Recent content by lmichel

I would think that there would be no waste of power. Both inverters are on shore power and passing through AC current. No?

Thanks! But for some weird reason, I was more concerned about shore power coming through the wall outlets, travelling to the Inteli-Power and "mucking up" with the same shore power coming into the other inverter. Even though the other end of the 3500w inverter is just 12v DC and so is the other...

Here's a rough draft of my RV power system.. It's actually a boondocking system with 2 sets of batteries, 2 solar arrays and two separate inverters. (long story..) Assuming I am on shore power (both inverters then pass-thru AC), what would happen if I plug the Inteli-Power into one of the...

I have 4 X 165W panels connected in series to an Outback FlexMAX 60 charge controller.  The job of the charge controller is to step down the voltage coming from the panels and raise the current.  So, I have about 68V at 5.5Amps coming in to the controller and 13.1V at 23Amps coming out and...

Taking a long shot in case someone might be able to help.. I have a Thor Outlaw Class A (37RB) 2016. The garage has very beefy charging posts that are designed for charging/jumping toys that might be stored back there.  Think 12v battery posts, behind a hinged, plastic cover.  I'm currently...

Just to close this issue out: I managed to get the three display unit installed and all three cameras simultaneously running to it. Turned out to be far easier than I thought.  The key is that each of the three camera cables has four wires.  The clear color wire is the video signal.  To my...

I would like to have all three of my cameras (Left, Right, Rear) displayed on three separate displays at ALL times. So, I bought this:  http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sony-LMD-5320-Triple-5-LCD-Monitors-Analog-Only-w-power-supply/192222481549 It's basically a three display LCD that accepts standard...

Thanks Gary, Yep, AHs don't multiply when in series.  But the available wattage does.  1 L16 (6v) could provide 2220 watts over a 20hr period. Or, to put it another way, 111 crummy watts or 111/6=18.5amps steady for 20hrs.  After which, you would have one hurting battery.  Best to plan for half...

Interesting, I already follow Technomedia..  Great Youtube content :) If I'm not mistaken, a LiON bank of 800AH will cost me north of $10,000 4 L16RE-b's will cost me about $1500.  At that rate, I could go ahead an abuse them with a 50% SOC cycle and plan to replace them early.  They will...

That's why I spec'd a 4Kw inverter!  The Locked Rotor draw for the compressor on that AC unit is 22amps@50ms  - a 4Kw inverter could continuously run at that draw. But I was off by an order of magnitude.  I'm not going to get anywhere close to 24hrs with a full charge.  More like about 2.4hrs...

I want to run this: https://www.dometic.com/en-us/us/products/climate/air-conditioners/air-conditioners-for-rvs/dometic-penguin-ii-_-20782#specifications It's a roof-mount AC that draws about 1400W or 12amps@120v And I *ONLY* want to run that. In fact, my plan is to disconnect it from the...

Yes whiteva, Agreed you are above and beyond what I have ever seen.  I've purchased 4 RVs in my lifetime.  Not one was gone over nearly as thoroughly as you describe.  I know, because in each and every purchase, a drawer, door, knob or something similar was broken.  However, only the Outlaw (at...

I suspected this was the case.  It's tough to imagine that these dealers get so complacent about taking care of details that I listed. Well, they committed to fixing everything on my list, regardless of how insignificant.  We'll see.. I'm pretty sure they just wanted to get the sale in before...

Yesterday I drove to the dealership and took delivery of my brand new 2016 Thor Outlaw (37RB).  My current Newmar Kountry Star was 12 years old and left me stranded at the side of the road once too many times.  So I traded it in. I negotiated hard, as the 2017s are already appearing on dealer...

Well, for what it's worth.. I replaced the unit with a Magna 2812 - which also accepts dual in/dual out.  But one of the wiring options is to wire it single in/single out.  So I treated the new one like a drop-in replacement of the old one. Fridge runs great.  (draws 23 amps @ 12v) which, to me...