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Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 10-24-2021, 12:38 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,421
Posted By Bill Lindenfelser
Dometic fridge door removal

Folks,
Our Trillium came w a 12V-only model 80amc065lh1. The shelf above the crisper (lexan! what could possibly go wrong?) cracked in two. I had a new shelf made in 16 ga stainless (which will...
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 09-19-2020, 11:00 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,427
Posted By Bill Lindenfelser
FM antenna recommendations?

Folks,
The 1m-long wire I connected to the antenna jack on the after-market car stereo I installed in the Trillium is pitiful. Though the radio in the Outback picks up all kinds of stations, the...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 08-01-2018, 03:08 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 5,318
Posted By Bill Lindenfelser
Yes, that's the intent here. I don't want to...

Yes, that's the intent here. I don't want to disturb other folks with the whine of a generator. The solar panels we have (one ~100W on the Trillium roof, one 160W folding portable) plus a 100Whr...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 07-28-2018, 11:41 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 5,318
Posted By Bill Lindenfelser
Proud to be...

...a retired EE! Mostly high-speed digital design, almost completely of no use when it comes to an RV. But Ohm's Law,a bit of understanding of battery electrochemistry, PV power generation and boom!,...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 06-10-2018, 10:00 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 22,667
Posted By Bill Lindenfelser
Doug, I also recently upgraded our 2015...

Doug,
I also recently upgraded our 2015 Trillium electrical system. We managed to kill deep-cycle, Pb/acid, 80A-hr batteries about once/year, and were constantly on the edge of dropping below the...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 05-15-2018, 02:55 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,896
Posted By Bill Lindenfelser
A further update. We put in a Battle Born...

A further update.

We put in a Battle Born 100Ahr LiFePO4 battery and added a portable 160W Zamp solar panel. In addition, we upped the solar controller to a 30A Zamp. On a 6-week tour of the...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 05-14-2018, 02:42 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,896
Posted By Bill Lindenfelser
A further update. We put in a Battle Born...

A further update.

We put in a Battle Born 100Ahr LiFePO4 battery and added a portable 160W Zamp solar panel. In addition, we upped the solar controller to a 30A Zamp. On a 6-week tour of the...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 05-14-2018, 02:29 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,166
Posted By Bill Lindenfelser
Dave--it's a 2015 "Sidekick", a Tillium version...

Dave--it's a 2015 "Sidekick", a Tillium version made in Alabama. It's a 15ft (hitch to rear bumper) trailer. No bathroom, so the front has a jalousie window. The cover (you called it a rock guard)...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 05-13-2018, 11:03 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,166
Posted By Bill Lindenfelser
How to seal the front cover on our Trillium?

Folks,
There may be one or two of you out there who discovered that the insides of your Trillium were soaking wet after driving through a downpour. The front jalousie window was never meant to...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 09-30-2017, 10:18 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 7,082
Posted By Bill Lindenfelser
Thanks for the LiFePO4 leads

Buggeee (did I get the correct number of e's?),
Thanks for the leads through Progressive. I'm chasing down the battery manufacturers called out there, asking each for a proposal for a replacement...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 08-28-2017, 12:57 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,896
Posted By Bill Lindenfelser
Folks, My apologies for not keeping up with the...

Folks,
My apologies for not keeping up with the replies to my post.

Given what I know now, the direction re batteries is a Lithionics 52Ah (12V, 624Wh) battery (available this Fall, ~$650). Since...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 07-25-2017, 05:29 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,896
Posted By Bill Lindenfelser
John in Michigan, Well, I obviously got you...

John in Michigan,
Well, I obviously got you thinking about this.

I used a data logger on my current electrical system to see what the net flow of energy in/out of the battery is. I came up with a...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 07-25-2017, 12:52 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,896
Posted By Bill Lindenfelser
Solar and Li-ion

Folks,
Because we have a 12V-only (50W) Dometic fridge and live in the NE where it *is not* sunny 365 days of the year, I want to upgrade the 2014 Trillium (1-100W solar panel and a cheapo G24...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 06-07-2017, 06:36 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,980
Posted By Bill Lindenfelser
Thanks for the speedy replies. Yes, the cover...

Thanks for the speedy replies.
Yes, the cover is really a rock guard and does nothing to seal against rain. And jalousie Windows are OK with rain that trickles down them but are not great at keeping...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 06-06-2017, 08:54 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,980
Posted By Bill Lindenfelser
Trillium front window cover seal?

The last trip through a driving rain demonstrated that the combination of the jalousie window and the fiberglass cover over it do not keep water out. I'm thinking a rubber gasket, but have not found...
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