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Brilliant. Doubled up, they hold but don't touch. No marring.

Thanks. I have a bunch of those kicking (sticking) around. Was possibly even going to double them up for some extra holding power.

... and just two magnets are sufficient?

Kevin: NP I am aware that no 2 trailers leave the factory in exactly the same configuration, with each coloured wire identical and routed the same way. That’s why I try to qualify my descriptions of what I have done to ours with a healthy number of “YMMV”s. In fact, I have fully documented...

Kevin: I did a straight-up factory replacement with no variation in wiring, and which was reassuringly simple, once I pulled it all out and apart. In fact, I didn't stop at the SAE two-prong quick-connect in my hand in the second pic; I followed that wiring back to one of the Ground Posts, and...

This is a continuation (of sorts) of a couple of my previous posts in this section and a companion piece to Sweeney's highly detailed how-to post of an OEM charger replacement: Charging Upgrade I won't cover his same ground (which was very useful guidance for my attempt) but thought I'd post...

I haven't put a meter on it recently. If memory serves, I think I've seen it s high as 5.0A at some point. I was going by the spec sheet/label on mine. Which I did think was a little high. But possible, I suppose. Cut and paste from a CF35 page: Rated input current (DC) 7 A Energy...

I second Dustin and Sweeney's tips: running it solely off 12V, either via a sogen portable lithium, or the trailer battery (but not necessarily at the same time you are charging the trailer battery from shore power.) The fridge is generally the biggest amp draw out of most of the 12V appliances...

I don't have the Noco. But any time you are charging and drawing simultaneously is, I think, a ripe opportunity to confuse the heck out of these things. It's nearly impossible to do uninterrupted recharges (where you aren't pulling some charge for a device at some point). But I think that has...

It does, and ...quite likely. This is why I likely won't be placing too much credence in the shunt to do an accurate assessment of amps going back in, or leaving the decision up to the shunt to do a 100% re-set. I think it's easy enough after a couple sessions for me to lift the lid or open my...

Yes… forgot about the history/trends stuff. Very useful. But you need history, and i have none. Yet. Thanks for that last link. The Bible. It’s been bookmarked and archived.

Kevin: I should add that I don't plan on using the shunt to its fullest designed capacity: just counting Ah out, followed by recharging to a known "full" by watching what each of my chargers do, and then doing a manual reset every time. Much of the many VictronConnect app's user-defined...

Haven't needed them yet with just the shunt connected. Will see when I get the IP76 charger. But the On-line info and manual and fairly intuitive . Similar experience. But far from a deal-breaker. In communication with Necedah today, my Marinco failure (it couldn't to go to Absorp at the...

I understand that amperage is the thing that turns wires in to glowing filaments, and living bodies into corpses. As opposed to strictly voltage. But I'll go with your analogies. I was just trying to point out that the previous versions had circuit boards that weren't up the task. Whether it...

Update: I got a spare Marinco/Guest from Cary back in the fall in anticipation that the OEM would go bad at some point. As a test, I plugged it in and it immediately went to work. Whereas the OEM went into Absorp for 2 seconds with 10A, and then immediately went to sleep. The OEM is getting...

Thanks V&T for clarifying this.

Cool. Thanks for the extra "dope". I feel more confident. I've seen the butyl up to 3/8" thick, but thought that must be for highly irregular surfaces, unlike ours. Besides, I don't think you want to be reefing down on the screws , unevenly, to squeeze it all out, and end up cracking the...

Thanks Seth. The Victron I linked does have the ability to custom-set it to my AGM's 14.7 optimal charging voltage, at 77F but not any higher, for colder tempoeratures. But which is definitely a start. My bigger concern would be being assured that a shore charger will top off my battery...

I have recently installed a Renogy DC-DC charger and a Victron SmartShunt and have been playing with both, getting used to their apps and idiosyncrasies. And they're both working great. Or at least, exactly as I expected. However, the shunt readings have provided me with some data that bring...

Thanks much Sweeney. I just emailed Cary for his take on things. Asking him pretty much everything that you just touched on. Except I needed to get from him the wisdom of obtaining the "extended" version and any undue torque on the lift mechanism (since they possibly only install the 4500...