Well, I got it hooked up, but all is not well. The install went as planned and it was actually easier than I had thought. Very straight forward, and I will post up a few pics after I get the problem figured out. Here is the issue.
When I powered up the inverter, all seemed normal at first. Then as it ran for a few minutes, I not only noticed the fan on the unit running quite loudly (it is supposed to have a two speed fan, and increases with the power demand). Not only was the fan running on high, the fan was continually surging. Very rhythmically actually. But really annoyingly so. I have a remote panel that comes with the unit, which displays the input voltage (which was a steady 13.5 volts, as the converter was charging the batteries) and a power graph that starts at one bar, and climes 14 steps as the power demand increases. I was pulling one bar, which according to the manual, is a demand of between 50 and 100 watts. Hardly a strain on a 1000 watt inverter.
I left it run for quite a while, and the surging never stopped. It is producing a steady 115 volts as promised, and I checked the outlets with a digital volt meter. I read a fairly steady 114.8 to 115.2 volts. I turned on the TV and Direct box, and each worked as designed.
So basically the unit is producing power as designed, but the surge will surely drive me and DW nuts in short order. Can you guys think of any reason that would cause something like that?
I have had two different inverters in two different motor homes, and neither one ever surged like this one is doing. And they were both MSW inverters. This one is PSW.
Ideas????