we bought covers to use in storage for the two road tires and for both spare tires
nice tagFinished the wire tie-downs on the roof for the solar panels. May not look pretty but there're no holes in the roof.
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Got the last insect screen installed. Those little springs they supply to hold the screen in place suck so I used metal zip ties instead.
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Memorial Weekend was pretty cool in Northern WI this year. Ran in A.M. with sun in the afternoon. Good thing, as the AC refused to compress and the 6in fan in the ceiling vent did it's last day of duty. I called an automotive AC guy in town, he encouraged me to fix it myself. Too busy for me he said.
So, after trying really hard to spend good money for a Motor Starter / Capacitor from ANYBODY in stock that would work... I settled on AMAZON for both parts. Save Big Money in the Jungle? Wait, that can't be right....
Both parts arrived looking differently than pictured but both worked. Fixed = Fixed
I treated it like Mexico, don't drink the water...Be careful in Madison @J Starsky - don’t drink the kool-aid!![]()
Finished the wire tie-downs on the roof for the solar panels. May not look pretty but there're no holes in the roof.
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Got the last insect screen installed. Those little springs they supply to hold the screen in place suck so I used metal zip ties instead.
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I know what a Shinbone catch is but I’m drawing a blank on an elbow catch. Photo or link please.elbow catches
Well, according to Renogy, their panels don't require the air gap. I think for most pop up owners it's not that big of a concern since we aren't living in them full time or taking them out for weeks at a time, with some exceptions. My only issue with roof mounted panels is you can't move them around to get good exposure and angles. But the "set it and forget it" aspect of them is very appealing.I didn't hear about that until after I had already put the first two panels down. All 3 have double sided 3M tape along the sides and across the center on the underside, but that only gives it a 1/16 inch gap which isn't much. And 2 of the 3 are taped down along all 4 sides. (See: https://www.popupportal.com/threads/solar-panels-installed.136967/post-1437024)
I'm not going to put the outside tape on the third panel for now, or maybe I'll only put it on the leading edge so the wind doesn't get under it on the road.