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Posted By HaRVey 74.5

I hate to say it, but the wiring requirement of...

I hate to say it, but the wiring requirement of the Magnum BMS is why I chose to go with the Victron 712 Smart BMS, which uses a Bluetooth app to your phone. Supposedly GoPower makes a BMS similar...

Forum: Palazzo Motorhomes

04-27-2020, 08:37 PM

Replies: 5

Ready Brute Tow Bar

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Posted By HaRVey 74.5

Bought all that last year and just installed kit...

Bought all that last year and just installed kit on the Cherokee today and will finish setup and testing tomorrow.
Looking forward to the first long trip with our exploration vehicle in tow. :)

Forum: Technology: Internet, TV, Satellite, Cell Phones, etc.

04-26-2020, 11:30 AM

Replies: 6

Help HDMI to Coax to TV ??

Views: 1,458

Posted By HaRVey 74.5

Radioshack had an HDMI to coax converter on line...

Radioshack had an HDMI to coax converter on line which my friend used for a similar application; however it will only send a standard definition picture to the TV and you won't have any of the other...

04-25-2020, 02:54 PM

Replies: 17

Battle Born Li-Ion with "BIG-BOY" isolater

Views: 3,297

Posted By HaRVey 74.5

Battleborn sent me a new isolator when I...

Battleborn sent me a new isolator when I purchased my batteries to specifically address that issue.

Forum: Navigation, Routes & Roads

03-23-2020, 01:55 PM

Replies: 92

Roughest Interstate?

Views: 11,637

Posted By HaRVey 74.5

X2 on I5 in CA! For having nearly the highest...

X2 on I5 in CA! For having nearly the highest taxes and fuel prices in the nation, and both supposedly to improve our roads, there is almost no sign that any of it goes to fixing the main road in...

Forum: Palazzo Motorhomes

03-23-2020, 08:05 AM

Replies: 8

Early 33.2 leveler reset.

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Posted By HaRVey 74.5

When mine tripped, it was LCI who helped me...

When mine tripped, it was LCI who helped me identify the problem and locate my breaker.
Also Thor customer service may help or the resource group where you register, enter your VIN and search for...

Forum: New Member Check-In

03-21-2020, 03:38 PM

Replies: 3

New member

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Posted By HaRVey 74.5

If you haven't already, you might look at "Gone...

If you haven't already, you might look at "Gone with the Wynns" website, because they started with off the grid RV and then went sailing and have lots of great info about each, the similarities and...

Forum: Palazzo Motorhomes

03-21-2020, 02:48 PM

Replies: 8

Early 33.2 leveler reset.

Views: 999

Posted By HaRVey 74.5

I don't know about a buss breaker, but I had a...

I don't know about a buss breaker, but I had a flag breaker on the top left wall (1 of 2) of my battery compartment, which tripped and gave the same problem. (2018 Palazzo 33.2)

Forum: COVID-19 RVing Discussions

03-15-2020, 03:01 PM

Replies: 6

How to use LP fuel from RV to run generator

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Posted By HaRVey 74.5

I agree that you must tap in before the RV LP...

I agree that you must tap in before the RV LP regulator, because the generator will require a high flow regulator of its own.
I also agree that you should run separate tanks (2, 40lb) because the LP...

Forum: Travel Trailer Discussion

03-15-2020, 02:52 PM

Replies: 10

Battery Recommendation

Views: 1,074

Posted By HaRVey 74.5

My recommendation is if you have room, get two 6V...

My recommendation is if you have room, get two 6V golf cart batteries (Costco, Sams Club, ~$80ea.) and wire them in series for 12v). This is the least expensive, longest lasting both in years and...

Forum: Travel Supreme Owner's Forum

03-14-2020, 01:57 PM

Replies: 15

Summit Products

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Posted By HaRVey 74.5

Have you thought about 3M wrap? So many colors...

Have you thought about 3M wrap? So many colors (I think even a brushed stainless look) and very easy to apply.
Go to a local wrap shop and see all of the options.

Forum: Entegra Owner's Forum

03-13-2020, 08:37 AM

Replies: 29

Dish Receiver Compability

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Posted By HaRVey 74.5

Have you personally had a Hopper or Wally DVR...

Have you personally had a Hopper or Wally DVR fail due to road bounce? I've been using a DirecTv DVR for years with our in-motion dome both recording and or watching without any issues and was...

Forum: Newmar Owner's Forum

03-10-2020, 03:54 PM

Replies: 9

Fogged windows

Views: 1,234

Posted By HaRVey 74.5

Safercar.gov is where to report this. The NHTSB...

Safercar.gov is where to report this. The NHTSB is very interested to hear from other owners of various RV/window manufacturers. Many of the fogging or seperating dual pane window were made by Hehr...

18650 Lithium Ion battery pack to replace house batteries.

03-09-2020, 04:21 PM

Replies: 13

Views: 1,980

Posted By HaRVey 74.5

What do you mean by the emergency disconnect...

What do you mean by the emergency disconnect blowing the alternator? Is this something unique to a custom built Li/BMS setup as opposed to the professionally built commercial LiFePo batteries with...

Forum: Entegra Owner's Forum

03-09-2020, 11:18 AM

Replies: 29

Dish Receiver Compability

Views: 2,777

Posted By HaRVey 74.5

Thank you for the response and advice!

Thank you for the response and advice!

Forum: Entegra Owner's Forum

03-08-2020, 05:32 PM

Replies: 29

Dish Receiver Compability

Views: 2,777

Posted By HaRVey 74.5

DGBPokes, I have a Wingard in motion dome that I...

DGBPokes, I have a Wingard in motion dome that I was planning to use (change dip switch settings) when I switch to Dish and use a Hopper 3/Joey system to move between the house and RV. Do you...

Forum: Technology: Internet, TV, Satellite, Cell Phones, etc.

03-08-2020, 04:26 PM

Replies: 29

Directv SD vs HD ???

Views: 5,425

Posted By HaRVey 74.5

We've had both, and while the HD was kinda cool,...

We've had both, and while the HD was kinda cool, it's not usually missed on our smallish RV TV's (only 32" in living area.), but I did notice it was hard to read stats and stuff on the smaller...

02-29-2020, 05:42 PM

Replies: 42

Lithium batteries

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Posted By HaRVey 74.5

Unless people are making their own systems from...

Unless people are making their own systems from salvaged car batteries, the ones for sale for RV/trailer/off grid homes are not the same and have built in battery management systems and are safer...

Forum: Thor Industries Owner's Forum

02-29-2020, 08:22 AM

Replies: 5

Dual Pane Separation or Fogging

Views: 570

Posted By HaRVey 74.5

Djpauls, Yes, it is a window manufacturer...

Djpauls, Yes, it is a window manufacturer problem, not a Thor specific problem, which is what the NHTSA will be able to determine and be able to know exactly how a potential recall should be issued. ...

Forum: Thor Industries Owner's Forum

02-29-2020, 08:16 AM

Replies: 5

Dual Pane Separation or Fogging

Views: 570

Posted By HaRVey 74.5

88 Yes, that looks like the page I started...

88

Yes, that looks like the page I started with.

700 Watts of Solar with 400 AH Battery Bank - Too much?

02-27-2020, 02:25 PM

Replies: 17

Inverter killing my coffee maker?

Views: 5,791

Posted By HaRVey 74.5

MSW is bad for many things with motors or heating...

MSW is bad for many things with motors or heating elements and you don't have to do more than call the Inverter manufacturer, like Magnum who will tell you what it can work with, might work (with...

Forum: Thor Industries Owner's Forum

02-27-2020, 02:16 PM

Replies: 5

Dual Pane Separation or Fogging

Views: 570

Posted By HaRVey 74.5

Dual Pane Separation or Fogging

A few of us on the Palazzo Owners FB group have experienced issues with our dual pane windows separating and/or the side mirror windows fogging.
I spoke to NHTSA about this issue and they requested...

Forum: Going Green

02-26-2020, 06:09 AM

Replies: 19

Views: 14,393

Posted By HaRVey 74.5

Hclarkx, I should not have implied that my system...

Hclarkx, I should not have implied that my system never produces more than 34 amps, since I've not tried to watch it in every situation, only glancing at it when I happen to be in the bay where it is...

Forum: Going Green

02-25-2020, 09:08 AM

Replies: 19

700 Watts of Solar with 400 AH Battery Bank - Too much?

Views: 14,393

Posted By HaRVey 74.5

Hclarkx and Bobby F, the system I bought and...

Hclarkx and Bobby F, the system I bought and installed was the GoPower AE680 (I think that what it's called), which at the time was four 170W panels (now 190W) and a single 40 amp MPPT controller. ...

Forum: Going Green

02-24-2020, 02:45 PM

Replies: 19

700 Watts of Solar with 400 AH Battery Bank - Too much?

Views: 14,393

Posted By HaRVey 74.5

I have 680W of monocrystal panel's and a 40 amp...

I have 680W of monocrystal panel's and a 40 amp mppt controller, and have never seen more than 34 amps of charging (in the best summer day in SoCal) to my four 100 amp LiFePo batteries.
I boondock...

Forum: New Member Check-In

02-19-2020, 03:30 PM

Replies: 3

Hello! Palazzo 37.4 from Northern Utah

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Posted By HaRVey 74.5

Welcome and best of luck to you on your new...

Welcome and best of luck to you on your new adventure. There is a Palazzo Owners group on Facebook with folks who may have some suggestions specific to your new ride.
There are tons of things...

Forum: Class C Motorhome Discussions

02-19-2020, 03:19 PM

Replies: 8

Tow Hitch question

Views: 1,606

Posted By HaRVey 74.5

I've never seen or heard of any pin related specs...

I've never seen or heard of any pin related specs or limits; however when we bought our first TT (32', 12k lb) and stopped to get coffee before our first big trip, I saw my locking pin on the rear...

Forum: Test Your Changes

02-17-2020, 05:24 PM

Replies: 1

Test

Views: 562

Posted By HaRVey 74.5

Back at ya....

Back at ya....

02-09-2020, 01:00 PM

Replies: 19

Question on battery wire size for Lithium

Views: 16,175

Posted By HaRVey 74.5

I swapped my 4 6V to the Battleborn batteries...

I swapped my 4 6V to the Battleborn batteries too, and kept the 2/0 cables (verified with Battleborn techs) and added a cutoff switch and Victron BMS712 Smart too. Everything works great!

Forum: Palazzo Motorhomes

02-08-2020, 07:39 AM

Replies: 24

Views: 6,762

Posted By HaRVey 74.5

I used this connector and put it plugged it...

I used this connector and put it plugged it directly into the inverter and then both the factory cable and the cable that came with the new controller directly into the new splitter, that way I'm not...

Forum: Palazzo Motorhomes

02-07-2020, 02:37 AM

Replies: 24

Views: 6,762

Posted By HaRVey 74.5

Corc, I just used a simple 4 wire telephone line...

Corc, I just used a simple 4 wire telephone line splitter/pigtail (need to make sure both sockets on the splitter have four wires and not the 4 in to 2 out ones) plugged into the inverter which...

Forum: Palazzo Motorhomes

02-05-2020, 10:26 AM

Replies: 24

Views: 6,762

Posted By HaRVey 74.5

Here is a picture of what yours should look like....

Here is a picture of what yours should look like.
The reason my battery type says Custom, is because I changed to LiFePo batteries and used a separate ME-ARC controller to access and set custom...

Forum: Palazzo Motorhomes

02-05-2020, 10:11 AM

Replies: 24

Views: 6,762

Posted By HaRVey 74.5

All of the settings are shown and adjustable on...

All of the settings are shown and adjustable on our Firefly control panel on our 2018 Palazzo 33.2
It appears your inverter is not connected to the ME-RVC or possibly the ME-RVC not connected to the...

Forum: Gear and Product Discussions

01-28-2020, 08:50 AM

Replies: 60

Quiet RV generator?

Views: 9,781

Posted By HaRVey 74.5

I was at Quartzsite last week and saw the new...

I was at Quartzsite last week and saw the new Cummins portable generator, which had ~200 watt more power and was ~6db quieter than the comparable Honda generator. I picked it up and started it and...

Forum: Palazzo Motorhomes

01-22-2020, 12:21 PM

Replies: 9

Outside TV sound bar installation & Glare guard

Views: 1,514

Posted By HaRVey 74.5

Great info Bob. I was planning on doing the same...

Great info Bob. I was planning on doing the same thing, but also wanted to try and find/install a larger/better TV at the same time and remove the shock rods and replace with strong magnetic door...

Need recommendations on what length of Class A to buy.

01-08-2020, 09:29 AM

Replies: 100

Views: 13,920

Posted By HaRVey 74.5

We went from gas to DP for all the usual reasons...

We went from gas to DP for all the usual reasons (ride, noise, power, towing, etc.) and wanted to stay below 36' to fit in almost any "30 foot" sites we frequent. Ended up with our Palazzo 33.2,...

01-08-2020, 08:24 AM

Replies: 11

Emergency: is Magnum MS2000 compatible to ME2012

Views: 2,883

Posted By HaRVey 74.5

Both the MS2012 and MS2812 are direct swaps for...

Both the MS2012 and MS2812 are direct swaps for the ME2012 and use the same mounting points/fasteners, wiring and controllers.
I swapped from ME2012 to MS2812 last year.

*Attention* No Lift pump installed on 2008-??? Freightliner w/Cummins ISB

12-21-2019, 11:37 PM

Replies: 30

Views: 14,005

Posted By HaRVey 74.5

Haha, I wished I had skipped it all myself... :)

Haha, I wished I had skipped it all myself... :)

*Attention* No Lift pump installed on 2008-??? Freightliner w/Cummins ISB

12-20-2019, 04:08 PM

Replies: 30

Views: 14,005

Posted By HaRVey 74.5

Last one, I promise... Mark Fraedrich at...

Last one, I promise...
Mark Fraedrich at Freightliner found all of the Cummins information and drawings which showed that the CP3 pump has both a low and high pressure pump built in and it is in...

12-20-2019, 02:05 PM

Replies: 15

A little help please, no power

Views: 1,818

Posted By HaRVey 74.5

I think both shore and generator power go through...

I think both shore and generator power go through the Auto Transfer Switch first, so I would check that, although short of banging on it or taking the cover off and checling the voltage in and out, I...

*Attention* No Lift pump installed on 2008-??? Freightliner w/Cummins ISB

12-20-2019, 01:55 PM

Replies: 30

Views: 14,005

Posted By HaRVey 74.5

Update - 1) The Cummins service manual requires...

Update -
1) The Cummins service manual requires a "Lift Pump", which is actually only a manual push plunger primer on top of the fuel/water separator for priming the system after service and which...

*Attention* No Lift pump installed on 2008-??? Freightliner w/Cummins ISB

12-19-2019, 11:34 PM

Replies: 30

Views: 14,005

Posted By HaRVey 74.5

I also received an email from Freightliner that...

I also received an email from Freightliner that they "meet all the Cummins engineering specs and if not, why else would Cummins warranty their installations?" I forwarded that email to Cummins and...

*Attention* No Lift pump installed on 2008-??? Freightliner w/Cummins ISB

12-19-2019, 02:41 PM

Replies: 30

Views: 14,005

Posted By HaRVey 74.5

I sent email inquiries to both Freightliner and...

I sent email inquiries to both Freightliner and Cummins and confirmed that a lift pump is NOT included on their engines and per Cummins Service manual a lift pump is required from whoever/whatever it...

Forum: Alaska, Canada, Mexico and Beyond

12-18-2019, 08:18 AM

Replies: 34

Mexico Bound

Views: 8,018

Posted By HaRVey 74.5

They're well south of border towns and still feel...

They're well south of border towns and still feel that way,

Selling coach with or without Lithium batteries & solar system?

12-17-2019, 05:15 PM

Replies: 26

Views: 2,305

Posted By HaRVey 74.5

If your getting a new RV, the performance of...

If your getting a new RV, the performance of batteries and solar keeps going up while the price keeps coming down, so you're probably better off leaving everything on/with your old RV.

Forum: Class C Motorhome Discussions

12-17-2019, 04:27 PM

Replies: 5

Air conditioner noise

Views: 1,875

Posted By HaRVey 74.5

I just installed the AC silencers last weekend...

I just installed the AC silencers last weekend and they work great! There are many posts regarding this product, some with before and after video/audio. Theread is ~10db reduction in the noise...

Forum: Alaska, Canada, Mexico and Beyond

12-17-2019, 04:01 PM

Replies: 34

Mexico Bound

Views: 8,018

Posted By HaRVey 74.5

When my friends in SoCal will no longer go to...

When my friends in SoCal will no longer go to visit their families in Mexico because it's not even safe for them, I take it as a sign...
Not on my list...