class c, how does inverter work and use?
I have an 07 jayco melboune with and inverter. Whats it purpose and how do I use?
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What you can use it for depends on which outlets are fed by the inverter and how big it is. Usually on a C the inverter supplies power to a single outlet pair for 120V entertainment equipment, e.g. TV and DVD player. It should feed from your house battery, but might also feed from the engine alternator when running, once the engine starting battery is charged. That depends on the type of equipment used to isolate those two 12V systems from each other.
There is such a thing as an inverter/charger, used on larger coaches with bigger battery banks, and designed to provide whole house power, in combination with auto-start generator systems. Melbourne would not have been so equipped from the factory.
Fridge on the road would run on LPG (with 12V to controller and igniter). If you run the generator, the fridge could use its 120V heating coil rather than the LPG flame, but this is not very cost efficient, burning about 1/2 gallon per hour gasoline just for the fridge. Most people who run genset on th road do it for the air conditioning, getting 120V to the other outlets is just a bonus.
There is such a thing as an inverter/charger, used on larger coaches with bigger battery banks, and designed to provide whole house power, in combination with auto-start generator systems. Melbourne would not have been so equipped from the factory.
Fridge on the road would run on LPG (with 12V to controller and igniter). If you run the generator, the fridge could use its 120V heating coil rather than the LPG flame, but this is not very cost efficient, burning about 1/2 gallon per hour gasoline just for the fridge. Most people who run genset on th road do it for the air conditioning, getting 120V to the other outlets is just a bonus.
