ll go longer after due to the fridge requires more power in the beginning to bring it down to temp. Once it reaches the desired temp it runs roughly 65% of the time, or so they say.
They had told me I may need to run a 10 gauge wire if the wiring wasn’t heavy enough. I didn’t want to get stuck with having to figure it out after the install so I did that first to be sure I could. That took an additional hour but wasn’t that difficult and in the end wasn’t needed. I left it in place even though it’s not hooked up.
On our last trip prior to the conversion my batteries failed and the only option was a couple 12 volt marine maintenance free batteries from Walmart. They are supposedly 100 amp hour , so 200 all in. On a 100 degree day I get roughly 18 hours of my fridge before 50%. I think it’ll go longer after due to the fridge requires more power in the beginning to bring it down to temp. Once it reaches the desired temp it runs roughly 65% of the time, or so they say.
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General Discussion / Re: Alternative Fridge?
« on: August 28, 2025, 11:44:37 am »
lol. That I did Ron. I figured it’s all related to swapping to a 12 volt fridge so keep it in the family with one thread. Thank you for the info.
Looks like I will need to run a 10awg wire from the battery to supply a conversion. They say a 12 gauge (that’s what’s there now) may suffice but I won’t know till installed. I’d rather see what it’ll take to string a new lead first before spending the money only to learn I can’t get it done because of wiring route.
I’m waiting to hear from my doc on how to go forward on new cancer diagnosis. Seems once you have cancer (4 years now) you’re constantly chasing it. Anyway as soon as this all starts I will post how the conversion / repair goes and turns out. Good or bad.
Looks like I will need to run a 10awg wire from the battery to supply a conversion. They say a 12 gauge (that’s what’s there now) may suffice but I won’t know till installed. I’d rather see what it’ll take to string a new lead first before spending the money only to learn I can’t get it done because of wiring route.
I’m waiting to hear from my doc on how to go forward on new cancer diagnosis. Seems once you have cancer (4 years now) you’re constantly chasing it. Anyway as soon as this all starts I will post how the conversion / repair goes and turns out. Good or bad.
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General Discussion / Re: Alternative Fridge?
« on: August 27, 2025, 10:57:55 am »
Ron, the Bilsteins is what I changed out to. On my jeep as well. I couldn’t tell any differing ride from the Koni. Just my 2 cents.
So when you charge with gen running, what amp charge are you using? I’m looking at 15 amp assuming anything less won’t accomplish much during gen runs.
So when you charge with gen running, what amp charge are you using? I’m looking at 15 amp assuming anything less won’t accomplish much during gen runs.
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General Discussion / Re: Alternative Fridge?
« on: August 26, 2025, 11:26:35 pm »
In regards to the power draw another question comes to mind. Being running the generator doesn’t bring your batteries to 100% could a person connect a charger to the batteries while the generator is running to top them off? I’m thinking of a small 15 amp for deep cycle batteries just for this purpose?
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General Discussion / Re: Alternative Fridge?
« on: August 26, 2025, 11:23:05 pm »
Larry. My fridge is in the slide. The added insulation is a great idea, Thank you. I will say up to my ammonia leak over the last few years once my fridge got cold I could set it at 2-3 and any higher would start to freeze items in the fridge. It always took 6-7 days to get to that point however. My reason for considering the 12 volt compressor kits is supposedly it’s a much faster cool down and hopefully the last time I need to do this.
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General Discussion / Re: Alternative Fridge?
« on: August 26, 2025, 11:19:04 pm »
Ron, I tried the koni shocks. They lasted 40,000 miles. The only difference in ride was my wallet was much lighter. I wasn’t impressed and noticed absolutely no improvement in ride… sadly.