Ivylog wrote:
I realize the Samsung has a DC compressor so no need of PSW. With the additional power needs and a charger that will not put out the 100 amps it's supposed too I would either have to split my battery bank and add another inverter/charger or go with a bigger inverter charger. I would opt for the larger PSW inverter/charger as from my reading it would work better with my generator and come closer to putting out 140amps.
If I was buying a newer MH I would opt for the home refer ASSUMING it has plenty of batteries and plenty of charging off the generator.
PS: I cannot find any 197's for less than $1400 plus $50 sales tax so sorry if I was off by $50.:W
PSS: I still have my auto fire system and smoke detector mounted from the NoCool firebomb days.
You are right about the price they have listed on the Samsung 197 at Sears online, it was $1399. But, when I went to checkout on online, Sears was offering a 15% discount on major appliances. That made it $1189. Delivery to the Sears store was free. I then had it delivered to the place that installed it in my motorhome. That made it $1269 total. I could have gone to the store and got it and saved the delivery charge but alas no pickup or trailer. We had this done last July. My motorhome has 8 batteries. Two 12V starting batteries, two 12V house batteries charged by a converter, and four 6V batteries dedicated to the inverter circuit only. They are not used as house batteries. I have no problem maintaining a charge on the inverter batteries whether with the generator or shore power. I don't really think you would either. Although, I've never checked the output of the inverter charger. Even so, with my Xantex inverter, I would have to switch the inverter to charge to charge the inverter batteries, so the Samsung and all other equipment on the inverter circuit would be running off the generator anyway. But then, we are full timers and very seldom boondock unless its at a Walmart overnight and after a day of traveling I usually run the generator until we go to bed and then use the inverter until we get up. I do have two friends that have the Xantex 2000W inverter that use the 6V batteries as house batteries and they both have had no problems with their Samsungs and maintaining a charge on those batteries. One has a 2004 HR Endeavor and the other a 2008 Alfa See Ya.
