smlobx
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- Eddie
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- JTR, F-350 diesel, Porsche Spyder, Model Y
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One of the major projects in getting my JTR ready for remote extended travel was to install some sort of energy management system to power my fridge, lights, water pump etc. while traveling.
After reading everything I could get my hands on and watching a bunch of YouTube videos I selected the Redarc 1240 BCDC charge controller. This will allow me to charge my 100 AH BattleBorn LiPho battery from either the truck while driving or my portable solar panel when we’re stopped for a few days (like in Baja!).
I had to figure out where everything would roughly go and after installing the charge controller on the back of my pantry cabinet in my Alu-Cab everything else was just a matter of running wires (after determining what gauge to run), properly fusing the batteries and making sure each crimp was properly done which included soldering and heat shrinking the connection with making grade heat shrink.
Here are a few pictures of the progress
After reading everything I could get my hands on and watching a bunch of YouTube videos I selected the Redarc 1240 BCDC charge controller. This will allow me to charge my 100 AH BattleBorn LiPho battery from either the truck while driving or my portable solar panel when we’re stopped for a few days (like in Baja!).
I had to figure out where everything would roughly go and after installing the charge controller on the back of my pantry cabinet in my Alu-Cab everything else was just a matter of running wires (after determining what gauge to run), properly fusing the batteries and making sure each crimp was properly done which included soldering and heat shrinking the connection with making grade heat shrink.
Here are a few pictures of the progress
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