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    What's your favourite frying pan? Market Research

    I went with the GSI Bugaboo Medium set, but we haven't used it yet. I love how packable it is, but I'm worried that it's too lightweight to stand up to serious use. We don't cook on open fire/coals - it's always on a propane burner, so we'll see...
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    What's your favourite frying pan? Market Research

    I saw these recently at REI: https://www.rei.com/product/214275/greenpan-clip-series-ceramic-nonstick-frypan-with-removable-handle-10-in They also have an 8" and I assume they'd stack really nicely. If they also had a nesting 2L pot, that might be an interesting set. EDIT: They do have a...
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    Custom LiFePO4 Accessory Battery Cabinet and DC|DC Charging System - FJ Cruiser

    Thanks! I like to document things well on a project like this - and one reason is that I often refer back to it myself for details when I forget! As for the Isolated/non isolated, I could have used either in this case. In some applications, like in a fiberglass fishing boat or something, there...
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    What's your favourite frying pan? Market Research

    I got a notification that a post I made here days ago was deleted for "referral links", but I am not enrolled in any affiliate programs nor do I have any interest in doing so; I wonder if a mod could let me know how to avoid that in the future, or why other product links are still up but my post...
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    The Dometic CFX3 Mega Thread

    Thinking about this some more, even an AGM 12v battery will be at its discharge floor (50%) at 12.2v. So the Dometic battery protection modes all fail to stop the battery from dropping past the specified discharge floor for that type as well. It's not just an issue with LiFePO4 batteries. So...
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    12v DC|DC charger setup for LiFePO4 battery - check my work please

    I finally did a write-up for my own system, and you can find it here: https://expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/custom-lifepo4-accessory-battery-cabinet-and-dc-dc-charging-system-fj-cruiser.236529/
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    Custom LiFePO4 Accessory Battery Cabinet and DC|DC Charging System - FJ Cruiser

    Victron Device Setup Info: Settings for the SmartShunt are as follows (changes from default values are marked with an Asterisk): Battery Capacity: 54Ah* (Specify your battery capacity) Discharge Floor: 20%* (what value to use when determining "empty") Charged Voltage: 14.2v (Set this to .2-.3v...
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    Custom LiFePO4 Accessory Battery Cabinet and DC|DC Charging System - FJ Cruiser

    Cabinet Build: There were a number of factors to the shape of the cabinet, in order to fit it into the available space. I basically had to rough it in place and figure out the angles as I went. I used MDF because it's just so dadgum easy to work with and holds up well. These guys need...
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    Custom LiFePO4 Accessory Battery Cabinet and DC|DC Charging System - FJ Cruiser

    I recently spent some time troubleshooting why my Dometic CFX3 55IM fridge wasn't performing like I thought it should. The long and short of that was voltage drop and the limits of the one battery; even with their upgraded 10ga hardwire kit and a good AGM battery, the setup was simply not able...
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    12v DC|DC charger setup for LiFePO4 battery - check my work please

    Thanks for that good input! I've actually finished building my setup and it's humming along well. Working on a write-up to document everything. Mine seems to output just slightly over 18A at times, but it's sized for higher if need be. I ended up using a 50A ANL fuse on the 6ga feed, and...
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    The Dometic CFX3 Mega Thread

    I have a Dometic CFX3 55IM being fed by a 54Ah Dakota Lithium LiFePO4 battery, and a question about the battery protection settings: A LiFePO4 battery should not be discharged lower than 20% SOC, to best preserve capacity over time. 20% SOC of a 12v LiFePO4 battery is something around 12.9v...
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    Fire Extinguishers

    I decided a while back to only use Halotron for anything I want to keep after putting out a fire (my truck, in this case). ABC is fine in your kitchen to put the fire out quickly, and insurance will go ahead and replace all your affected appliances. But using ABC on a small fire in your engine...
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    12v DC|DC charger setup for LiFePO4 battery - check my work please

    OK, I pulled the trigger on a setup and it's in the works. I'll go ahead with 6ga cable from the B+ on the starting battery, run that back to the Victron 18A DC/DC Charger, and ground it there via 6ga to chassis. Then from the charger output to the LiFePO4 (a Dakota Lithium 54Ah), I may go...
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    In cab winch control/relay question...

    Yeah, that's a very good point, and I did make the assumption that the interior switch was simply to activate the relay/solenoid. It was caught in my blind spot, I suppose, because I can't imagine wanting to be able to operate the winch only from inside the cab. The remote (even a corded one)...
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