Converting to Lithium

Battleborn Lithium Batteries

For a number of reasons, I decided to replace the 6V lead acid batteries in my trailer with a pair of 100 amp hour lithium batteries. Rather than stick the pages of text & many photos here, I'll provide a link to the page I started at LakeshoreImages.  I'll be updating the page ad the project progresses.

Changing from Lead Acid to Lithium Batteries.

Until Next Time -

Home From the Spring Fling

The Fruit Trees Are In Bloom

Day 8, Oswego, NY - 219.7 miles, 819.2 for the trip.

I didn't get out of the campground until around 9:30, hanging around in the trailer hoping the rain would stop. Light rain, but I had to dump the trailer tanks, so that meant standing out in it for a bit. No problems dumping, although the water was shut off at the dump station. I used my outside shower to rinse the dump hose.

I drove the same route as last year, through the Adirondacks, picking up NY 3 and following it through Watertown & to 104B, 104, and home. The rain cleared up as I traveled west.

The daffodils have passed their prime, the tulips have just about had it, but the cherry & crab apple trees are in full bloom.

Dinner was the microwave Healthy Choice Honey Balsamic Chicken steamer I was going to have the other night when the microwave fuse broke.

Until the Lithium project starts -

Spring Fling Trip, Day 7

Lincoln Pond

Day 7, Lincoln Pond DEC Campground, Adirondacks State Park, NY, Day 2

As previously mentioned, Lincoln pond is a "rustic" campground, with most of the sites un level & "interesting" to back into. The sites along the pond are the nicest, but even some of them have difficult entries for a 21' trailer. I took a few photos of the pond in between thunderstorms yesterday, more at today's LakeshoreImages page.

I was down 24 amp hours by noon with little sun in site (and lots of shade it there was some), so as an experiment, I dug out my 900/700 watt propane generator, hooked it up to my 1 gallon propane tank & fired it up. I had to shut off the 120V side of the water heater, and put the refrigerator on propane rather than automatic, but the little generator brought the batteries back around 6 amps per hour using the WFCO converter.

I built a fire during the afternoon to use some of the free firewood, but it was only fair - everything is wet. That was about it for the day. Heavy clouds, but no rain with temperatures in the low 70's during the afternoon.

Dinner was just a sandwich.

Until Tomorrow -

Spring Fling, Day 6

Site 17

Day 6, Lincoln Pond DEC Campground, Adirondacks State Park, NY

I probably should change the title of the posts to "Trip From New Hampshire to Oswego", but I won't. I left the campground around 9:30, along with many others. We made next year's reservations yesterday. The rules are you get to stay in your current site next year if you want. Jeff of the Trillium next to Don & Anne walked up to the registration building & set up trading sites with me so Don & Anne & I will be next door to each other. While the site I was in was nice, it made for a long walk carrying meals & stuff for making dinners, etc. So, next year Don & Anne will still be in site 48, & I will move to site 46.

Lots of twisty narrow roads for the trip to Lincoln Pond, but that's New Hampshire, Vermont & the Adirondacks in New York. I arrived at the campground around 2:45, and drove around to pick out a site. All the pond front sites were either too small or already taken, but I found a nice location overlooking the pond & fairly close to the bathrooms. I'm in site 17, a dry site on dirt that required a bit of maneuvering to get into & a bunch of leveling to set up. Another minor problem is it is under a bunch of pine trees that are dripping sap. $18.00 per night plus a service charge of $2.75 for tonight. No service charge for tomorrow because NY lets senior residents into the parks for free during the week. A total of $38.75 for two nights.

After getting back to the site after paying at the registration booth, a light rain started while I set the stabilizers. As soon as I went into the trailer, it stopped and the sun is back out. It started out at 52°F this morning at Chocorua, and has been at 80°F most of the afternoon. Some black flies, but I've had much worse in the park.

The plan for dinner was to microwave a frozen dinner, however the rough roads bounced the batteries around enough to break the 200 amp fuse again. I have a spare, but decided to use the oven to bake a Barber Cordon Bleu Chicken Breast. Part of the coming conversion to lithium batteries will be to move the fuse out of the battery box into its own holder, which will solve the problem.

Until Tomorrow -

Spring Fling, Day 5

Trailer & Travel Discussions

Day 5, Chocorua KOA, Chocorua, NH

A beautiful sunny day, although still a bit on the cool side. We went to a pancake breakfast, then opened the trailers for tours. During the afternoon I wandered around taking more photos, then relaxed & read for a bit. At 6:00 there was an ice cream social put on by the campground, and at 6:30 a discussion group about trailers & traveling. As usual for rallies, many more photos have been added at the Spring Fling Rally Page.

Dinner was scrimp Alfredo & Brussels sprouts put together by Don & Anne.

Until Tomorrow -