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I just bought a used 50A Hughes autoformer (gen 1) as our park’s voltage was dipping below 113, tripping our Progressive EMS. The Progressive did its job to save our appliances and ACs. I plugged in the Hughes Autoformer and our voltage stays 118 and above now. Our neighbor just replaced both fan motors on his AC. He thought it was so weird that they both went out within a few days of each other. My neighbor chalked it up to old age of the motors. I’m on the fence about sharing the value of the Autoformer with him as I don’t know the Park’s position on the Autoformers, and if he would ask and tell and … Our ACs stayed on the whole time the park voltage dipped. I love our Autoformer. It does warm up a bit when under heavy load, so I leave the electric hatch door open an inch for ventilation. I’m considering a temp controlled fan and also monitoring the Autoformer temp with my Cerbo. I am not a Hughes affiliate and I’m a fan!

Hi Joanne - If you can put a picture of the fixture and bulb, it will help us ensure we're giving you accurate info. Best!

Great price! I have one or if buy it. Amish compressor makes it perfect.

Our drum brakes failed on a mountain in 2021. After Pulling over and letting the only working drum brake cool down and stop sending smoke signals, I called a truck mobile mechanic. He works on semis and RVs. He checked all four drums and adjusted the automatic adjusters on each with his socket wrench. This let me get down the last 3000 ft of mountain to our park. Later on he came out and replaced the worst two shoes and drums (driver side). The mechanic adjusted the automatic slack adjusters in and out after putting the new shoes on. I learned a lot as they patiently answered my questions. He shared that the automatic slack adjusters need adjusting when overheating a drum and when not applying correctly. He made is seem easy. Our Camelot brakes worked great after this!

And be sure so set up you phone or camera to catch it all on video!

Insane engine access! Jealous yet more happy for you. Kudos!

Your Dynasty looks quite nice. Love the Dynastys. We were just looking a some last week in Junction City. As you may know, many of the Monaco's were made 100 miles down the freeway from Portland in Coburg and Junction City area. There are many shops around there that should be able to diagnose and fix your rig quickly. The new owners of Monaco are Rev Group in Coburg. If your Dynasty has a Cummins, there's a good Cummins shop in Coburg as well. I've heard good things about REV RV Group Service Center and Cummins Sales and Service. I've not heard about the others. I hear you pay for good service with REV. REV RV Group Service Center: +1877-466-6226 Cummins Sales and Service: +15416870000 Coburg Pizza Company: Great pizza if you get to stay in the area!: +15414846600 Premier RV Services: +15419982640 I hope that helps. I do have other contacts if you need. Feel free to contact me.

The Guardian Plates are so fun to look at once installed. Love the strength, fit, wear pattern, and the folks at the company are quite helpful. Post pics!

I assume the drums are not turnable (machinable) to true? Just had my brakes (2003 Camelot 38PST - Roadmaster RR8S) replaced. The guys said they have never had to replace drums. I'd love to see pictures of your drums and what caused them to be unusable. 🙂

This is what I'm getting if I were to loose the exhaust pipe on my Camelot. I may order stainless. Can you imagine how many would be jonesing for this setup?

Thanks for the pictures. If you were to buy 1.5" OD vacuum hose and parts, would you want to use a 2" OD to 1.5" ID adapter and leave the adapter on the vacuum hose? If so, ... I found this at Home Depot: 2 in. O.D. x 1-1/2 in. I.D. x 24 in. Clear PVC Braided Vinyl Tube, Includes 2 ft. ($3.50 /ft.) $6.99 My guess is you would only need 1" length, but you could use 2" if you wanted to go wild. Save the rest to build something, play with, or give away. Here's the URL: Home Depot Hose

Hi Jim - did you try calling Monaco? I also did a search on “interior step light RV” and found many suppliers. My Camelot has easier to access bulbs that I replace with warm festoon LED bulbs.

My need to reset the safety device for my Norcold was after I washed my Camelot at a truck wash, the spray in the exterior fridge vent would trip the safety device.

I bought and installed the JC Refrigeration on my Norcold 1200 and my friends Norcold 1200. The second install was easier. Both are working very well. I have to limit my temperature setting to 3 so my fridge does not freeze my eggs. JC Refrigeration provided great support and videos. Word to the wise: If you are trying to cut up your old refrigerator back (plumbing apparatus)- ensure all the yellow ammonia is leaked out. I thought mine was and it was quite a stinky shock when I cut into the coolant tube and yellow gas sprayed out!

John - Very nice work and documenting via pics! Thank you for taking the time to capture, organize, and share with the rest of us. Wow. I'm putting a battery / solar system together and would love to know specifics on components, wiring, and lessons learned. Great work - bet it was fun having so many help you. Jeff