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07-12-2019, 03:48 PM #21
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Brian,
I just put a dial switch between my EMS and the breaker box. My dial switch had 3 poles, so I can completely isolate the EMS from the breakers. Like I said, I don't know if this is really necessary, but I tend to play it safe, especially when I am doing something new. My inverter is tied directly into a 20A breaker (I had an extra space), so when it is time for me to go off shore power, I turn off the switch (EMS), turn off the 50A breaker for side of the circuits I don't need, and turn on the 20A breaker and the inverter. In the morning when the batteries are down I will crank up the generator and run it for a couple of hours until the batteries recharge. I believe you said you had solar panels, so you wouldn't need the generator. I thought about the solar panels, but I don't plan on doing a lot of boondocking, so I decided to forgo that option. I tested it one time this winter, and 2 12v batteries ran the furnace, lights, dvd player, tv, wife, and a lamp all night and I still had power the next morning, although I noticed the lights got brighter when I switched back to shore power![SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
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07-12-2019, 11:39 PM #22
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Paul
Are you saying that to get the inverter that was supplied for our residential refrigerator to power other circuits in the Solitude, all I need to do is run a cord to the inverter from the outside trailer 50 amp input for the rig? So; from 20A adapter plugged into 50A outlet on outside of rig to outlet on the back of the inverter with most breaker off including WH and converter. Does that sound correct? KENBackpacker and tent camper all my life, including BSA as a kid and adult.
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07-13-2019, 11:01 AM #23
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Well Ken I don't know. I'm not sure how a factory inverter is set up and have never really thought about it. It would seem to me that there's nothing magical or mysterious about the factory inverter so it's probably very possible to set it up to power other circuits but it might be more reasonable to just add a dedicated inverter for the other circuits you want to power and, of course, work on your battery bank (I'm not sure what you have currently).
Do you know how many watts a factory inverter is? I would assume they are designed to just run the residential fridge but even with just the fridge running your battery bank would need to be significant to run for long off the inverter plus other circuits.
It will be interesting to see what the gurus around here have to say about this as I don't think I've read where someone has thought about or done this.Paul "Poppy" and Deb Cervone
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07-13-2019, 02:30 PM #24
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I have a 2018 374TH-R Solitude. This is what the mess looks like.
I was hoping to just plug into the inverter and the power cord. The inverter is hard-wired to a cord that is plugged into a single outlet on the wall in the picture. I believe it's also the pass-thru power if the refrigerator is on AC. I tested for power with the inverter on and the cord unplugged and there was no power. I think it completes a safety circuit for the inverter with the cord plugged in. The outlet it's plugged into, is a double outlet with one side blocked out and not usable.
Why they have to make it so complicated, I don't know. It just as bad a the new Whirlpool washers and dryer I have to work on at work.
The inverter for the Samsung Refrigerator is 1000W. I have 2 group 31 deep cycle batteries. I'm thinking about going to 2 or 4 Lionenergy Lithium batteries in the long term future.Backpacker and tent camper all my life, including BSA as a kid and adult.
Motorcycle trips across the USA with a tent - 1978 to Present.
02-10-2005 - 2002 F350 SWD PSD and 2003 Citation 10'8S mostly for Crater Lake Ski Patrol.
10-29-2015 - 2016 Grand Design 380TH. It's HUGE compared to a camper.
10-19-2018 - traded truck for a 2016 Ram 3500 DRW Laramie CC 4 X 4 Long Box.
03-16-2019 - Traded Momentum for a New 2018 374TH-R Solitude
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07-17-2019, 10:03 PM #25
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Ok now I'm even more confused...I was reading in another forum that in order for your 12V systems to work you had to have a working converter. So if I plug my shore power directly into the "inverter" and turn off the converter breaker and any other breakers I do not plan on using will my 12V systems still work with the "converter" breaker off?
Sorry everyone about all of the questions; just trying to figure out the best options.Brian-USMC Retired
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07-17-2019, 10:56 PM #26
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07-18-2019, 05:17 AM #27
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In case you missed this posted by @bcdiesel in another thread:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJaK...ature=youtu.beMark - 2018 Solitude 310GK - 2017 F-350 diesel SRW short box - Pullrite Superglide hitch
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07-18-2019, 07:31 AM #28
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Backpacker and tent camper all my life, including BSA as a kid and adult.
Motorcycle trips across the USA with a tent - 1978 to Present.
02-10-2005 - 2002 F350 SWD PSD and 2003 Citation 10'8S mostly for Crater Lake Ski Patrol.
10-29-2015 - 2016 Grand Design 380TH. It's HUGE compared to a camper.
10-19-2018 - traded truck for a 2016 Ram 3500 DRW Laramie CC 4 X 4 Long Box.
03-16-2019 - Traded Momentum for a New 2018 374TH-R Solitude
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07-18-2019, 09:01 AM #29
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Gene...thank you for the response.
Still a bit confused on the actual converter operation, I know it charges the batteries but I thought it also converted 120V to 12 V DC? So if its not working or turned off the systems(slides, lights) will just use the batteries?Brian-USMC Retired
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07-18-2019, 09:15 AM #30
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The converter does both, it converts(rectifies) 120VAC to 12VDC and charges the batteries at the same time.
You can run your equipment(inverter, slides, lights, frig, etc) off your batteries till they need recharging again.
The converters are like combo power supplies and 3 or 4 stage battery chargers.
So, reminds me when we used to power small equipment sites with backup batteries.
We'd install a power supply with adjustable voltage, set the DC voltage just high enough to trickle charge the batteries and power the equipment at the same time. But we had to add High Voltage & Low Voltage Shutdown relays so we didn't overcharge or deeply discharge the batteries.Last edited by gbkims; 07-18-2019 at 09:27 AM.
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