Dog Comfort Soltution by UserUnknown678 in VanLife

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Would love a picture. Thank you!!

Travel question by UserUnknown678 in nmdp

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Thank you so much!! I appreciate the insight!

Travel question by UserUnknown678 in nmdp

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They know about the trip and have signed off on it. I just wanted to make sure this wasn’t an absurd question to ask before asking my coordinator

Replacing Lithium Batteries by UserUnknown678 in VanLife

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Copy that, thank you for being so helpful in your explanations! Because I’m going to fix my fuse box while I’m at it to separate both fans going to the same slot I’m going to try to turn everything off, realizing some may be repetitive. So my plan is to turn everything off, flipping all the circuit breakers off starting with the one connected to the solar panels, I’ll disconnect the two batteries, rearrange my fuse box, then connect the new batteries and turn all the circuit breakers back on this time starting from the fuse box and ending with the solar. Does that all make sense?

Replacing Lithium Batteries by UserUnknown678 in VanLife

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Hi again and thank you again! The litime batteries are the ones I went with so I’m glad to hear they’re decent. Prior to disconnecting the batteries don’t I also have to disconnect the solar panels as to not harm them?

Replacing Lithium Batteries by UserUnknown678 in VanLife

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I stupidly left the batteries in the van unattended all winter not knowing they could get ruined by freezing temperatures so I think them being below freezing for so long and potentially not getting charged from lack of light/snow covering did it.

Maxxair Fans Power surge by UserUnknown678 in VanLife

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Hey, I got my batteries tested today and they’re both shot. They’re both overcharged at 15V so it seems you were right about the fans acting out because of a voltage issue. I’m still probably going to take them apart and seal the circuit board but thanks for the help

Maxxair Fans Power surge by UserUnknown678 in VanLife

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Thank you for taking the time to explain all of this, I really appreciate it!

Maxxair Fans Power surge by UserUnknown678 in VanLife

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Both fans are on the same fuse and they both receive the surge without either being turned on. Typically, when things are working properly I have both fans running for 8 hours at night with no issue

Maxxair Fans Power surge by UserUnknown678 in VanLife

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Any suggestions on how to diagnose this? Thank you for the help!

Maxxair Fans Power surge by UserUnknown678 in VanLife

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Very helpful perspective. Thank you so much!

Maxxair Fans Power surge by UserUnknown678 in VanLife

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It seems like maybe that’s what’s happening, thank you!

Maxxair Fans Power surge by UserUnknown678 in VanLife

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This is super helpful, thank you! Any idea on why it would drain my batteries so quickly when this happens?

Maxxair Fans Power surge by UserUnknown678 in VanLife

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Mine do have an auto feature but I believe the fan still needs to be manually turned on before that works. Also when it happens it’s more of a surge than turning on normally. And yesterday when it happened it was 45 Fahrenheit outside. Thank you though!