Micro Minnie FLX- Real World Battery Expectations.

We’ve wrapped up our final boondocking trip of the year. Here’s our final thoughts on how to best utilize the FLX’s battery system and real world expectations. Spoiler alert, it’s great… unless you need A/C.
Correction: I was a tad off on recalling the battery weight. It’s around 68lbs vs a couple hundred. I’m not sure why that number was stuck in my head.

[@texasjohnjatrading691]

We are going to pick our Flex unit this week. This series of videos is very interesting

[@horizon42q]

Excellent review

[@Espar7610]

Thanks so much for this video, very helpful. We’re picking up our flx in two weeks and we’re really excited. Can you tell me which apps I’ll need so I can install them ahead of time?

[@freewaylee]

Add 800 watts in parallel. I crank down the refridge at night to use less power. And yes, a 12v AC unit will be a great benefit for your system.

[@mrv7717]

Howdy! I thought you could only add 200w of solar to the charge 30a controller, how are you able to add 800w? Would that need a separate charge controller? Also, have you added a 2nd battery to the flx system? I heard possible

[@dmitryz4168]

Cell phone battery works 2 years if you charge 0 to 100% every day. Actually it can run 5-8 years if limit 20-80%. There is no charge voltage settings in the phone as phone companies want you to buy new phone every 2 years. Luckily it is possible to set parameters for RV battery. Recommended charging to 100% has no real advantage as last 5% is actually overcharging and decrease battery life and capacity. For LiFePo4 batteries go to 14.0 setting instead of 14.5 and 13.8 (or even 13.6) for float charging instead of 14.0. My 3 LiFePo4 batteries (5 years old) still pretty good working with such settings.

[@bigdzx6r]

AC with 2K Gen you should look into MICRO-AIR, SOFT STARTERS. i'm using it with my RV (+ Honda generator) and my home AC

[@JeffinTD]

Do you have an option for propane fridge? 12v compressor jobs cool quickly, but they can pull 100 amp hours or more per day in hot weather.

[@donnaandpatmac1321]

Just got our Winnebago - really excited. Our dealership really has NO idea about the solar aspect !! They think they do lol. Did you guys get a Truma remote to run the AC? Just curious- because in the manual it refers to the remote very often - and we don’t have a remote. We’re flying blind - don’t know how Pat got the AC to work off the panel - he just started pushing buttons and it’s in the 90’s again in Florida 😮

[@5stardave]

Do you have a DC-DC charger to charge the coach battery while driving?

[@keithlt315]

Will the solar system charge the battery if the inverter is off? Say you leave for 5 hours and turn off the inverter to save power from the draw of the inverter. Does it still charge or does the inverter have to be on?

[@speedbumpmedia9584]

Solar always feeds the battery unless you turn the battery off or flip the disconnect switch.

[@richardpozzuto9738]

Would adding more solar panels allow you to run AC more seamlessly? Or is more battery the target?

[@speedbumpmedia9584]

At $4500 for another battery, that is not the plan. I will probably add one additional panel up top but that’s about it due to space restrictions.

[@donnaandpatmac1321]

Thanks for your videos! We are in the process of purchasing 2022 2108 FBS. Can you provide a link with those stats for managing the solar settings? We’re not new to RV’ng but new to solar and not sure when we take delivery if the dealership will be able to assist because it’s being delivered to us.

[@speedbumpmedia9584]

The only solar feedback I’ve received was “yes” to setting it to Lithium battery… and I took it upon myself to adjust the battery capacity setting to 320AH.

[@donnaandpatmac1321]

@@speedbumpmedia9584 If you had to adjust - what did the factory have it set at so when we receive ours we can check it.

[@speedbumpmedia9584]

@@donnaandpatmac1321 the battery is going to be set to who knows. The 4 I looked at on the dealer lot recently were all different. Make sure when you connect your phone to the apps just verify the solar is set at least to Lithium and 320 amp hour battery. You will only use 1 of the 2 banks. You’ll see what I’m talking about either in this vid or when you actually see it in person.

[@donnaandpatmac1321]

@@speedbumpmedia9584 Thanks so much - I’m sure we’ll have more questions lol in the near future. So glad we found your KZbin channel !!😀

[@TheDevilOfCoffee]

not sure if you're signed up with the forums on "winnieowners dot com" but there's a few other FLX owners there that have a lot of good info. And check out the other videos here, they've explained quite a bit. :)

[@georgevenckus]

I think Winnebago needs to look at 12v air conditioners to support that battery

[@speedbumpmedia9584]

Legit AC requires too much amperage. They would tell you that they already have 12v AC, it’s called a fan. 😂

[@Florida_Man_Robb]

Do you get any charging from the tow vehicle while underway?

[@speedbumpmedia9584]

No. 7 pin only feeds lights and brakes. Solar does it all charging wise.

[@JeffinTD]

With smart alternators and lithium batteries a person would likely need to run a DC to DC charger to get much out of tow vehicle alternator.

[@tombodet7918]

@@JeffinTDYep DC to DC will be required

[@lynnanderson3112]

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