The skillet makes pretty good fried eggs. 🙂 Or maybe I do and the skillet is a decent tool.
Here is a helpful video to fix the issue of the house battery not charging when the engine is on:
I only have one bit of information to add: make sure there is a tight physical connection between the wires. Electrical tape will not hold over time (even though I also used it as a temporary fix). I would personally not use the “jumper” method as shown in the video for a permanent solution, only as a hotwired kludge until you can get the appropriate part. If the connection comes loose over time there is a slight possibility of things sparking, melting, or catching fire.
Order a factory-specified male connector for the wire and put that in place:
They will ship you as few as one. I ordered three for $0.25 (total) and they were shipped free (in the U.S.). Yes, that’s right, twenty-five cents.
The trick was getting the female connector out of the socket. I ended up cutting the wire and just kinda yanking it out with some very narrow pliers. Fortunately I did not damage the “mating connector” (big white nylon block that plugs into the other one).
I do have a wire cutter/stripper that I used to crimp the wire into the new connector. Then I just clicked it into the mating connector and plugged it in and now it works great!
The gray silicone mat fits perfectly on top of the galley countertop.
The locator dots will work out well, I think. They’re a little hard to see in the photos, but you can definitely feel the differences with your fingertips.
The Firefly replacement components arrived. G12 board, LCD screen, and generator bridge.
I replaced all of those components and it was the Firefly/generator bridge that was causing the random shutdowns of the generator. All seems to be working now.
While I was replacing Firefly components, I noticed some places to potentially tap 12V for extra outlets if the power center doesn’t have enough current (30A max).
The back of the battery disconnect switch. Owner’s manual, page 99: “CBL7 (8Ga.)” says “MAX 60A” on it and goes to the next photo.
M-5 and various breakers.
CB1 goes to the Firefly/G12 board
CB2 goes to the power center
Owner’s manual, page 99: “CBL7 (8Ga.)” that connects to M-5, CB2 says “MAX 60A”
The Firefly/generator bridge is impossible to unscrew on the bottom without a very short screwdriver and even then you have to unscrew the inverter and push it out of the way. Also note that if you drop a screw from one of the Firefly components it will likely fall in that crack and never be seen again.
Suggestion to Airstream: fill in that area so screws don’t vanish down there.
