granvillebarker

Hardware is $649 with shipping before tax, and service is $110/mo. Speed has been 100-200 MB down / 10 MB up. Low latency. Don’t forget the $25/mo portability fee when your on the road, but you can turn that off when not roaming.

Starlink announced today for an extra $25/month you can roam with your dish. I have only had mine for a few weeks but so far its pretty awesome. i will report back after a trip with it. — Granville Barker 05 Dynasty

Wow, thats a really extensive list, how long did all that take? Any chance you weighed it before and after? I have been working on my coach since we got back from the gathering in Fl, and after seeing this, realize how little I have done. Amazed! — Granville Barker 05 Dynasty

I would just grab power somewhere else. I think the Aladin controller would power down some of its modules, i know it powers down my cameras. Maybe your on one of the power wires it controlled rather than the wire to the fuse box? Is this in the dash or elsewhere?

I replaced my fog lights earlier this week. I used these from Amazon: Auxbeam 4 Inch 90W Round LED https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08N66CVGG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_KV9DRCEEMCN6DNEPER5T?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

I also have an amish cooling unit and never really been happy with it. It still frosts up and sometimes temps are higher than they should be. I would go residential if i were you. I have also read that some of the residential units fit fine through the door, so check before you believe that comment a few message's back.

I have used the kohree bulbs they are very bright and great replacements for my halogens. They have only been in use about a year, the prior LED bulbs I installed about 7 years ago looked similar to them but have started failing and weren’t nearly as bright. — Granville Barker 05 Dynasty

You can bend them a bit, I have a tool for bending those things from working on pinball machines in the past. The tool looks like the tool that used to come with a sardine can to open it, but the slit is open all the way to the bottom.

That looks like a great place to store my folding ladder, thanks for the idea!

On the board with the brushed theres a thermal switch with contacts. You can check it with an ohm meter to see if there is connectivity. If not, you can gently open it and sand its contacts a little, just don't bend it. ( i may be mixed up, that may have been on my macerator. )

I am using esp32 based relay modules made by SonOff. It is their 4Ch Pro. I modified the relay modules so the existing switches tie to inputs on the modules and the loads being switched are tied to the relays. With this configuration, the switches work like they always did even if home assistant is not running. With multiplex lights, you would need a different setup. Possibly just a serial Interface with the master control box and a custom driver so home assistant can talk to it. — Granville Barker 05 Dynasty

Thanks for posting these pictures, how hard was it to hookup? Also, why did you go with the multiplus-ii? Doesn’t it include a transfer switch and doesn't that complicate wiring? — Granville Barker 05 Dynasty

I understand people with the diode packs switch to the ML-ACR, but why are you guys with the Big Boy and bird switching as its essentially the same thing just in a smaller package. — Granville Barker 05 Dynasty

Ken, I have also noticed the popularity of victron, and have also wondered why. From my observations, they don’t provide support, you have to get support from a reseller. The inverters are physically larger than my current xantrex of the same capacity. ( shouldn’t electronics get smaller with 20 years of innovation ). They are still at the top of my list should I ever replace the xantrax. Their price, power boost feature, and the data they provide are the biggest advantages to me. I have read they can be noisy, but not as noisy as some much more expensive ones. — Granville Barker 05 Dynasty

If you ever need to run wires to the back there is a conduit on the passenger side near the surge tank, see pic... I think you can see the other end looking under the bed.

I'm saying I recall getting a card on it and filling it out, I just never got any payments. -- Granville Barker

I had forgotten about that class action, and i haven't seen any payments. ( I just found that card and contacted KCC... ) — Granville Barker 05 Dynasty

Mike, My recommendation is to call Paul at ARP, he knows that system better than anyone. If arp was shutting it down, there must be some issue. Those boiler temps sound high to me.

I don't see a pic, check the back of your vip board for corrosion. That may be your issue if you had water in that bay. Those boards don't have a conformal coating. — Granville Barker 05 Dynasty

I totally agree with Rick here, remove that green wire and tape it off so the Big Boy can't get activated. That's the simple, best solution and easy to go back to normal if someone wants SLA later. Boost function isn't a good idea with lithium and should never be needed if the DC-DC is working properly keeping the chassis batteries up.

Richard, Post some pictures of your setup, mine is wired like Ivan's. I'm not sure if the HWH relays are socketed, if so, you could try swapping it with one of the others. My HWH is in one of the storage bays. One trick for testing that HWH by yourself is set your phone in video record mode and set it under the box, then go press all the button ( in a known order ), then go play the movie slow and watch the LED's to see if what you expected happened. When you press a lift button, you should see the relay for the air pump activate too. I think you would see the LED regardless of if the relay is good or bad, it only shows that the HWH activated the relay, not that the contacts in the relay aren't shot. If you see it activating and still no power, see if you can swap the relay with another one that is known to be good. -- Granville Barker 05 Dynasty

Don't forget the air connections to the parking brake button, tag axle regulator if you have one and the regulator for the step cover. The air horn solenoid is one more place. I have found leaks in some of these areas that tend to get overlooked.

Check the downloads on here there are air line diagrams in there. When i have removed my aux compressor, i just pulled the air line from it, there must have been a check valve somewhere else down the lin. Also i don't think that 12v line is powered unless your in leveling mode actively airing up an air-bag with the pressure low enough for it to be needed.

My 2000 Windsor had the manual slide locks, i wonder if your previous owner ditched them.

Have you tried reaching up in the unit and spinning the motor? When my Dynasty was new and in storage, sometimes the AC fans wouldn’t work and would pop the breaker. If i hand spun them and broke them free and then turned it on, they would be fine. They eventually stopped seizing up.