Inverter charge batteries?

scrubjaysnest wrote:

dons2346 wrote:
"........, it is hard to see how or why one would want/need an inverter that also charges batteries......"

Converters are not in every coach as they are replaced by an inverter on the higher end coaches. These inverters do dual purpose by supplying 120VAC when off shore power and by charging batteries when on shore power.


My Magnum Energy 3000 watt inverter can charge at a rate of 125 amps.

So, having an inverter is the best way to go. I have never seen a converter supply 120vac

Inverter/chargers are more common in grid-tie applications; not a surprise they are showing up in Rv's

My first rv was a '99 year model and it had an inverter/charger so I don't think it anything new to the rv market.

We also have an inverter charger - Magnum.

Because the inverter charger powers most of the coach and can burn a lot of amps if we don't pay attention, we have a portable inverter we use sometimes (it is not a charger).

dons2346 wrote:
"........, it is hard to see how or why one would want/need an inverter that also charges batteries......"

Converters are not in every coach as they are replaced by an inverter on the higher end coaches. These inverters do dual purpose by supplying 120VAC when off shore power and by charging batteries when on shore power.


My Magnum Energy 3000 watt inverter can charge at a rate of 125 amps.

So, having an inverter is the best way to go. I have never seen a converter supply 120vac

Inverter/chargers are more common in grid-tie applications; not a surprise they are showing up in Rv's

We installed a Magnum PSW 2000 W inverter/charger on our 5th wheel last year before we journeyed to Alaska and it was a very handy addition. We left the original smart charger in place unplugged in case we need it if the inverter ever fails. The inverter install is just not mounting an inverter and wiring it up. There are a bunch of other components that need to go along with it like a heat monitor for the batteries and a big fuse plus several other things that I can't think of right now.

You can certainly buy an inverter that does not also have a charger. Actually I prefer separate components. I have and recommend Go Power sine wave inverters.

"........, it is hard to see how or why one would want/need an inverter that also charges batteries......"

Converters are not in every coach as they are replaced by an inverter on the higher end coaches. These inverters do dual purpose by supplying 120VAC when off shore power and by charging batteries when on shore power.


My Magnum Energy 3000 watt inverter can charge at a rate of 125 amps.

So, having an inverter is the best way to go. I have never seen a converter supply 120vac

The "Freedom" line of units was doing this way back in 1995
I'm sure there were also other MFG then
The Freedom 10, that came with our Safari
Was 1000w inverter with 50 amp charge converter
It has been replaced with individual components
1250w power verter, a 300w go power psw, and a 100amp WfCo 9800 series deck mount converter

These have been around for some time now. Many different manf make these... Just a ALL-IN-ONE UNIT to provide power for the RV's. When you are off the power grid your large battery bank operate these units to provide 120VAC power for the RV's. When you are running on SHORE POWER then they become smart mode chargers to your large battery banks charged up etc... Also very expensive...




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Roy Ken

There are combination inverter/chargers. On the previous motorhome we replace the separate converter and small inverter with a Xantrex prosine 2.0.

Our current motorhome has 2 MagnumEnergy MS2000 inverter/charger.

David

The latest Motorhome was talking about inverters and it said that they also charge the batteries.