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Projects Section / Re: 571
« Last post by M4wdFab on October 16, 2025, 04:14:26 PM »moved! nice broke the 3 year slumber!
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Projects Section / Re: 571
« Last post by mr.mindless on October 16, 2025, 01:00:24 AM »Battery is dead shot
Moved tonight. Noted odd bolt happening on the left front.
Moved tonight. Noted odd bolt happening on the left front.
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Tech / Re: CNC plasma cutting
« Last post by M4wdFab on October 15, 2025, 05:27:24 PM »that took a while lol
37 signs for FRO
5 signs for Rausch
37 signs for FRO
5 signs for Rausch
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Projects Section / Re: Z4
« Last post by mr.mindless on October 14, 2025, 11:00:26 PM »Coolant leaking like a sieve again!
Appear that a seam split on the top of the expansion tank. Ordered new, brand name. I think the last one came from Amazon.
German things sure are good for 15 years and then NOT lol
Appear that a seam split on the top of the expansion tank. Ordered new, brand name. I think the last one came from Amazon.
German things sure are good for 15 years and then NOT lol
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Projects Section / Re: Mikemike’s shanty
« Last post by mr.mindless on October 14, 2025, 11:05:44 AM »the furnace was what immediately pushed me to upgrade too.
a diesel heater is WAY more power efficient, but I probaly could have skipped that entirely with the capacity.
There's only a couple things you need to keep in mind with lithium batteries
- they want to be warm. the lead-acid battery compartment will be well vented to the exterior due to the offgassing they do, that needs to be insulated and possibly flipped to being part of the interior. They must not charge below freezing. Most have onboard battery management that'll prevent that.
- they run at a slightly higher voltage, so the charger should be switched to lithium mode if it has it, or changed out out for one that does. Otherwise they'll only charge to about 80%.
I went with all Victron stuff, which is relatively top tier. I think I have more $ in chargers and controllers than in batteries.
a tiny little factory solar is only good enough to keep things topped up when sitting idle, it's likely not going to do much for actual use.
a diesel heater is WAY more power efficient, but I probaly could have skipped that entirely with the capacity.
There's only a couple things you need to keep in mind with lithium batteries
- they want to be warm. the lead-acid battery compartment will be well vented to the exterior due to the offgassing they do, that needs to be insulated and possibly flipped to being part of the interior. They must not charge below freezing. Most have onboard battery management that'll prevent that.
- they run at a slightly higher voltage, so the charger should be switched to lithium mode if it has it, or changed out out for one that does. Otherwise they'll only charge to about 80%.
I went with all Victron stuff, which is relatively top tier. I think I have more $ in chargers and controllers than in batteries.
a tiny little factory solar is only good enough to keep things topped up when sitting idle, it's likely not going to do much for actual use.
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Projects Section / Re: Mikemike’s shanty
« Last post by cracker on October 14, 2025, 09:18:34 AM »The Starlink mini worked great all weekend. I had it wired to a separate battery and it would run almost 24 hours before killing the battery. Hooked the battery to my generator 12v DC built-in charger for a few hours and the battery was recharged.
I would definitely like more info on your lithium batteries & charger as the the 2 lead acid group 29's I have would barely run the furnace all night. I also found that my solar panel does not work so that was no help either.
I would definitely like more info on your lithium batteries & charger as the the 2 lead acid group 29's I have would barely run the furnace all night. I also found that my solar panel does not work so that was no help either.
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Projects Section / Re: now 2025 veg garden
« Last post by M4wdFab on October 13, 2025, 02:32:05 PM »2nd planting of beans coming in and picked as much as i could carry today. holding out on a couple 2' zuchinnis for pizzas for hallowheeling!
frost killed some leaves but everything should still be fine for a couple of weeks and loving the rain. need some sun days now for the final push!
frost killed some leaves but everything should still be fine for a couple of weeks and loving the rain. need some sun days now for the final push!
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Projects Section / Re: MMTR XJ Wonder
« Last post by mr.mindless on October 13, 2025, 12:22:10 PM »Transmission mount *could* make for a similar weird feeling? but I should pull and reseal the rear cover and do a visual inspection
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Projects Section / Re: Brandy new 4500 Cummins
« Last post by M4wdFab on October 13, 2025, 10:38:59 AM »ordered another EGT gage mostly because of lazyness and 35$ is easier try a 3rd probe than fish new things through dash ect.
last trip coming home, watched it blink to 1300 then 1800 like an on off switch, so at least im 100$ confident its nothing to do with the truck and just stupid amazon parts being flakey.
i guess if it does it again, ill swap the cab parts with the two new ones ill have and then if that fails ill source a new setup.
because i like to do things 4 times the hard way.
last trip coming home, watched it blink to 1300 then 1800 like an on off switch, so at least im 100$ confident its nothing to do with the truck and just stupid amazon parts being flakey.
i guess if it does it again, ill swap the cab parts with the two new ones ill have and then if that fails ill source a new setup.
because i like to do things 4 times the hard way.