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Forum: Toads and Motorhome Related Towing 03-02-2021, 07:19 PM
Replies: 519
Views: 116,250
Posted By Bikinjim
Glad to hear it Ed, you should be good now.

Glad to hear it Ed, you should be good now.
Forum: Toads and Motorhome Related Towing 02-05-2021, 08:13 AM
Replies: 519
Views: 116,250
Posted By Bikinjim
Ed, I only have one other idea that might...

Ed, I only have one other idea that might possibly be your problem if it’s not just an intermittent charge line connection. I don’t know how your +12volt line to the trailer connection is wired on...
Forum: Toads and Motorhome Related Towing 02-04-2021, 10:01 AM
Replies: 519
Views: 116,250
Posted By Bikinjim
Ed, from your readings it sure looks like the...

Ed, from your readings it sure looks like the charging rate is keeping up with the consumption rate while in tow mode and your charging rate of 8 amps is almost identical to what I get on my car. A...
Forum: Toads and Motorhome Related Towing 01-28-2021, 10:01 AM
Replies: 519
Views: 116,250
Posted By Bikinjim
Ed, the previous poster is correct. That meter...

Ed, the previous poster is correct. That meter will only measure AC amps. The meter I have is a Kline CL380 (see link below).
...
Forum: Toads and Motorhome Related Towing 01-15-2021, 05:30 AM
Replies: 519
Views: 116,250
Posted By Bikinjim
Ed, Just ditch that charger and use a simple 12...

Ed, Just ditch that charger and use a simple 12 gauge wire and 15 amp fuse as a charge line. You will get all the charging you need. And it’s simple to verify charging with an inexpensive DC clamp...
Forum: Toads and Motorhome Related Towing 01-03-2021, 05:28 AM
Replies: 519
Views: 116,250
Posted By Bikinjim
Ed, it’s not simple to determine the gauge of...

Ed, it’s not simple to determine the gauge of stranded wire due to the variety of factors that go into its manufacture. Below is a link that describes how to explicitly determine the gauge of...
Forum: Toads and Motorhome Related Towing 12-24-2020, 03:34 PM
Replies: 519
Views: 116,250
Posted By Bikinjim
Ed, 3.1 charging amps is not enough to keep the...

Ed, 3.1 charging amps is not enough to keep the battery up in a 2018 Equinox during long tows. Did you test the charging rate with the Equinox in tow mode? If not, I would try it again and see what...
Forum: Toads and Motorhome Related Towing 12-24-2020, 06:49 AM
Replies: 519
Views: 116,250
Posted By Bikinjim
IMHO, I think that my AFO braking system performs...

IMHO, I think that my AFO braking system performs better than my Ready Brute did. On the AFO, the notification light is tied to the actual brake pedal movement instead of the Ready Brake mechanism. ...
Forum: Toads and Motorhome Related Towing 12-23-2020, 06:13 AM
Replies: 519
Views: 116,250
Posted By Bikinjim
I used a Ready Brute Elite tow bar for about 40k...

I used a Ready Brute Elite tow bar for about 40k towing miles and found the ability to maintain the proper brake cable adjustment problematic as the tow bar aged. My tow bar significantly loosened...
Forum: Toads and Motorhome Related Towing 12-21-2020, 08:19 AM
Replies: 519
Views: 116,250
Posted By Bikinjim
Ed, I don’t have any experience with that...

Ed, I don’t have any experience with that charger, but there are lots of posts on IRV2 that it won’t properly charge the AGM battery installed in the 2018 and up Equinoxes. The Equinox consumes over...
Forum: Toads and Motorhome Related Towing 09-18-2018, 05:22 AM
Replies: 519
Views: 116,250
Posted By Bikinjim
When I routed the air line through the firewall...

When I routed the air line through the firewall for my Airforce One installation, I followed the method in the Etrailer video for installing the Stay n Play Duo. Just have to poke through the...
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