re-inverters

[Terry Neal]

Morning Greg. I'm installing one of these Xantex auxiliary chargers in
my coach just to keep the gen battery up to full charge. I use an
Optima Blue top for the gen set too. I will pull the charger input off
of my house battery bank so the gen battery will always be charged
either from my engine alternator, the Heart Inverter or my IOTA
chargers. They are on eBay for $50-60.

Link is at http://www.xantrex.com/web/id/103/p/docs...roduct.asp

Terry Neal
Bozeman, MT
82PT40
74FC34



Gregory OConnor wrote:

> What type of service do members get from their battery banks while
> dry camping. The Southwest BB are headed to the desert and I am
> trying to make sure my inverter and genset are in shape.
>
> today I unplugged my 94pt with 8 12volt battery bank and a 2800 heart
> inverter. I ran the inverter with a 32"LCD TV, direct tv
> descrambler, dash radio sound system, 3 floresent patio lights, 2
> interior floresent lights, The inverter shut down after 5.25 hours
> and the batteries would not start the genset. I had lights but not
> as bright. On one other test I ran the TV/components without lights
> for a total of 6.5 hours and shut it down ( I didnot want to run
> inverter when I was not at home).
>
> When I tried to start the genset from a remote switch with the
> depleted batteries, the starter turned slow and releasing the
> momentary start button would not stop it from cranking. I was forced
> to use the DD start bank via the aux switch to release the starter.
>
> My 94 does not have a Genset battery and I guess it uses the Coach
> bank to start. I think my starter is compramised due to low volt
> start attempts and I pulled it off to send out to a rebuilder. I plan
> on installing a 12v marine battery close to the gen set and hang a
> pepboys 10/6/2 amp automatic charger to it. what do you think?
> GregoryO'Connor
> 94ptRomolandCA
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> , "aokkoa2003"
> wrote:
> >
> > Thought I would throw in my 2cents worth.... We have a totally
> > electric coach. The former owner of our 85pt36 removed all of the
> > propane stuff and added a battery bank in it's place.. 4 large
> truck
> > batterys wired for 24 volts dc. He then installed 3 2500 heart
> > inverters in the passeger side compartment, with the matching link
> 2000
> > controls in the coach. 1 for each leg of the 220 system, and the
> 3rd
> > for a charger. We can switch them around by changing the plugs
> anyway
> > we need to,such as in the case one should quit working. On the back
> > side of the engine, he installed a 24vdc alternator. As I probably
> > can't explain all of the tech stuff, I can tell you that this
> > arangement really does work.. We can run both roof airs going down
> the
> > road WITHOUT the generator INDEFINATELY. We have a small 4.0 diesel
> > generator that has 14 hours recorded on it. I start it up now and
> then
> > to make sure it will run when we are dry camping and the battery
> banks
> > need a charge. I realize that this would be a costly undertaking to
> do
> > this kind of conversion, but well worth it. I hate to run that damn
> > genny. Rob Sargent. 85pt36
> >
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