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  1. bruceb58

    Trailer brake pad uneven wear

    Definitely a lubrication issue. Mine wear evenly.
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    Blue Sea ACR with two batteries is not charging

    9.6V is the under voltage lockout. If one battery is 12.0V and the other is above 13.0V for 90 sec or 13.5V for 30 seconds, they will combine. http://assets.bluesea.com/files/resources/instructions/990180180.pdf
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    StarCraft bilge pump options

    Do yourself a big favor and have both a line straight from the battery(not switched) through a float switch as well as a line from the console through a manually operated switch. That way you can have your boa at a dock with the battery switch off and your bilge pump will be able to protect your...
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    LiFePO Batteries ???

    Or bad brushes, although bad brushes shouldn't cause an overvoltage.
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    LiFePO Batteries ???

    The engine detection will always keep that from happening. Like I said, you don't need to wire in the ignition feed at all! Standby current is 1 mA. You don't need to worry about it.
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    Alternator or switch?

    You need to measure the voltage AT the battery to verify what you are seeing elsewhere.
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    LiFePO Batteries ???

    You can already do this without using a wire. The Victron DC to DC converters have a great way of only coming on when the engine is on. You just have to set up that mode with the correct setpoints...
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    LiFePO Batteries ???

    Was the alternator working before you started this project?
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    Sealing electrical connections?

    And if you have a choice, always crimp and never solder. Use heat shrink butt crimp connectors and heat shrink ring connectors
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    Is this trailer repairable?

    It's new trailer time. Next trailer, make sure it's C channel instead of box channel.
  11. bruceb58

    LiFePO Batteries ???

    Not in this instance
  12. bruceb58

    LiFePO Batteries ???

    You can already set up the Orion to only come on with the engine running within the app. It’s fine to have solar on at the same time.
  13. bruceb58

    This is one reason you lower the out drive...

    Was the drive shaft intact before/after this incident? Almost makes me wonder if there was a u-joint that was sloppy. What RPM were you running the motor at and for how long?
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    Restoring a trailer vs replacing a trailer

    I just carried an entire hub with bearings, greased and ready to go. In fact, it was also my spare tire carrier. I welded on an axle stub, put the hub on that...tire attached to the hub.
  15. bruceb58

    I'm stuck

    What does the rest of the trailer look like? At some point, might be better to just get another trailer.
  16. bruceb58

    Trailer dog tracking

    Measure from the axle where it attaches to the spring to the ball on each side. Make sure they are equal.
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    LiFePO Batteries ???

    I would set to 13.4V That 12.5V setting is for lead acid batteries. If you left it at 12.5, the charging wouldn't restart until the lithium battery got down to 12.5V which is basically dead. If it was my boat, I would have yanked that Xantrex inverter and put in a Victron. There is so much I...
  18. bruceb58

    LiFePO Batteries ???

    That recharge volts is WAY too low for lithium. It needs to be closer to 13.4V
  19. bruceb58

    LiFePO Batteries ???

    I would do that. No need and actually bad if it's being used for lithium.
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    LiFePO Batteries ???

    I just saw you have Battery Temp Compensation turned on. That needs to be off for lithium batteries.
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