Nice looking control panelThis will be mounted between shower and dinette. Water tank levels will be mounted on lower left. They should be in this week.
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Link 10 is being phased out for the new LinkLite and LinkLite Pro. I use the LinkLite and it's a 'Trace', the only real difference is that the algorithms have been 'polished' for increased accuracy...Nice looking control panel
What I don't see is a battery monitor
As sophisticated a camper as you are building should have a micro-processor controlled battery monitor if you are going to spend any time off the grid and away from a shore-power cord.
Most RVs only have a crude volt meter to give you the state of charge of your house batteries; very misleading since the house-bank voltage is a very poor indicator of battery level . With a good battery monitor that keeps track of amps in, amps out and amp/hours remaining, you can avoid dead batteries and the frequent battery replacement that will result if you routinely discharge below 45 % of battery capacity .
Two good low-cost monitors are the Xantrex Link 10 and the TriMetric TM 2020.
Go to this site http://www.bestconverter.com/ and look at these monitors http://www.bestconverter.com/TriMetric-Battery-Monitor_c_66.html http://www.bestconverter.com/Xantrex-Battery-Monitor-XBM_p_246.html http://www.bestconverter.com/Link-20_p_307.html
The TriMetric TM 2020 is the lowest price for a quality monitoring system, although I am partial to the Link 10 by Xantrex which I've had on my sailboat and just installed on my Sprinter LTV. BestConverter dosen't seem to list the Link 10 anymore but it's available from West Marine and elsewhere.
Thanks for the info update Orion. It looks like we are going to install a combo unit for the tank levels also on the bottom left of that panel. If I suspect any problems with that, I'll definitely consider the Linklite models.Link 10 is being phased out for the new LinkLite and LinkLite Pro. I use the LinkLite and it's a 'Trace', the only real difference is that the algorithms have been 'polished' for increased accuracy...
Thank you Sir. That really means a lot coming from those with a lot more Sprinter experience than I have.well done again john, looks fantastic so far i hope to do something like this someday and your posts pics and write ups will be great to get ideas off.
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