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Red Tinstar wrote:
I've got the Xantrax Freedom 2012 Inverter/Charger. I've never had an inverter prior to this M/H. When I bought the coach it had 4 - 230 amp hr AGM batteries. I've not messed with any settings on it yet. I had to buy 4 new batteries today. I bought Trojan T-105 and they are 225 amp hr.
I'm going to install them tomorrow and do whatever I need to at the inverter display panel. I don't really know what to do. I understand I need to reprogram it for the new batteries. Hopefully, I can follow along in the Owners Guide. Here's what I have found I'm supposed to do.
1. Battery Type: It should set to "Flooded". I am assuming it is set to AGM now.
Yes
2. Battery Capacity: I've got 4 at 225 amp hours so should I set it to 900 amp hours which is the total of the 4 new batteries? According to the Owners Guide, the default is 250 Ah but is configurable between 50 and 2000 Ah and I don't know the increments. OR is it asking for the Ah of the individual batteries instead of the total of the whole bank?
No, you have a series parallel configuration which means you add the capacity of two sets. This means you get 2 x 225 total. So in your case you AMP hour capacity. Please understand you can only use 1/2 of that capacity because lead acid batteries lifetime is dramatically shortened if you discharge them more than 50% depth of discharge.
3. Max Chg Rate; I assume this should be set at 100% but is also configurable between 10% and 100%
100% is fine
4. Charge Cycle: I should set it to 3 Stage charging.
Yes
5. ReCharge Volts: Default is 12.5 but is configurable between 11 and 13.5 volts.
12.5 VDC is fine.
6. AC1 Breaker: Default is 30 but is configurable between 5A and 30A. I'm not sure what this means. I am normally plugged into 50 Amp circuit. Every now and then, to 30 Amp and seldom if ever to 20 Amp. Would this mean I need to change it to a lower value if I'm plugged into a 20 amp circuit or should it just be left on the default 30A?
This tells the inverter / charger if you are plugged into a 15, 20, 30, or 50 Amp circuit. Set it as appropriate.
7. Low Batt Cut Out: Default is 10.5V. It is apparently configurable for these settings: 10.5V 10.0V 12.0V 21.0V 20.0V 24.0V
I would use 12.1.
Like I said, I do have the manual but it is apparently assuming I know more than I do. I didn't find any help on YouTube either. Am I missing anything else I need to do or do you have any suggestions?
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Please keep in mind the lower you discharge your batteries the shorter life they will have. This is especially true for flooded batteries.
