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  1. TheRealPapaK

    Inverter Neutral question

    Hello everyone. I tried to search this answer but I didn’t find anything specific to my question. I have set up an inverter in my van that is hooked up to a DPDT relay so that when I plug into shore power, it automatically switches the receptacles from being powered by the inverter to being...
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    One way air valve

    Does anyone have any decent ideas or a place to find a one way air valve so it will be closed when my dry room vent van isn't on but when it starts blowing it will push it open? I am envisioning a trap door time thing. It's basically a 6" vent right now with a large case fan.
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    GM Factory Installed Hydronic Heater Information Wanted.

    Hello everyone, My GMC 4500 cutaway has a factory installed hydronic heater to heat the coolant for a heat exchanger and to help warm up the engine faster etc. I can't seem to find any information online for how it works. Is it just thermostat regulated? It is installed by the drivers side...
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    Best Fridge

    What is the best fridge optio? All the prices seem so obscene to the point where I am thinking of buying a 120v fridge and buying another 100Ah battery and solar panel with the savings to power it. It seems like in Canada you get even more hosed on mark ups. One of the cheapest options I found...
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    Which side of my DC-DC should I put my shore power?

    I have 370A of alternator and a 400W solar array that is being balanced by a Renogy DC-DC MPPT charge controller. The controller has a 50A max. I have a 100A AC to DC converter for shore power that has Li charge profiles [Bulk (14.7V) Absorption (13.8V) and Float (13.2V)]. I can also change the...
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    Has anyone heard of these batteries?

    I can get them in Canada. But if it sounds too good it's probably true. Zero ratings or reviews on Amazon but that's probably because it only became available 2 weeks ago. I can get 200aH battery for roughly $800USD...
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    Alternator Charging

    Sorry for the second question today. So I've finished ordering almost everything for my solar setup. I am seeing lots of DC-DC chargers as being "needed" to charge my auxiliary batteries off of the alternator. I am converting an ambulance and my first alternator is 150A second alternator is...
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    Victron

    I'm putting together my first van solar/off grid set up. Almost every blog and webpage seems to be pushing the Victron stuff. It's about double the cost and when I read the reviews on amazon, it doesn't seem to match up. Seems like there are some pretty unsatisfied customers. I'm also finding...
  9. TheRealPapaK

    Rambo - GMC Ambo Conversion (Roof Raise)

    Help everyone. I just bought a 2014 GMC 4500 Duramax with 173,000km. I picked it up on Thursday and was able to start gutting it Friday afternoon.
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    Introduction and Ambo Conversion Plans

    Hello everyone, I've been lurking on this site for a few weeks and reading all the ambulance conversion threads I could find. I am looking at converting an ambulance into a camper that my wife lives in part time as her job has her working in different city than we live in. As a back story, we...
  11. TheRealPapaK

    Electronic Circuit Breakers

    Hello everyone, I am looking at buying a 2014 ambulance that had an Acetech electronic control system that was removed from the unit. All the wires have been roughly cut where the unit used to be. The inverter is also removed. I am assuming the Acetech system is some sort of electronic circuit...
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