Recent content by nmgl

Thanks for the tips. I think bringing the batteries inside is a good suggestion--I'm just not looking forward to lugging 3x batteries up my stairs! Better that than them discharging too much and freezing.

Hi, I don't know if this is 100 series specific but I'm looking for some advice on how to maintain my 100 series in the cold when I'm not allowed to drive anywhere. Here's the situation: Where I live we're currently under a strict quarantine lockdown and nobody is allowed to drive unless you...

I think so. But if I were to do it all over I'd probably hook up the camera straight to the display (just running the wires along side the car) and tape the camera in place in a few different positions to see what gives me the best view. I think it also depends on your use case i.e. is seeing...

Hey, for what it's worth I did that but I'm not very happy with it. I have a swingout spare tire and a swingout jerry can holder and they block the view down so I can't actually see my hitch or see exactly how much space I have between my spare tire and any obstacle behind me. At this point I...

It seems to work as intended down to -20C, colder than that it starts to behave unexpectedly. Not sure if that's due to the CTEK or just the battery chemistry at that temperature. I'm happy with the ctek, but if I were to do it again I'd go with a cheaper redarc DCDC charger with a separate...

Hi A1 Mech, thanks for your reply. I figured I'd add some feedback after a year with this. I think my issue was the extreme cold and being fooled by my BM-1. The system worked flawlessly all summer. Now that we're getting down to -40 at night again my BM-1 will show 40% charge and a small...

Thanks that's good to know--it seemed to me like the outside air wasn't going through the filter at all. I found some PM2.5 filters locally that will fit the slot. I might try those, but not sure if it will restrict airflow too much and just blow most of the air through the gaps.

A few months ago I followed a post on here and was able to easily install the cabin air filters for a lx470 into my 2000 100 series. Where I live we have very bad pollution in the morning on my way to work. If I use outside air my windows stay unfogged, but I'm sucking in the pollution. If I...

After installed it seems like almost everything is working. The 250SA and Smartpass are lighting up showing normal operation. The problem is that I'm only getting about 2-3A charging from the alternator. I can't figure out why. Here are some things I've done to troubleshoot: I'm running 50mm2...

Hi, I finally got the system all installed. Sorry my drawing got a bit messy, but here's what the actual wiring ended up looking like. I'm still doing a bit of troubleshooting. It currently works with no error lights--but I'm getting less charge from the alternator than I expected.

edit: Oops, double posted and couldn't delete one.

Hi unfortunately I haven't installed it yet. I've made some amendments to the wiring diagram based on some feedback on another forum. The main problem with the installation as shown is that it wasn't pulling amps evenly from both batteries. I'll update this thread with the new diagram when I'm...

Hi all, I'm new to the forum but have been reading avidly for years. I'm putting an upgraded electrical system in my rig and I would love some feedback on my wiring diagram. I'm no pro at this--and was very confused with the BM-1 battery monitor that comes with the CTEK 20A kit. A few specific...