OK guys I'm dry camped down in Key West. Eleven days so far & ten to go. It was a low of 70 this morning - brrr
Thanks to Lou, Bob & all my 700 w inverter setup is working great. I have the trailer plugged into the inverter with the converter plugged into the generator. We use lights, including a 40 watt 110v reading light & a couple of 6 watt 110 night lights, 12v exhaust fan and 110v comfort fan, computer, tv etc.
I've been using the Charge Wizard & idiot lights. The idiot lights are C G F and L (Charging, Good, ? and Low?)
I also have a DVM in the bathroom cabinet with the DC panel. Early on I checked it a lot and logged voltages - now I check it occasionally. It is consistent with the lights.
The Charge Wizard acts a little differently than the instructions would lead you to believe.
After a good charge and stopping the generator it stays on for a while and the G light is on.
Then slow blink (supposedly this means 12.8 to 11.8 so solid on must mean above 12.8 )
Then it turns on solid again and the idiot light says F. I interpret this to mean go crank the generator. If the fans run much of the night 'cause it's had to sleep at 80+ degrees with no air movement - then it goes back to green at 3AM so I shut the fans down & wait to be the second person to start their generator. Without the fans I can go 'til mid day.
Do I really need something like the TM-500 or the TRI-METRIC 2020?