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• What To Lubricate for a Reese Patriot 5th Wheel Hitch
  Gary, that should all be outlined in the owner's manual for your Reese Patriot hitch. The grease fitting that is on top of the head unit on your Reese 5th Wheel Hitch is used to lubricate the pivot points of the jaws. You can use a lithium grease like # L11354, for a lubricant. You're also going to want to lubricate the jaw itself, and the skid plate. For the skid place, if you want you can use a Lube Plate, # RP83001, or use automotive grade chassis grease like # L11316. You're going...
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• What is Needed to Make an Extension for the etrailer Solar Panel Kit MA79JR
  Hey Jordan, what you'd want is an extension SAE solar panel cable which we don't have a perfect solution for at this time. We have the part # e84RV which is an SAE connector on one end and then 48 inches of wire on the other but you'd need to attach an SAE connector to the other side. Or the other option is to just cut and splice wire into the harness that comes with the solar kit part # MA79JR to add the length you need.
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• Will SAE to 12 Volt Charger Adapter Work with Optimate Solar Charger
  Hey Ryan, yes the part # MA98BR would work with the Optimate Solar Charger part # MA79JR that you referenced.
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• Solar Panel Wattage Size Needed To Keep Trailer Batteries Charged While In Winter Storage
  A lead acid battery will typically discharge anywhere from 3% to 20% in a month's time and will typically have a higher discharge rate during cold weather. The wattage size needed to keep your batteries charged will depend on how large of an amp hour bank you have with the two batteries and how much sun light the panel is actually receiving. If your two batteries were rated for 100 amp hours for a total of 200 amp hours and you had such a cold winter that you were at a 20% discharge rate...
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• Does Red Indicator Light Blink When Bright Way Solar Battery Charger is Charging
  It looks like the red LED on the Bright Way Solar Battery Charger - 7.5 Watt Solar Panel # BRW54FR is actively blinking when it's charging the battery so if it's still on then that would indicate it's sending a charge. It's worth noting that this setup is a trickle charger which basically means it's designed to keep your battery topped off during storage. If you're wanting something that has a bit more power as well as a way to monitor and adjust the charge power I recommend checking out...
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• Solar Charging Kit to Keep a Side-by-Side UTV Battery Charged When Not in Use
  For what you are wanting to accomplish, the OptiMate Solar Duo Solar Charging System with Controller # MA79JR will fit your needs. This system has a 20-watt panel that provides DC power to charge your Pioneer UTV 520 side-by-side's battery. It also has a controller which helps prevent the battery from being overcharged.
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• Amp Draw vs Battery Life for the RV Propane Gas and Carbon Monoxide Detector
  The RV Propane Gas and Carbon Monoxide Detector # RS34FR has a current draw of 17 mA at 13.5V so you just need to determine how many amp hours your battery bank can hold compared to the current draw to determine this. The 17 mA is going to be pretty miniscule especially if this detector is the only thing drawing power from the battery bank. With that being said, if your RV will be sitting for long periods of time then it's never a bad idea to add a small trickle charge solar panel kit...
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• Solar Trickle Charger Solution for RV 5th Wheel to Keep Battery Topped Off in Storage
  The OptiMate Solar Duo Solar Charging System with Controller - 20 Watt Solar Panel # MA79JR that you referenced would do a great job keeping the battery topped off when not in use. With full sunlight this can put out a charge up to 1.67 amps which would easily be enough to keep a 12 volt battery bank topped off.
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• How Much Power Does The OptiMate Solar Duo Solar Charging System # MA79JR Pull At Night?
  At night or when no solar power is reaching the OptiMate Solar Duo Solar Charging System with Controller # MA79JR the controller switches to Monitoring mode and only draws 0.5milliamps of power. As soon as it senses charge coming from the panel it will automatically switch to Charge mode to charge and maintain the on board battery.
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• Solar Battery Charge Kit Recommendation for Golf Cart Battery Bank Wired in Series
  The OptiMate Solar Duo Solar Charging System with Controller - 20 Watt Solar Panel # MA79JR would be a great choice to give your golf cart's battery bank a maintenance charge when it's parked. It can put out a charge of up to 1.67 amps which would do a great job keeping them topped off. Since your 6 volt batteries are wired in series and have an output of 12 volts this would wire to them also in series to match this.
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• Is There Version of Optimate Solar Duo Portable Solar Panel with Mounting Hardware
  Hey Gary, the Optimate Solar Duo Solar Charging System part # MA79JR that you referenced does not come with included hardware but we do have a similar option with the part # MA89JR which comes with suction cups to mount it. You can see what I mean in the attached picture. Would suction cups work?
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