Has anyone done 2000 Watt Inverter with 200AH Lithium install on Imagine 2800BH.

[mhaasser]

Hi everyone, we are looking to update modify our Imagine 2800BH to 2000 watt inverter and 200AH Lithium. Just wondering if someone has done this to theirs and if you could share pictures and locations of where you place the parts. We are looking at new Batteries, but a friend is updating his trailer from 2000 watt to 3000 watt so he is selling us his old Charger, and Inverter and we will fill in the rest of the parts. Thank you. I think there are a number of Imagine trailer that would be close to the same as the 2800BH as well, I would be excited to hear your experience as well.

[RV Sailor]

We installed the 3000 inverter charger because it allowed us to electrify ALL of our 110 outlets in our 2500RL.
The Victron 3000 /. 120 charger multiplex is a great piece of technology and worth the $1200. You’ll probably wish you’d done that in a year after having the 2000 inverter. 120 charger and automatic relays all confined in one unit

Our batteries and inverter/ Charger along with solar controller located in basement.

https://www.amazon.com/Victron-Multi.../dp/B01AD2MJSK

[rmcrowe]

We installed the 3000 inverter charger because it allowed us to electrify ALL of our 110 outlets in our 2500RL.
The Victron 3000 /. 120 charger multiplex is a great piece of technology and worth the $1200. You’ll probably wish you’d done that in a year after having the 2000 inverter. 120 charger and automatic relays all confined in one unit

Our batteries and inverter/ Charger along with solar controller located in basement.

https://www.amazon.com/Victron-Multi.../dp/B01AD2MJSK

I agree 100% on the Victron Multiplus. Very well worth it. I have a 2500RL as well, I did my install a bit differently - I put the solar controller, 280AH LIPO4 batteries, and multiplus in the space behind the TV (that was not being used). It was a PITA to do - but I'm happy with the end result and I feel good about leveraging that wasted space

[BeerBrewer]

I agree 100% on the Victron Multiplus. Very well worth it. I have a 2500RL as well, I did my install a bit differently - I put the solar controller, 280AH LIPO4 batteries, and multiplus in the space behind the TV (that was not being used). It was a PITA to do - but I'm happy with the end result and I feel good about leveraging that wasted space

Do you have any pictures of the install? If so, I'd love to see them.

[rmcrowe]

Do you have any pictures of the install? If so, I'd love to see them.

I have been meaning to do a thread about about the install, might be useful for other 2500RL owners. I will put something together soon, I don't want to hijack this thread (any more than I have already).

[RV Sailor]

That changed with the 2021 2500RL when they redesigned the TV area and increased counter space plus an additional window

[gdomeier]

Here's a picture of my install in the forward compartment. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oko...w?usp=drivesdk

[el Rojo]

I agree with RV sailor on the Victron multi-plus inverter charger being the Cadillac. We now have a Magnum 3000 watt but before we had a 2000 watt Xantrex and for us we had plenty of power. We had the frig and water heater on gas and only use the inverter for the microwave, induction plate and TV. We never ran the microwave or induction plate at the same though to preserve battery voltage.

Red

[RV Sailor]

Sounds like you have a good plan that will work well. You can always upgrade at a later date if you feel the need.

I will include a few shots of my install here, though I plan to do a more complete write-up of this (hopefully before I forget a lot of the details!) sometime soon.
Since I can only attach 5 per post, I will start with the finished shots. As part of this install I also replaced the mount for the TV with one that has a lot more range. I'm very happy with it - it gets the TV much closer to square with the sofa whereas the original was always at an odd angle. I actually did the TV mount before I did the solar - in doing that I realized the entire area behind the TV was completely empty save a few wires.


You can see the multiplus here - I made an access hole for it, it's usually covered with a screen for airflow. Sometimes you can hear it but generally speaking it's pretty quiet most of the time. It doesn't bother me or my wife.



This shows the TV swung out in front of the sofa



You can see that I replaced the paneling behind the tv - had I been smarter I would have carefully pulled out the original panel and re-used it. But it got sacrafically cut when I mounted the TV mount there before doing the solar - so it had a big hole in the middle of it and was scrapped. Getting the replacement panel would not have been expensive, but shipping it to California my dealer wanted like $300. Since its behind the TV most of the time anyhow, I wasn't worried about it and got something that was close enough at a big box store.




From the other side. You can see another access panel (doesn't need airflow so no screen) the battery and some other stuff is behind that. With both open its tight in there but I can get to everything needed. If I have to pull the entire panel it takes maybe an hour or so.

I added additional 120v since I was in there anyhow, and the electrodacus BMS, and more USB connections. I have a little router mounted permanently there and it runs off usb power too. There is also a battery cutt-off and a 120 main breaker.



I will follow with one more reply and a few more pics.

Great job. Well thought out

Where are the batteries?
Do you have a battery monitor? Or do you BT everything. Do you use the Dongel? Do you have control panel for Multiplex?

Our new 2500Rl did away with the big cabinet. Tv is on a great arm to see from theater chairs.

[rmcrowe]

Great job. Well thought out


Our new 2500Rl did away with the big cabinet. Tv is on a great arm to see from theater chairs.

Yeah, I like that new design - I would have traded that rather than have a place for the batteries, but I was a year too soon