Xantrex RV 3012 M Inverters & other stuff

[mbulriss]

Kurt,

We will expect to see you when you hit San Antonio this time!

Mike Bulriss
1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
San Antonio, TX



--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Kurt Horvath"
wrote:
>
> Finally have the 2 new inverters and controls installed. It took a
> bit more than expected. The two inverters do fit into the inverter
> compartment with perhaps a ¼ to spare! One of the inline fuses was
> blown which wasn't an issue, they both had to be replaced with 400amp
> fuses upgraded from the old 250 amp fuses. Maryville Marine in
> Whitehouse TN did that part of the job. They upgraded some of the
> cables to handle the new load. Very professional and great price for
> labor, they do lots of Busses for the Nashville crowd.
>
> Very pleased with their work, they tested my old Freedom 458's both
> of them have dead boards in them, that with a blown fuses, they were
> baffled as to how anything was functioning. It also took a little
> time to decide how to FIX the wirering on the engine bulkhead between
> the engine compartment and the inverter bay. When they opened the
> side engine bay door they took a step back and after a long moment
> said, We've never seen anything like that! All I could say was, get
> over it, It's a BIRD! They did an exceptional job.
>
> They even liked the cooling fans mounted on the door of the inverter
> box. I also cut 2 - 4 1/2 holes on the inside back wall of the box,
> for air to enter thru. It will really blow with 3- 150 cfm fans
> mounted on the hinged door. I have them hooked up to power on the
> control panel for the engine compartment cooling fans. That is also
> working very well. The biggest problem was installing the controls in
> the side dash. I had to do three hours of fitting to get them in
> there without messing up the wood finish. I'm glad I caught that
> detail before I went to have the inverters installed I am very happy
> with these inverters, total cost two Xantex RV 3012 Inverters two RV-
> 7 GS controls installation with labor and parts, under $1800.00.
>
> A few other updates, the Indulgence now has all synthetic oils in
> everything you can put it in, engine, tranny, trans axle, wheels,
> generator, bulk fill tank needs to be drained and filled with syn oil
> but it's all done. I would say it's worth the trouble seems as though
> everything just works better. Empirical evidence, don't have it yet
> but I like what I see so far. I'm lacking cooling fans for the A/C
> condenser and the radiator but the controls and electric are in.
>
> Just home from ILL. Had a 6 day trip everything working fine.@#$#$%
> ^%! I should have never have said that within ear shot of the bus.
> There is a puddle of Hydraulic fluid under the right front bumper.
> The HWH system is leaking D--M!,,and just to ice the cake one bay
> door gas lift broke, and the propane gas outlet didn't work on the
> trip just in time to cook steaks for some guests. My wife read the NY
> Time article of our 2 friends and was in full agreement on the
> bottomless money pit statement. She'll get over it.
>
> Price of fuel is dropping!
>
> Gearing up for a three week trip at the end of Sept. Kansas and San
> Antonio. If anyone is up for a visit let me know we'll burn some beef
> and have a few cold ones:}
>
>
> Kurt Horvath
> 95 PT-42 WLWB
> 10AC
>