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Entegra Motorhome Technical Talk / Re: 2023 Entegra Ethos Li 20T - Lithium Battery notes.
Last post by junicello -

Nice discovery to share.

Ethos included a chassis battery trickle charger via the Renogy Wanderer which is located in the first cabinet on the passenger side. My goal was to add Bluetooth so the unit would show up in the Move DC Renogy app. Bought the required part on Amazon

Amazon.com: Renogy Bluetooth Module RJ12 Communication Port Compatible...

Went to install and notice the port was not accessible because the unit is installed so close to the another piece of equipment. Most likely to make things look nicer and hide some of the wiring.

Now the discovery. After moving the wanderer up a few inches, I noticed it had 2 usb ports. Connected my iPhone and confirmed they are live.

This might solve another project I have in mind which is to add internet via Mifi for security monitoring.

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Entegra Motorhome Technical Talk / Re: 2023 Entegra Ethos Li 20T - Lithium Battery notes.
Last post by junicello -
Just got our van in July. Been having issues with inverter power cycling at random. A concern for sure but even more annoying is the fact it beeps every time it restarts which can happen in the middle of the night.

Van is now with dealer for repairs.

Also found out that Renogy battery used is a custom build which means
1- doesn’t have Bluetooth capability
2- won’t show in Renogy iOS app “Move DC”
3- Renogy customer care won’t support. Sends you to 3rd party

Fingers crossed LaMesa will resolve issue.
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Entegra Motorhome Technical Talk / 2023 Entegra Ethos Li 20T - Lithium Battery notes.
Last post by RamVan -
For those interested in learning more about your Lithium Ion battery here is something I've learned after many hours speaking with Tech Support.  Our van keeps discharging from 100% to below where neither the Inverter nor the Main House Switch turns on after less than one month.  Not sure why.  We leave it in our garage so I turned off the Solar Switch inside the van but left the one on top of the roof ON (this may be something I'll turn off to test that out).  This is the 2nd time in 3 months that this has happened.  After 2 weeks I turn on the Sam Koons screen to show 97% charge so it goes bad rapidly after that unless the SOC is not showing accurate percentage.

So below is what I have learned.  We have a 20T model so the locations may be different if you have a different model.


To charge when SOC falls below 20%

   1. Turn OFF van
   2. Turn OFF Solar switch under bed (the one on the roof can remain on)
   3. Turn OFF Inverter
   4. Turn OFF Main Switch
   5. Plug Power Cable into van and lock
   6. Turn OFF Circuit Breaker
   7. Plug Power Cable into 120V, 30A receptacle
   8. Turn ON Circuit Breaker
   9. Turn ON Inverter - Multiple beeps and clicking will be heard
   10. Check Sam Koons screen in top cabinet - Verify voltage is between 20V-40V and Charging.
   NOTE: All Battery Cell voltages should be above 3300mv (3300mv/cell x 16 cells = 52.8V)
   11. Change Setting 09 on Lithium Battery to 54.8V  **
   12. Charge until battery humming stops and Sam Koons shows 0.0A or 1.0A charging.  Battery cells should all be above 3300mv and battery voltage should be over 54.0V.
   Note: This automatically recalibrates BMS so the SOC is really 100% and accurate
   13. Change Lithium Battery setting 09 back to 54.0V  **
   14. Turn OFF circuit breaker
   15. Unplug power cable from receptacle and van

** Lithium Battery is located under passenger-side bed

   To change settings
   
   1. Click Set button
   2. Click Up button until you reach the proper setting number
   3. Click Ent button to change the setting value
   4. Click Up or Down button to find the correct value
   5. Click Ent to set the value
   6. Click Set to end changes

Verify these Lithium Battery Settings

Setting number and values

08 - L16  (Lithium 16 cell battery type.  Make sure it's NOT SLD = acid battery)
09 - 54.0  (Only if not recalibrating, otherwise set to 54.8V)
NOTE: Battery Mfgr setting uses 54.4V, Jayco setting uses 54.0V
26 - DIS  (Disables beeping when Solar switch is ON)
28 - 30A  (If using standard 110V, 15A circuit, set this value to 15A
35 - 50.8  (Low voltage disconnect recover - whatever this is)
37 - 52.0 (Battery charging boost return setpoint)

Battery Notes

SOC loses about 7% over time
New vans need to be charged and uncharged many times to get accurate SOC readings
Sam Koons screen
   • 53.0V - Fully charged
   • 52.0V - 75% charged
   • 51.0V - 50% charged
   • 50.0V - 25% charged
   • < 50.0V - BAD - recharge ASAP
   • 48V - Alarm sounds
        - 45.6V - Cannot charge
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Entegra Motorhome Technical Talk / Re: 2022 Entegra Ethos T LI
Last post by RamVan -
Here is what I've learned about resetting the Lithium Ion battery in an Entegra Ethos Li

To charge when SOC falls below 20%




   1. Turn OFF van
   2. Turn OFF Solar switch under bed (the one on the roof can remain on)
   3. Turn OFF Inverter
   4. Turn OFF Main Switch
   5. Plug Power Cable into van and lock
   6. Turn OFF Circuit Breaker
   7. Plug Power Cable into 120V, 30A receptacle
   8. Turn ON Circuit Breaker
   9. Turn ON Inverter - Multiple beeps and clicking will be heard
   10. Check Sam Koons screen in top cabinet - Verify voltage is between 20V-40V and Charging.
   NOTE: All Battery Cell voltages should be above 3300mv (3300mv/cell x 16 cells = 52.8V)
   11. Change Setting 09 on Lithium Battery to 54.8V  **
   12. Charge until battery humming stops and Sam Koons shows 0.0A or 1.0A charging.  Battery cells should all be above 3300mv and battery voltage should be over 54.0V.
   Note: This automatically recalibrates BMS so the SOC is really 100% and accurate
   13. Change Lithium Battery setting 09 back to 54.0V  **
   14. Turn OFF circuit breaker
   15. Unplug power cable from receptacle and van

** Lithium Battery is located under passenger-side bed

   To change settings
   
   1. Click Set button
   2. Click Up button until you reach the proper setting number
   3. Click Ent button to change the setting value
   4. Click Up or Down button to find the correct value
   5. Click Ent to set the value
   6. Click Set to end changes

Verify these Lithium Battery Settings

Setting number and values

08 - L16  (Lithium 16 cell battery type.  Make sure it's NOT SLD = acid battery)
09 - 54.0  (Only if not recalibrating, otherwise set to 54.8V)
NOTE: Battery Mfgr setting uses 54.4V, Jayco setting uses 54.0V
26 - DIS  (Disables beeping when Solar switch is ON)
28 - 30A  (If using standard 110V, 15A circuit, set this value to 15A
35 - 50.8  (Low voltage disconnect recover - whatever this is)
37 - 52.0 (Battery charging boost return setpoint)

Battery Notes

SOC loses about 7% over time
New vans need to be charged and uncharged many times to get accurate SOC readings
Sam Koons screen
   • 53.0V - Fully charged
   • 52.0V - 75% charged
   • 51.0V - 50% charged
   • 50.0V - 25% charged
   • < 50.0V - BAD - recharge ASAP
   • 48V - Alarm sounds
   • 45.6V - Cannot charge
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Entegra Motorhome Technical Talk / Teardrop Cab Lights on roof of 2021 Entegra Vision XL
Last post by Dave Miller -
There are 5 running lights on the front of the roof.  2 of them are not lit.  They look like teardrop lights.  My question is:  Where can I purchase replacements and how do I install?
Any help would be really appreciated.    I would like to go "LED" if at all possible because even the ones that are lit ..... are really not very bright.
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Entegra Motorhome Discussions / Re: Advice on Satellite TV
Last post by Voortrekker -
I'm sort of answering my own question posed earlier....

In doing a bit of research and consulting other RV forums, I found a reasonably inexpensive solution for connecting a SAT TV system to the pre-existing wiring.  My Odyssey 26M is pre-wired for SAT TV using the Winegard Air360+ HD/OTA antenna that has a SAT coax input.  But I don't want to roof mount a dish...and don't want to use the roof coax input.  The problem is that the standard Cable TV system input on the RV won't allow the satellite dish and receiver to communicate with one another. 

Here's the solution that should work for any motorhome without a separate ground-level SAT TV input:  Remove the Winegard (or other manufacturer) wall mount behind the "inside-the-coach" TV and place a diplexer between the Cable TV coax and the existing output plate.  Search for"sat tv diplexer" on Amazon and you'll see that this $7 device has a single IN/OUT connector that you attach to the Cable TV coax (after removing it from the appropriate wall plate connector)...then attach a short run of coax from the ANT post of the diplexer back to the Cable input of the wall plate...and then run another coax from the diplexer SAT post to an existing SAT TV coax output.  You can remove the existing SAT coax coming from the rooftop antenna and connect your diplexer SAT coax to the wall connector...good idea to label the disconnected coax for future use if necessary. FOR SAFETY--REMOVE THE 12V INPUT ON BACK OF WALL PLATE BEFORE REMOVING CABLES--AND REATTACH AFTERWARD.

This link shows the Winegard wall plate: Winegard AIR 360+ Manual (Page 10 of 16) | ManualsLib
Using this image and that of the diplexer, plus the description above, the SAT TV solution should cost no more than $20...not including the dish and receiver, of course.
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Entegra Motorhome Discussions / Re: Advice on Satellite TV
Last post by mercer1087 -
Yep, most likely. Another option would be to run coax directly from the roof outlet down to the satellite …. I considered that but didn’t want to permanently leave cable wound up somehow on the roof and didn’t want to climb up there every time we set up 😊

- - - Larry and Pam