Inverter

[David Brady]

Mine's wired so that one AC can be operated off an
inverter. Cruising down the road I get chassis AC and
one house AC, unless I start the genny.

David B
'02 LXi, Smokey
NC

Pete Masterson wrote:
> I have an all electric coach and the refrigerator is a home-style
> Amana side-by-side model. The dual inverters run most of the time to
> keep the refrigerator and any other 120VAC items operating. I haven't
> noticed any particular extra load on the alternator (although I think
> I have a larger alternator).
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> Don't try to run roof/basement ACs, however, without turning on the
> genny. I believe that my coach is wired up so that the ACs draw
> either from shore power or from the genny -- and won't draw from the
> inverters. (That's what I was told, anyway.)
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> The ACs draw about 15A at 120VAC each unless you've replaced them
> with high-efficiency units -- so a couple ACs could easily overwhelm
> the typical inverter.
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> Pete Masterson
> aeonix1@...
> '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42'
> El Sobrante, CA
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> On Jan 7, 2007, at 12:51 PM, dspithaler@... wrote:
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>> Question ---- I was wandering if running an inverter when on the
>> road to
>> use a few electrical appliances is a big draw on a 160 Amp
>> alternator or is it
>> better to run the genny.
>> Don
>> 89 SP 36'
>> Butler, PA
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