Replacing original Inverter/Chargers in 2000 LXI

[luckyron1]

Well....
Procrastination has it's price. Murphy strikes again, etc. Of course I did
nothing about replacing the inverters this spring and now here we are back in
San Antonio. At least we are hooked up to shore power. They don't call me
luckyron for nothing! It does now appear that the original (10+ yrs old) Trace
Inverters have finally went down. This morning we noticed that the RC7 Remote
Control Panels were no longer lit up. I checked for 12 vt power and could not
get anything 12 vt to come on. I discovered that the dash coach battery gauge
says 0 vts., but the new coach AGM batteries (analog meter) test at 13.2 vts.
The dash engine battery gauge says 12.8vts and they indeed test at 12.8 vts. In
fooling around with the Trace inverters I find that they will not switch back
on, and, I see a red lite on the Traces' when I leave the charger breakers on,
despite the fact that the inverter switches are turned off. So I'm continuing
with the same tests but it's looking to me like they are down for good, at last.
Now I am faced with the same dillemma that I had last spring: Read on and feel
free to advise. Thanks.

I have just installed 6 new AGM batteries. I have the original Trace 3000 watt
inverter/chargers and they seem to be working OK, but, the way I see it, the
failure of the 10 yr. old Trace units is probably just around the corner. The
Trace units are (I think) standard BB installation, stacked, with RC7 remotes
above the pilots seat. I'm looking at the latest and greatest Xantrax unit: The
Freedom 3000 watt, comparing the technical specifications, operations manuals,
installation instructions, to the Trace originals in the Bird Box. Am somewhat
confused, possibly having a brain fart. I hate to ask stupid questions but here
I go.
>
> Why did BB go with 2 stacked inverter/chargers when it appears that just one
would be capable of handling 6 4D batteries? Backup?
>
> If I need two, why? And will they be "plug and play" or will I have to hire
someone to do it? Will one of them have to be configured as a shunt like the
original Trace units? And exactly what is a shunt?

Thanks guys
2000 LXI in sunny San Antonio
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--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "luckyron1" wrote:
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> I have just installed 6 new AGM batteries. I have the original Trace 3000 watt
inverter/chargers and they seem to be working OK, but, the way I see it, the
failure of the 10 yr. old Trace units is probably just around the corner. The
Trace units are (I think) standard BB installation, stacked, with RC7 remotes
above the pilots seat. I'm looking at the latest and greatest Xantrax unit: The
Freedom 3000 watt, comparing the technical specifications, operations manuals,
installation instructions, to the Trace originals in the Bird Box. Am somewhat
confused, possibly having a brain fart. I hate to ask stupid questions but here
I go.
>
> Why did BB go with 2 stacked inverter/chargers when it appears that just one
would be capable of handling 6 4D batteries? Backup?
>
> If I need two, why? And will they be "plug and play" or will I have to hire
someone to do it? Will one of them have to be configured as a shunt like the
original Trace units? And exactly what is a shunt?
>
> 2000 LXI cooling off in MN
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