E53 How am I doing? - a podcast by Paul Sebastian

E53
5/2020 How am I doing?
Improved our Solar. we tried 2 different battery monitors Bayite DC 6.5-100V 0-100A
Very accurate. No State of Charge (SOC). No indicator that showered level of charge. Cost was $16
I then bought the Victron Energy Battery Monitor, BMV-700
2 wires just plug in. SOC and battery level indicator. No bluetooth at this level but love it. $145

Then after I installed the battery monitor, we noticed sometimes the batteries were fully charged and other times they were not. At first I thought it was a solar charger that was the culprit. But then I talked to Scott and George Frey and they both said no it's the onboard battery charger converter. So I ordered a new one from Amazon and its supposed to be delivered today, we shall see. When i install it I will put together a video on the install. you can check out my videos on YouTube relax RV.

We will be heading to our friends Scott and Amy's in Pennsylvania so Scott could help put into automatic relay switches which will help protect on verdure from Knuckleheads like me who turned it on when we're the plugged in on the generator is running. These switches will operate automatically for Plugged In online generator or on a inverter and they will isolate each energy source. I may or may not do a video on the install if I do it'll be on YouTube


How am I? I'm ok, thanks for asking :) Ive noticed some people I've been talking with have had a shorter fuse and quick to anger. Do a self inventory and look at yourself. But sometimes we dont recognize stress symptoms in ourselves so ask a friend or family member if they see a change in you .... ask them "How Am I Doing"? If you see stress symptoms in loved ones share that information gently with them.
Go back and listen to episode 52 for a list of some of the symptoms.

I recommend going to the CDC or world health organization (w.h.o.) for health advice not the news or social media.

restrictions are starting to lift - be careful out there

So what do you do to help MANAGE your STRESS? Perhaps you or someone you know would benefit from listening to Stress Management Exercises? I have 3 FREE Stress Management recordings at https://relaxrv.org/help/

If that ain't your thing, I have DISCOUNTS on my website to various RV related stuff.
https://relaxrv.org/discounts/

I’ve made some videos about improvements and fixes I’ve done to the RV. Here’s a link to them on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzwH6GhSMBDJ7qKxsLng-TA
Or you can watch them on my website at
https://relaxrv.org/videos/

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