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SerendipitySue
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เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 24 ม.ค. 2018
Sue and Chris travel the country looking for adventures. Serendipity is our 14' 2015 Jayco 145RB Trailer. It's a great size for us to find unexpected things of awe and beauty. We just purchased a 2023 RAM Promaster which we are going to convert. We named it Synchronicity.
We also have an 1833 Greek Revival Farm House that we restored. It keeps us busy when we are not traveling. We love learning new things!
Sue Loves plants and gardens. Chris loves to tinker with electronics and his 3D Scanners/Printers/Lasers.
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We also have an 1833 Greek Revival Farm House that we restored. It keeps us busy when we are not traveling. We love learning new things!
Sue Loves plants and gardens. Chris loves to tinker with electronics and his 3D Scanners/Printers/Lasers.
As Amazon Associates we earn from qualifying purchases.
Installing a Sliding Door Hidden Step in Promaster Van
We love our Promaster Van Build. We were using a Harbor Freight step stool to get in/out of the sliding door. The problem was that it wasn't always steady and we had to store it some where. I found a low-profile Stromberg Carlson Manual RV Step that installs nicely. It only took me about an hour to install. I had to drill out three 5/16" holes in the van frame (I used one existing hole). I used Plus-nuts for a strong thread. I had to drill two 5/16" holes in the step. The step works great and doesn't reduce the ground clearance by much. It is also very quiet. It doesn't rattle.
Things I used:
* Stromberg Carlson Manual RV Step ( amzn.to/4euVKmF )
* Astro Pneumatic Tool 1450 13" Plusnut and Extra-Long Rivet Nut Setter Kit ( amzn.to/45QzYWJ )
* 5/16" plusnut ( amzn.to/3W1Y0e5 )
* 5/16" bolts ( amzn.to/3VNxR2h )
* 5/16" rod ( amzn.to/4cxTyc3 )
* undercoat ( amzn.to/4baLcWR )
* Stepped drill bits for metal ( amzn.to/45wvuEl )
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Things I used:
* Stromberg Carlson Manual RV Step ( amzn.to/4euVKmF )
* Astro Pneumatic Tool 1450 13" Plusnut and Extra-Long Rivet Nut Setter Kit ( amzn.to/45QzYWJ )
* 5/16" plusnut ( amzn.to/3W1Y0e5 )
* 5/16" bolts ( amzn.to/3VNxR2h )
* 5/16" rod ( amzn.to/4cxTyc3 )
* undercoat ( amzn.to/4baLcWR )
* Stepped drill bits for metal ( amzn.to/45wvuEl )
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As Amazon Associates we earn from qualifying purchases.
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This would be nice If could be charged over 12v sockets
Can it detect a live human being under a cement?
Vacuforming? Can use much thinner plastic sheet then :)
You are amazing people <3
Awsome work. Do you have your own 3d printing business ?
@@MariaGonzalez-ei1pv no, just a hobby
would love more info on how you did this at @7:09
Does it shut off automatically or can it be left on indefinitely?
The batteries BMS will eventually shut the battery off when it is low
How do you buy one
Thanks for the information that it isn't pure sine wave output.
Where's Sue ?
Out in the Garden :-)
@@SerendipitySue Well, I am jealous. Live in an apartment. Just ordered my 3 port charger the other day.
Try from a red dead battery youll pull the most charging current when the battery is dead
I would place money on them using thier eve 2000 cells from the 2Ah HP and 4Ah HP batteries. Data sheets available from eve.
The problem with using them to charge your phone, they get hot. Sure they are useful in a pinch but there are better and safer ways to charge your other devices. I am going to try their 18V USB connector to charge our devices with their new ones that run cooler, just like what you are doing as your test source. Yeah nice you can charge 3 at a time for these smaller 4v batteries. With the 2 amp/h I get about 80% charge on my iPhone 15. Ryobi posts misleading stats on things, for example their 1800 Watt power station is only 1600 Watts but cam run 1800 Watts for up to 3 minutes. I wish they were more forthcoming with their stats.
Do you have a way to share ideas for your channel?
@@dondiego124 I have a ton of ideas for projects… just not enough time! Send me ideas and I’ll add them to the list
Lol great video you always have the best ideas.
cool idea for the fresh air vent! if you were to add that fresh air vent to say the right or left side of the green house, would it open up as well or no because it has to be on the opposite side of the shutter exhaust fan how you placed yours?
Brilliant 🎉
I saw a part solar shroud planner trailer that was fixed except it popped up for sleeping. He had a small solar air foil panel on front and said it was worth while.
Can you not just fill broken areas with clay and scan it if you don’t care much about about how good it looks?
GREAT videos Chris! You rock :-) Can I use the MC4 connectors on the Ryobi charging cable vs XT60 so i can avoid soldering and just use a crimp tool for 10g wire? It seems like the wire for ryobi charging unit will be very small - i hope mc4 will work
Awesome! Just wiring up my Bosch charger plug to my solar stuff now. Can you tell me more about how you wired the 5v line? I assume the positive 5v goes to the third Bosch wire but what about the negative 5v line? Thanks!
The music is crap don’t have it, it’s very distracting,
Thx
what programs did you use for scan modification ?
Great video, good detail. Thank you 👍
I'm glad you did it, thanks
I wanna try this for winter and place it inside the greenhouse 😅
Not positive (no pun there fella) but I think I would prefer a gasoline powered direct 48v DC charger setup. If it can be done safely. It seems on paper to be way more efficient - charge rate, weight, balance, cost, reliability (any weather or hour), and simplicity. Simplicity as a system as well. Also you add those up and it equals better safety. Unless you have a vested interest in solar - like you're selling them - I'll take a 20# power-pack - and move to the suburbs cause you're in pickup truck country. And those country people do love their 'shine'. Hope you're well. (6)
Great project! I'm new to this,and I have a question. Your are charging 18V battery with 24V solar panel system. Does Ryobi battery have MPPT built in or you can set up your Victron MPPT to 21V? Im just wondering how you prevent from charging. Thanks in advance.
Thanks for the video. I just ordered one of these. Do you think this will provide power a portable paddle board pump to inflate paddle board?
I would expect it to be able to
From Texas, great review, thank you !!!
Wow, great tutorial. Awesome build. Very inspirational. Thank you for sharing your talent.. Blessings to you all
Дедушка молодец, интересные поделки
Is it safe to connect the Ryobi 40v battery to the unit BEFORE setting the custom 41.7 voltage on the unit? I tried without a battery and it didn't work. Specifically it didn't cycle back down to 24 after crossing the 80 something max
Picked up the project neaqrly a year later and soldered the wires on the back of the PCB works great ty for the inspiration
I tried this for my ebike but the battery does not charge. The indicator LEDs blink once to indicate charging and then they hold steady. My battery is a Bosch PowerPack Frame 500Wh, do you know which battery you are using in the video? It looks slightly different. I also tested the ebike's included charger and it has no voltage accross the 40V PIN, only the 5V pin, so I wonder if this battery might be doing some communication?
mine is the rack mount battery. The 5V signal enables the battery to go into charge mode... then there will be voltage across the 40V pin
CAN YOU HELP ME ????? Im trying to figure out how to use 40vdc to run a trimmer, but there are 2 pins more than positive and negative. it is a hart brand 40v . i cant find any info anywhere.
sorry I don't know anything about the hart brand (is that walmart?). I don't have one to play with. Usually the extra pins are for temperature sensors
Good video, that was informative 😎
certainly was helpful - not tried this but wondering if you might have had more luck by placing that needle on top of a black cup. I've not got my Revopoint yet, just doing research before it arrives - it certainly looks like you have to persevere! Great vid
thank you very much , greetings from Austria
Outstanding! Think it will work on my 2014 118wb?
not sure if windows are the same. I don't know of anyone with a 2014 to test it on
Obviously this is not meant to be a tutorial. Someone new to the entire process such as myself cannot follow any of what went into the scanning, editing or printing processes.
Can you share the plans you used to build this?
Blind melon?
Can you charge the battery using that bottom terminal or are we stuck using the plug on the top?
I've only done it thru the plug on top. I want the BMS to manage charging
Great video. Am I use it for Video gears.
Just bought a bauer pump from harbor freight....red insted of green.
Where can I buy one already rigged up I need this
The Bilt Hard 173cc sold on Amazon is the same engine with a Blue engine cover and $70 cheaper at $159. I just installed one on my DR trimmer mower replacing the junk Briggs 7.25. I'll upload a video on it in a day or 2.
Thanks for this info and saving me a bunch of money! Gonna buy one on prime day
I have a couple of videos on my channel on the Bilt Hard engine, including one on adding a kill switch.
@@bigtoon8300 was it any cheaper on prime day? I missed it
@@alexg4111 it wasn’t. But there is still a $20 off coupon to make it $159.
Archer solder..Now THAT is some old damned solder from The 'Shack !!
I was just at a garage sale and almost picked up some more ;-)