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    DIY Fridge slide build - 1/16" aluminum angle iron strong enough?

    I built this one: https://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/diy-90l-fridge-slide.209939/#post-2694079 No issues with the slides to date.
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    Recommendation - durable 270 awning?

    +1 to the Overland Vehicle System Nomadic 270 (non_LT version). The pictures below taken after a few inches of wet early season snow in CO. The awning had now issues with the snow or the gusty winds before the snow.
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    DIY Lithium Packs, Proposal and Discussion

    Here is the supplier I used on Alibaba, another source to compare with. I purchased the 180Ahr CALB cells. Have not done a capacity test yet, planning on it thou. https://hhpower.en.alibaba.com/?spm=a2700.wholesale.cordpanyb.1.6ee11829DFA98M
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    M1102 conversion to Expedition trailer

    Built a 180Ah LiFePO4 battery pack for the trailer https://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/building-180ah-12v-lifepo4-power-pack.208730/
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    M1102 conversion to Expedition trailer

    Added a Fridge to the trailer and built a slide for it. https://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/diy-90l-fridge-slide.209939/
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    DIY 90L Fridge Slide

    After painting and came final assembly. I wish I could of powder coated it, but lost access to a sand blaster and large oven. So primed and painted instead I added hoops in the rear of the slide to use for tie down straps and slots in the front as space was tight. I fixed the handle...
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    DIY 90L Fridge Slide

    I added a solid bar across the two slides to make a handle to open and close the slides. I had to do a little finessing to get the unlocking mechanism working smoothly. I had to make sure and not put any binding pressure on the Slide tabs. Dry run before painting The only thing I need...
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    DIY 90L Fridge Slide

    I recently purchased a National Luna 90L fridge. I looked at getting a ready made slide, but the mounting to the trailer was not compatible width wise. So I ended up having to Build my own. The first task was to find some slides. One of the requirements was it needed to be 36". The...
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    Building 180Ah 12V LiFePO4 power pack

    I know I can hit the 20A, have to see if I can get enough load to hit the 40A. I should be able to.
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    Building 180Ah 12V LiFePO4 power pack

    I also did a internal resistance measurement for the CALB Cells. I hooked up a 250W Ship light to a 400W inverter. The inverter was plugged into my trailer. The solar controller and internal lights were also running. With the inverter on(shop light off), lights on and solar controller on, I...
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    Building 180Ah 12V LiFePO4 power pack

    So I did not measuring this weekend to see what the current draw of the BMS8T is. I discovered that the 3.0A reading is a default reading when the Current shut is not connected. When I connected the current shunt to the BMS it would read 0A. I still measured the power of the BMS Setup by...
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    Building 180Ah 12V LiFePO4 power pack

    You have a lot more space in your box. Very nice setup.
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    Building 180Ah 12V LiFePO4 power pack

    I briefly attached the BMS display to make sure everything is working. I used the BMS to measure the cell voltages and compared it to a Multi-meter. The cell voltages measured by the BMS were 5-7mv below the multi-meter. One thing I'm going to do is use an external 12V DC supply to see if the...
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    Building 180Ah 12V LiFePO4 power pack

    I then turn to the front of the power box. Originally I was using a Power Pole panel on the front. This was supposed to be a 45A power pole panel. But when I was charging with the AC charger at 15-20A it was getting very warm, not Hot,but very warm. So either I did not get a 45A or I had an...
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    Building 180Ah 12V LiFePO4 power pack

    So I finished up the power box. At least for now. In the picture below I am staring to route the electrical wires. I am using 8AWG for the charging port coming for solar or AC charger. I am using 4AWG for the load port. The Load runs to the distribution panel which drives the inverter and...
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    Building 180Ah 12V LiFePO4 power pack

    It is a real nice box. I may get another one juts to store crap in. If you do need to color match paint, this stuff is a perfect match. When I drilled the holes I needed to paint the exposed metal to keep it from rusting...
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    Building 180Ah 12V LiFePO4 power pack

    Good to know the High Voltage Disconnects may not be that big of a problem. I have not connected any DC loads, besides the inverter, to the pack. The fridge was the only dc load I was concerned about with HVD. My plan was not to charge based on SoC. I guess that's what I made it sound...
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    Building 180Ah 12V LiFePO4 power pack

    Short answer, No real large loads, max load current currently would be ~60ish amps. Primary reason was the possibility for High Voltage Disconnect issues with MOSFET BMS with my original design. Long Answer with more details: Originally I did not have any backup protection on the solar...
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    Building 180Ah 12V LiFePO4 power pack

    Link : https://www.gigavac.com/shop?title_op=contains&title=gx21SB
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    Building 180Ah 12V LiFePO4 power pack

    BMS should be here this week and I should be able to finish up the wiring of the box.
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