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After everything I've read and now looking at the DL in hand, isn't the point of the springs to 'control' the lock/unlock? So for dual axles, doesn't a lighter spring set in the front DL make for easier differentiating of that set of wheels? Seems like it could be tuned.
If him, MME, and WCR are all selling them - then the manufacturer will sell to anyone. And the price is likely to be significantly lower. Wouldn't surprise me if they were ~$450 per unit if bought in quantity.
I'm going to test it downhill
. Makes the truck seem faster when the gauge goes to 120. Although I unexpectedly hit 85 on flat thru Utah last month after the eco install. Sleepy foot.
or if your cheap like me. A usb cord an old used cell phone with a free speedo GPS appGPS speedometer experiment begun. 3-3/8"
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Funny that's what I do as well I just open the app on my phone, but I like the idea of the GPS speedoor if your cheap like me. A usb cord an old used cell phone with a free speedo GPS app
PS- this is just an example pic. no clue if this one is free or any good
my only thing to add would be that the installed Speedom has the Odometer feature that can be set to the existing mileage, plus the COG which I like.
hmmm..... collect cheap used phones or tablets to make your own dashboard lol.. Actually Ive considered that though. Remove speedo and put a tablet there (or place atop it) for this purpose.
It would look pretty cool for sure.
I used to use that same Astron as a Power supply for our aircraft camera on the test stand when in the sandbox
I don't have a 12v load connection so those batteries are straight 24 only, same as any commercial 24v setup. Alt is only 24v. The charger power is on one of those Kasa IP network switches so I can put a schedule of on/off times.
Again, no 12v on mine. That comes from the victrons.
Reliable in your experience? I see lots of them around. I also have the smaller 14volt version. This one seems robust, 1500va transformer inside and very large smoothing capacitors.
Nice set up. Don't think you would get imbalance with your set up..... beyond nothings perfect. A tiny balancer, nothing super special would likely be enough insurance though likely not "needed". Folk more expert than I will wade in.
I was realizing that whatever imbalance I introduce via the battery choice, then the 24v charger would just promote that imbalance. i.e. if I use 2 different size batteries or 2 different types, the internal R and C would "maintain" their own imbalance. But, outside of that, if I'm using 2 identical type/size batteries of the same age/vintage, then there should be very little imbalance aside from manufacturer's quality level. It's just interesting since the center of the 2 batteries is floating and can move up or down if one of the batteries starts to go bad. I study this a bit in AC transformers so it's just an interesting tech item, albeit not really a big deal in the real world.
