[Doghouse]

Now, Now, Heavy,
Play nice and tell the truth,.....he was parked next to you and you started the fire.

[Rev.Vassago]

FOR SALE: One APU/BBQ grill combo

This handy 6000 watt APU/Generator system is the perfect all around product for your truck! Just fire up the one cylinder diesel engine, and you'll have 12,000 BTU of ice cold air at your disposal. If you're hungry, you can slap a couple of steaks on the built in BBQ grill. They will be guaranteed to cook to perfection!

This system also has the optional Snow Melterâ„¢ system installed* for when you are stuck on those cold winter days. The entire system has one hour of use.

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*please note: Snow Melterâ„¢ system only melts snow on the passenger side.

[Doghouse]

Trial and error sucks Rev. believe me, I've spent a lot of $$ doing what you are. It's good to have a sense of humor about it,...what else can you do.

[Rev.Vassago]

Originally Posted by Doghouse

what else can you do.

Buy an APU. :lol:

[Heavy Duty]

Rev Now I will be serious, if possible. I have owned other APU's and they try and cram too much into them and use very expensive controllers. From my own trial and error the only way to go is separate generator, AC(roof mounts cool best) heater and battery charger. With a 110 volt batter charger you don't need a Alt on the APU. One circuit board in the ComfortPro cost $1000 and the idiots don't know how to install the unit properly. mine lost freon many times and the guy that designed the unit worked on it himself. I was not impressed.

Belt driven generator require more maint., the belt has to be kept tight because of the strain when a load is first applied, they are popular because they can be mounted with less open frame space, they are shorter. direct drive is best if it will fit.

The circuit board cost $1000 to do the same thing as the ceiling panel on a roof mount. I bought a new ceiling control with fan control and thermostat for $75 at a camping world in Knoxville and installed myself in a few minutes, better than paying $100 a hour to idiots that dont know their own product

Good luck and check out Powertech in flordia, they know their stuff.

http://powertech-gen.com/

[Doghouse]

The roof mount AC units can take some abuse, they are reliable and powerful. Today I left mine on while I went for parts, and it was 63 degrees when I got back,....that is damn cold.
Belt drive is more maint. but do what I did and put a spring loaded idler pulley in the mix and no more belt problems.
Like I said, this is my last attempt at screwing with this A-Trans unit, I don't have much faith in it,...so after tomorrow I'll see how it runs.

[Rev.Vassago]

Originally Posted by Heavy Duty

Rev Now I will be serious, if possible. I have owned other APU's and they try and cram too much into them and use very expensive controllers. From my own trial and error the only way to go is separate generator, AC(roof mounts cool best) heater and battery charger.

I agree. I compare it to a stereo system. Sure, you can buy an all in one system, but when something breaks on it, you are kind of screwed. If you buy separate components, then you have options.

I was looking at generators online today, and I keep having marine generators pop up. I know they are designed to use lake water to cool them, but would it be possible to put a radiator on something like that, and run coolant through it? The reason I ask is because the marine generators seemed like they were a little smaller in size. I could fit a 6kW, 2 cyl Kubota marine generator in the box I already have built, with plenty of room to spare for a radiator.

[Rev.Vassago]

As if it wasn't bad enough that I tried to burn my truck to the ground (twice), today my A/C went out in the truck. Thank goodness I have the window A/C, and the receiver I'm at has an outlet for me to use.

It was hell driving today.

[Doghouse]

You can also use Idelair :shock:

[Rev.Vassago]

Originally Posted by Doghouse

You can also use Idelair :shock:

They haven't installed Idleair in my receiver's lot yet. :lol: