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Get rid of that stank, lol

The shore power cable is the least likely to be affected by any miswiring as all it does is transfer the electricity as it is delivered. It doesn't care the strength nor the polarity of what is going through it therefore it doesn't get affected when those things are wrong. It suffers damage whenever it is required to transfer those incorrect parameters to a component such as the rig. So as long as you have something that will correct or shut off demand from that Shore power cord it will not allow it to be harmed.

@@Rvdaydream I agree with most of the premise of your statement mostly, however there is another advantage of having the additional non EPO watchdog at your pedestal still along with the internally rig mounted EPO version. When we arrive at a campsite, once we are parked out of traffic, the very next thing we do , is to check the pedestal with the NON EPO watchdog to verify the pedestal is a usable power source. This can be done with a cheaper option, the Progressive Dynamics plug as well, but for a little more you get a backup surge protect, which in fact can be use inside the rig, if the surger protector EPO became non functional. So you can also monitor the non EPO watchdog line voltage via bluetooth to see park voltage, and then see the EPO watchdog voltage via bluetooth to see the effect the autotransformer is having on the line voltage.

Listen, I get it, you want to make sure that you're protected. Don't overthink it, there's a reason why Engineers say keep it simple, before we started traveling full time I've been over backwards over-engineering and for the most part it came in handy. And not being the type of person that wanted to overexert every function of setup I could not get around manually unplugging the Hughes products when running on a generator. That is I could have spent more time and money on putting in a complete switch system that would reroute around those components but with all the additional cost it's just best to unplug it. And after being on the road for 3 years full time I found the best thing that we could have done was start off with the basics and modify as situations arose. While we were traveling I seen all kinds of stuff going on as far as campsite power. But the autoformer and the surge protector did just fine in their most basic configuration.. the only concerns that had to be addressed was when Park owners that didn't understand how those components worked would frown upon them so that's why they were installed internally in the rig.. as far as the surge protector, I didn't like that it lit up like a Christmas tree and had to be secured to the pedestal in case we were gone for a period of time and somebody decided to liberate the device from our ownership.. you will see campers out there that do Overkill setups especially when it comes to their water delivery, they will have a pressure regulator at the supply spigot they will also have a pressure regulator installed where it enters their rig. This falls under the same category as having a generator that has built-in surge protection yet another surge protector being utilized.. just keep it simple, use the surge protector and autoformer when plugged in to shore power, when using the generator let it take care of the job.. so for 3 years traveling the entire country we would essentially do the same thing every time we set up for power, we would plug in our rig knowing that the surge protector and autoformer we're already plugged in and ready to receive, we would then listen for the loud click that was characteristic for the power watchdog, and then I would look at the app to see what kind of voltages I had coming in on both lines.. at that point since our rig add an app that we control the climate system I would then turn on both AC units and then go back to the Hughes app to watch the line voltage and how well the autoformer modified it.. we never had the test anything at the pedestal. It's really extraneous to do so. The worst potential problem would be that the watchdog could get damaged to the point of needing repaired we always carried an additional cheap surge protector and the autoformer itself has its own surge protection.. within the first year of us traveling we hit 33 States 22,000 Mi and camp that every type of Park/resort that you could imagine.. We had trouble at 3 of them.. Only 1 required a park electrician to fix the pedestal...

Although the bonding plug has its purpose. None of the generator manufacturers recommend running surge protection and definitely not the autoformer with their products. When running an inverter generator, by design, it's basically it's on surge protector. So disconnecting the surge protector and autoformer still needs to done

@@Rvdaydream Yes I understand it is clean power, but why the need to unplug them, and why do they not recommend using the autoformer, the autoformer will do nothing to the line voltage coming into the rig, it will not cause any further draw as long as the voltage does not drop below 114V, and it will not , as the inverter generator is producing clean power. Still not following the logic on why the necessity to unplug the autoformer and surge protector. Which generator manufacturers are you referring to? No trying to be confrontational, but instead wanting to better understand the need to unplug. Have you called Hughes about this? I think I will put in a call to them today.

@robertknasel2270 I understand your concern. I spoke with Hughes and champion with essentially the same concerns that you have. I did not want to unnecessarily have to wire in a system that required me to unplug. Hughes advised that there's really no additional concern if you ran their products while using the generator. Champion however advised that there was no need for any additional protection at all from an inverter generator. When discussing my setup with Honda engineers and finding out that I was at one time in my life I was a certified generator mechanic they elaborated that adding additional electrical components to a circuit when they really weren't necessary seemed to be extraneous and potentially a problem when it came to harmonics and feedback as each item performs their own function in their own way for example, you would think that I would have been able to install a self sensing generator transfer switch while using a soft start inline plug in device to power a rooftop AC unit by utilizing it's ramp up voltage Style delivery . However, it did not allow enough voltage for the transfer switch to fully sense enough power to keep the circuit energized and would continuously cycle back and forth between no power and generator power until the generator would go into overload protection... I'm going to tell you also that even though the autoformer is not supposed to modify the voltage whatsoever unless it senses something is not entirely true. There is always some sort of modification being done to the electricity coming out of the autoformer versus what it's being inputted as. An inverter generator, the autoformer, and the surge protector all have their own ways of operating while sensing and potentially modifying voltage characteristics as it travels through. And although Hughes can test their surge protector as they are being utilized directly with their Autoformer, the same cannot be said when generator manufacturers are engineering their protections and energy delivery profiles/programs. This goes way above my pay grade whenever you start talking about sine waves and harmonic distortions and that's what comes into play whenever you start adding on additional electrical components..

Yup, FTC currently investigating OPEC gouging and collusion..

I agree, I too could build far better... However, 95% of the people out there can't..

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We had estimates to do new steps and wrap around deck on the back.. But we didn't go through with it... Yet..

Hello Uncle Stellar!! Yikes on push mowng laws, lol Mike told me today that tomorrow is lawn mowing day and I get to push mow the front law, I told him I'm good I will be hiring someone 😜.. (he was kidding me).. I have been pretty busy at work getting ready for inventory in my store which is the biggest in the district, I love the challenge of this store.

@@Rvdaydream And I truly love that you are doing so well, and being so successful my niece Heidi. Biggest store in the district ha, that means everyone comes to your store. But hey, the more products you sell, the higher the chance you get a raise. I am glad that you enjoy the challenge, it helps to keep the mind busy. When you were RV'ing full time, I could sense that you were not completely satisfied with life. I am so proud of you my niece, keep being amazing ok? 😁

Your statement is pretty much true.. 😁.. I do miss the travel part.

Lol 😜 that'sme gotta keep moving.

Stay cool, it was a hot week.

Grrrr..

I have to say, here in the US, at least in Ohio, that we don't normally see Apartments that are occupied by entire families.. but, to be honest we don't really live close to any Apartments.

@@Rvdaydream I believe that it's more of a NYC thing in the US and largely immigrants doing so in both countries.

It's different for us. The delivery was arranged by a third party. Every one of these e-bike manufacturers have fluctuations of delivery times based on Supply. Over the last few years we have had electric bikes delivered as fast as 3 days and at other times 3 weeks. Right now it's the peak season but I also believe that they, like others, some of our delivery delays though or based on FedEx. I have tracked shipping progress of some of these bikes and I can't believe how they boince them across the country in different directions.. it doesn't seem like that they're ever in a straight line coming directly to me. Lol

Thank you!!

​@codyasher7546 I ordered a m2 on a Thursday, didn't receive any updates so I sent them an email on Sunday(I know they don't work weekends) they responded Monday saying there was a delay because the A2 went on sale and they were trying to get those out because of the sale, Tuesday it said FedEx would deliver on Friday and it did get delivered on that Friday (I live in Pennsylvania) so it took bout a week

Nope.

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Man O man did you say a mouthful... hopefully now that our major expenses have been, well, to be blunt spent, it's going to take a little bit for us to get what to where we need financially to make a smart purchase.

Some Evaporated out open exhaust port in back, some was captured in small Reservoir cup in front.. RV humidity was very minimal..

Are you referring to the correct video? The timestamp references that you indicate in your question shows me talking.. as a matter of fact I don't believe this entire video I show any driving..

How heavy are you? How strong are your legs? How much will you pedal versus using the throttle? How much weight will you carry? How many Hills will you go up? How fast will you go? What's the average temperature that you'll be operating the bike in? How windy is it? How many stop signs and traffic lights will you encounter? All those things will determine how long the battery will last...

I'm 5'7" and 175 pounds and I have gone 22 Miles throttle only and had 1/4 battery left. Mind you I go full throttle alot. I haven't tested the actual capacity for throttle only but if I would use assist mostly I'd imagine the miles could almost triple what throttle only gets.i forgot to say the 22 miles was mostly flat land but dirt trail.

I've had a few people that have said the same thing. The issue is nobody could follow my wiring unless they had the same unit I do. And the basic instructions that they Supply with the fans are pretty much all that's required. On my videos, The lack of step by step on some of this stuff is kind of by Design. It's a prerequisite as to if the person watching is even slightly qualified to be the one performing the work. Plus it could definitely be a liability if I showed actually how to "do it" and their rig had something different going on and it burned down based on what I showed. Don't want that on my hands.. But, good news, you did it! So you are definitely qualified! 👍😁

Yeah it's a shame EU regulations are so tight over there. We can do 50 miles an hour with 2000 watt Motors. Nobody cares about that here unless you do it in a state park or some bike trails

Sorry to hear about your mom. Big adjustment going from my home to a condo but believe me Heidi and I have discussed it. Maybe we'll pick your brains about how you feel and see if any of that applies to us👍

@Rvdaydream with me, it felt like a lot of work to maintain the place by myself after my father died in December of 2020, and when my mother died, the place felt empty. It's nice to have snow removal and landscaping included in the condo fees that I pay monthly, along with roof repair and replacement. The funny thing is that I am down the hall from where my paternal grandfather lived, and my parents rented it out for 10 years afterward to a retired couple.

Yeah, that's one of the main reasons that we are having a hard time moving to Florida. They push all these extra regulations when it comes to Roofing due to hurricanes and high winds and yet you can't get insurance. Or if you do secure a premium it's costly, (I can't imagine missing an arm or a leg) Lol That's the same thing Heidi and I say whenever we see or have experienced people in Florida that barely put any of their water lines in the ground or they have their well pump and pressure tank just sitting out in the front yard. That would definitely not work up here.. LOL