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General Discussion / Re: Macenator / water pump fuse location

« Last post by Jerry brown on September 03, 2025, 03:19:21 pm »

Update - as others have suggested the impeller blades were jammed. Could not see much or any blockage but upon turning the blades the unit is working again. At least for my model I needed to drop the screws around the plexiglass access window to access the impeller. Thanks all for the inputs. 

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General Discussion / Re: Macenator / water pump fuse location

« Last post by Jerry brown on September 02, 2025, 06:01:55 pm »

Confirmed power to switch with meter.   Jumpered switch and no joy so the pump is either stuck or failed. No humming noise. The pump is apparently inside a grey box with what appears to be a circular plexiglass access hole. Gonna dig into tomorrow -  what a crappy job:)

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General Discussion / Re: New batteries issue

« Last post by Sparroweye on August 31, 2025, 10:58:27 pm »

I’m embarrassed to say it was my voltage reader.  Harbor Freight is good for certain things but saving money on a voltage a reader w/o battery indicator isn't one of them.  Popped in a fresh battery and it’s 12.7 v !!!   I was relieved for the easy fix but feel stupid for not thinking of that.  It’s an age thing.

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General Discussion / Re: New batteries issue

« Last post by CalCruiser on August 31, 2025, 01:08:06 pm »

Voltage adds in series. Current  adds in parallel.

If your old batteries were 6v they were connected in series.

Did you replace two 6v batteries with two 12v batteries?

Two 12v batteries should be connected
(+) to (+) and (-) to (-)

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General Discussion / Re: New batteries issue

« Last post by Sparroweye on August 31, 2025, 12:05:23 pm »

My mistake. They are running parallel, I misspoke. I checked it again and the wiring is correct. It's exactly the same as I've always had Gave up trying to post a photo.

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General Discussion / Re: New batteries issue

« Last post by keelhauler on August 31, 2025, 07:40:18 am »

12v battereies should be connect in Parallel not series. You should be supplyimg 12.6 volts to your system.

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General Discussion / New batteries issue

« Last post by Sparroweye on August 30, 2025, 09:59:50 pm »

Purchased two Duracell 12 V AGM 110ah/800 cca batteries.  After installation I was getting 19v plus measurement at batteries and the Xantrex volt meter said 12.6.input voltage.  Double checked the series wiring and it’s correct.  Any ideas?   I don’t understand what the problem is.  Inverter/converter or  issues with MH wiring? 

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General Discussion / Re: Alternative Fridge?

« Last post by Ron Dittmer on August 28, 2025, 05:59:26 pm »

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.

Sorry to hear of your health history.

I am in a similar situation.  As of October of last year, after chemo was completed, I am supposedly in remission from stage 4 DLBCL (diffuse large B cell non-Hodgkins lymphoma).  I go in next month for another round of quarterly bloodwork and biannual CAT scan to make sure it has not returned.  In the mean time, I continue to recover from the chemo treatments.  I can't yet go hiking like I used to, still limited to casual walks on flat surfaces.  But the hardest challenge for me is avoiding sugar and starch to starve potential returning cancer.

There we go, changing the subject again, ha, ha.

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General Discussion / Re: Alternative Fridge?

« Last post by LRUCH on August 28, 2025, 01:41:50 pm »

Joseph,
A thought occurred to me on your heavy duty wire to provide 12 volts and ground to the replacement... I would search for a "high strand count" cable with silicone (or rubber+silicone) coating. This combination gives the most flexible motion and longest wear life since this needs to move every time the slide goes in and out.   I've done some robotics work in the past decade and this is what they use,,, but much thinner, of course, specifically to endure the motion, vibrations, etc.


The down side is that silicone is slightly more prone to damage so you should consider adding some heat shrink around any spot that might rub something else.


Larry

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General Discussion / Re: Alternative Fridge?

« Last post by Joseph 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.