1989 Pace Arrow Inverter Installation
Hi Has anyone installed an inverter on 1989 Pace Arrow. Can you please advise where was it mounted and how was it connected to the coach battery circuits. Thanks.
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Grandpere wrote::h Um this does not take a rocket scientist. Most likely the OP is smarter than the typical RV mechanic/hack. Those guys are not the highest paid on the food chain.
Doing this is not for beginners, I suggest that you take it to a reliable RV dealer and pay them to install it, that way if something goes wrong they are liable.
A couple of things. First for starters, We are going to assume that you really mean an inverter - a device that converts 12 volts to 110 volts. If that is correct, then continue reading.
Generally speaking when you are talking about voltage, you either have low voltage/high current, or high voltage/lower current. High current means heavy wire to handle it. So the best advice is to install the inverter right next to the batteries, that way you have short runs and low losses. Use battery cable to connect the batteries directly to the inverter.
Now what I did on the AC 110 volt side was to run a 30 amp cord from the inverter to my shore power. This way when the inverter is on, all my outlets are hot. The only down side to this is that you will need to remember to turn your converter (12 charger) off, otherwise it is trying to charge its self, which just wastes a bunch juice and will run the batteries dead pretty quick. You probably also want to force you fridge to run on gas rather than auto, as the 110 volt heater heater pulls some juice as well. Other than that, that is really about all you need to worry about.
