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Tone's 17.56-2 mods
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Back in the very cold shed today finishing off a couple of thing. I took out my coast to coast battery and tank guage which isn't the best and after seeing @17triton s a couple of weekends ago, was impressed with it so out with the credit card.
Using the diesel heater heaps lately not realizing how much we would be I had to keep taking the gas bottle cover off every few days to top up my tank and got sick of that, ended up putting a filler in the cover, and holds an extraish liter of diesel.
I have spent lots of time with many different ways of quieting down the diesel fuel pump, from mounting it the way in the instructions to wrapping in sound proof, to mounting in the Aframe covered in sound proofing but it still was worse than just leaving it hang. This is the best and final way I have found, cannot hear the pump at all inside, can still hear it just outside. It's suspended inside 65mm pvc pipe with end caps lined with foam and held up with 2rubber straps. I also got a air compressor silencer/filter with a little added foam inside for the heater air intake which makes a massive difference to that jet taking off under the van. I bought 2 off EBay for $10. Very happy now I can sleep.
Using the diesel heater heaps lately not realizing how much we would be I had to keep taking the gas bottle cover off every few days to top up my tank and got sick of that, ended up putting a filler in the cover, and holds an extraish liter of diesel.
I have spent lots of time with many different ways of quieting down the diesel fuel pump, from mounting it the way in the instructions to wrapping in sound proof, to mounting in the Aframe covered in sound proofing but it still was worse than just leaving it hang. This is the best and final way I have found, cannot hear the pump at all inside, can still hear it just outside. It's suspended inside 65mm pvc pipe with end caps lined with foam and held up with 2rubber straps. I also got a air compressor silencer/filter with a little added foam inside for the heater air intake which makes a massive difference to that jet taking off under the van. I bought 2 off EBay for $10. Very happy now I can sleep.
Cool. When you open it there is a small round paper filter. I also lined around the outside of that filter with foam.
I only have a 100ah at the moment. I only put 200w up because the flexable are less efficient because they are suppose to get hotter and also winter camping less daylight and bugger all sun and they only weigh 2kg each.
we use a folding 120W with 1 battery, it works fine so they should do the trick no worries
Sounds good.....but I wondered if it was overkill.
I was interested as we've never had a problem with a 150w panel and a 100 amp battery but now speccing a replacement van and I'm resisting every salesman's insistence that you need at least two batteries.
Rubbish!
If you know what your needs are and work within that you can save on weight and wallet.
We're seriously considering using those flexible panels on the new van in place of a supplied fixed panel but I wondered if they were as efficient so I'd appreciate some idea as to how well they work.
I was interested as we've never had a problem with a 150w panel and a 100 amp battery but now speccing a replacement van and I'm resisting every salesman's insistence that you need at least two batteries.
Rubbish!
If you know what your needs are and work within that you can save on weight and wallet.
We're seriously considering using those flexible panels on the new van in place of a supplied fixed panel but I wondered if they were as efficient so I'd appreciate some idea as to how well they work.
I will have a look tomorrow to see if there is a brand on it. I have tried to find it again on EBay with no luck.
