And now for the conclusion...
The charger is a billion times nicer than the Noco and configurable. The Bluetooth app is incredible. Victron's app puts Redarcs to shame. Redarc claims to have better accuracy, we'll be testing that. I'm happy with how it came out. I didn't want to eat too much...
Found some terminal lugs at a Napa nearby and made some more progress on the house battery setup. Haven't even connected up the new battery charger yet ?
Well. It was a good weekend. If you're reading this, I hope it was for you too!
We left our home in the Matsu Valley heading south for the weekend. On Saturday we received over 10" of snow. The highway was a disaster. We sat in "traffic" waiting for the crews to clear miles of wrecks of Toyota...
Started integrating the new charger into the house battery setup last night. While the pics aren't good, the work is ?
Cut an aluminum panel from diamond plate to hold bus bars and the fuse block. This will keep the bundle of wires to a minimum and separate the main wiring for the battery...
For anyone with a sport or overland model that doesn't have wide track axles, these shafts from Revolution went right in without a fuss. I've got just one test drive around the neighborhood under my belt, but so far so good!
Out with the old
Side by side
Pull in the wheel studs
In...
That's what I said but in frustration until I read the description which said the shafts don't come with wheel studs at all. So the 8 I got were a free gift it seems.
Having garage work queued up gives me energy. I haven't been able to get to it recently just due to my actual job and busy evenings, but I'll get to it soon!
The blue Jeep is heavy enough for me to warrant chromoly rear axle shafts. We don't rock crawl per se, but the right wrong moment can...
Thanks for sharing and for the kind words. If I can't get this new charger setup to work, I'm biting the bullet and getting the manager 30. Come on up and stay a while!
This past Sunday we grabbed the Blue Jeep and headed north for a few hours. We landed at Denali Brewing off of Talkeetna Spur.
It rained and was cloudy on the way back home. We cheered ourselves up by stopping at a second brewery in Big Lake called Susitna.
After that it was time to kill...
I decided to stick with my setup and replace the Noco with a Victron setup. I'm going to change the wiring order as part of this. Stay tuned as parts will take a bit to arrive.
The rear bumper is in for the white Jeep. It fits nicely. We just need to finish up the wiring for the rear parking sensors. It'll be so convenient to have them, especially since the backup camera gets FILTHY!
Also a pal from Ohio hooked me up with some spoilers. #bigwinggang