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Can’t say for certain as I don’t have this device, but my guess is it’s the low voltage disconnect. If that’s the case, that setting is used to determine if the engine is running (vis-a-vis the higher voltage). If the voltage drops below a certain threshold, it assumes the engine is off, and it...

Trailrax's pak rax would pretty much accomplish this:

Start drilling!

When the engine's running, it's always going to detect a higher voltage than what the starter battery's currently at. If there is a minimum charge voltage setting to adjust, I'm not sure it'll make much of a difference.

Saw that they’re moving on from their bronco: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2151801475175560/?mibextid=6ojiHh

Interesting approach. So is your aux battery mounted in the rear? I always thought the DC-DC charger shouldn’t be more than 3 feet from the battery which it’s charging. I’m also not sure if the Victron is rated to withstand the temps of an engine bay.

Funny you mention this, I have an idea in my head for this exact thing that I haven't had time to fully mock up.

I was hoping to hear back some results from testing out your setup. Sorry to hear it's not going well. Are you sure it's the voltage and not too high of an amperage that's shutting down the starter battery? The 135Ah DL+'s BMS has a cutoff at 150A, but the Bronco's alternator can go up and over...

Completely useless. You’re better off with a MagSafe charging mount.

Yes, that is likely a reason. Mine doesn't have an inverter built in (most of the stuff I run uses 12V) so I can get away with not having to worry about things heating up too much. I still added a temperature-controlled fan with an intake and exhaust to get air flowing through just in case.

Like I said, different power stations will have different rules depending on how they're designed. It might be structural (not able to sufficiently support the weight of the battery when sideways) or thermal (no proper ventilation) or some other reason, but LFP batteries on their own, given...

It's a Harbor Freight Apache 3800 case with a 100Ah LiFePO4 battery inside. I designed & built it specifically so it could be stored on its side, like I have it, or upright. Can't speak for all power stations, but LiFePO4 batteries are completely fine to be mounted sideways. Details of my build...

Wedged under my back seat.

Like I said, for powering something for an extended period of time, like a fridge, this system doesn’t seem like the best solution. It’d be much more effective to hook a DC-DC charger directly to the starter battery and have a dedicated battery bank in the cargo area.

This kit seems like it’d work well for running a winch or some accessory lights, but I don’t see how spending $1,300 for what’s effectively 30ah of additional power makes sense for an overlanding setup with multiple things plugged in. That’s barely enough to run a fridge for half a day (assuming...

I sense a common thread here.

Maybe the've been updated, but all 4 sensors installed on my 2023's capable bumper were all the same (plugged in perpendicular to the bumper face, not parallel like OP is looking for).

I couldn't see what he was doing in the video, seems like he prefers to do electrical work in the dark. There is a little notch in that area on the leading edge of the weather stripping, which I assume is to snake wires over the lip there. Personally, I wanted the wires to remain secure...

That's what I mean, there's confusion around what's the top of the crossbar vs the front. Since that front crossbar is mounted at an angle, the wind deflector is mounted to the top/front and the lightbar is mounted to the top/rear. I'm pretty sure the Trailrax front wind deflector is mounted...