Trying to understand - inverter?
New 5er, 2 weeks old. 2019 Montana High Country 375FL. I'm still trying to figure out how things work on it. Because of another thread, I decided to do some exploring and self-education on my inverter...
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There are 2 x 2 (possibly 3) types of inverters. We won't discuss MSW/PSW since it does not apply here
The 2(Poss3) is a Stand alone inverter. This makes 120 volts out of 12 volts that's all it does NO other features. A bad choice and very likely not what you have....
2 and 3 have both AC in and AC out.. Inside the box is an automatic transfer switch. IF you have shore or Generator power the unit passes this through to the Fridge. if not. and if the inverter is enabled. it eats battery power to do the job.
3 has a charger as well. I do not know if yours does but from the "no lights" I suspect not
Optional.. type one feeding the SHORE input of a common transfer switch and SHORE or Generator feeds the GENERATOR input. that way if you plug in it auto switches to shore power. I would need to see your RV to be able to identify what you have
I have a "3" with the charger disabled (making it a "2") most of the time. Soon (next week) I'll be putting in a remote switch so I can turn the charger module on and off as needed (I have a different converter/charger I like the programming in better than what I can do on the Freedom XC or the Prosine it replaced and both are very programmable. )
The 2(Poss3) is a Stand alone inverter. This makes 120 volts out of 12 volts that's all it does NO other features. A bad choice and very likely not what you have....
2 and 3 have both AC in and AC out.. Inside the box is an automatic transfer switch. IF you have shore or Generator power the unit passes this through to the Fridge. if not. and if the inverter is enabled. it eats battery power to do the job.
3 has a charger as well. I do not know if yours does but from the "no lights" I suspect not
Optional.. type one feeding the SHORE input of a common transfer switch and SHORE or Generator feeds the GENERATOR input. that way if you plug in it auto switches to shore power. I would need to see your RV to be able to identify what you have
I have a "3" with the charger disabled (making it a "2") most of the time. Soon (next week) I'll be putting in a remote switch so I can turn the charger module on and off as needed (I have a different converter/charger I like the programming in better than what I can do on the Freedom XC or the Prosine it replaced and both are very programmable. )
