Looking to repair/replace Xantrex Prosine 2.0 Thinking of Quartzite.We are in Puerto Vallarta heading towards Vancouver Island. Leaving here in a week or so.Well that went OK, perhaps the other one was too long?

Yes, the server cuts you off when you keep typing for too long. When this happens, I copy/paste and go to Goodsam's portal: http://forums.goodsamclub.com/index.cfm. They never cut off.

Good luck on repairs with a Xantrex unless you find a local independent tech that is good.What are you inclined to replace it with?I advocate for separate components. Converter, transfer switch, inverter.Been to the Q and the prices did not match general internet shopping.Could be more difficult for warranty returns etc.

I have come to accept that it's not a question of IF my prosine 2.0 will fail, but only WHEN it will fail. This is very frustrating because I don't know of another charger with as many features or as nice of operation as the prosine 2.0. I'm thinking of things like the power factor correction, input power limit setting, all the other configuration options, and the nice info display. Does anybody know of another charger that's equal or better for use with a small generator?

I heard somewhere that there was someone in Quartzite who did that.I can see where separate components would be an advantage. The only problem is space close to the batteries. The original placement for the converter was under the drawer beneath the stove. The connections from that are I think # 4 or 6 and are on the other side of the rig and roughly 10 feet forward of the batteries. That is a very long run for 100 amps which my 6V GS will take. I would keep the inverter where the Prosine 2.0 is now, very close to the batteries.Here are some photos of the battery and inverter installation from our blog. The other is the space under the stove where we had the solar controller connection to the original converter connection. (Solar controller is now in the compartment where the inverter is. No room there for a charger.

There is a guy at Discount solar in Q that repairs them. Craig is the owner.

Can't post. Tried yesterday and today Xantrex problem

17 Replies

KJINTF
Explorer
Mar 12, 2017

WHAT THE HECK HAS THIS GOT TO DO WITH MY INVERTER QUESTION? YOU MORONS ARE RUINING WHAT HAS BEEN AND EXCELLENT SOURCE OF HELP. I'G GOING TO i2rv.

Kind of the reason many of us no longer post here anymore
Cloud_Dancer
Explorer II
Mar 12, 2017
Hey, it's not the science that we object to, it's the politics. Talking politics gets us no-where.
Canadian_Rainbi
Explorer
Mar 12, 2017
3 tons wrote:
Almot wrote:
Acidity levels in the Pacific are rising. New environmental guru appointed by the great blonde leader has declared that carbon emissions have no effect on climate change. I can't wait to hear their next revelation - probably that the Earth is flat.

You might consider adopting a sentiant thought process like scientific methodology rather than the long repudiated secular scientism of the dark ages.... Some of us in this RV audience are still capable of critical thinking, thus, please check your coveted ideology at the door...

3 tons

WHAT THE HECK HAS THIS GOT TO DO WITH MY INVERTER QUESTION? YOU MORONS ARE RUINING WHAT HAS BEEN AND EXCELLENT SOURCE OF HELP. I'G GOING TO i2rv.
SCVJeff
Explorer
Mar 12, 2017
Good luck on finding a shop for that thing. The guys in Quartzsite probably have a graveyard of parts from failed units out there. When you replace it take a look at the Magnum 2012. Much better built and the factory will service them rather than giving you the finger when warranty is gone.

And to the poster above, it also has an input power control. I used to run on an EU1000 with no problems whatsoever
3_tons
Explorer III
Mar 12, 2017
westend wrote:
Almot,
My advice is to not bring up any opinions on global climate change or the current administration.There is a lot of resistance to that type of information on this Forum.

"A lot or resistance to 'that' type of information...??"..... For some clarity, its the forum rules 'End of Subject' and should be self-evident to any privileged user....
westend
Explorer
Mar 12, 2017
Almot,
My advice is to not bring up any opinions on global climate change or the current administration.There is a lot of resistance to that type of information on this Forum.

Yes,an acidic ocean climate may have some effect on electronics but just the salt-air environment is probably enough to play havoc. More likely, is Mex's observations of how electronic onboard component choices have fared, the already acceptable components being replaced by lesser ones that barely meet the design.
3_tons
Explorer III
Mar 12, 2017
Road-Runner said:

"I would hate to see political bickering ruin this forum."

X 2

3 tons
Almot
Explorer III
Mar 12, 2017
3 tons wrote:
Some of us in this RV audience are still capable of critical thinking

Some, yes. Will keep my fingers crossed that this "some" is a little more than a "few". Won't get my hopes high though, as the landfill psychology - as Mex put it - wouldn't have prevailed otherwise.
Have fun, kids.
road-runner
Explorer III
Mar 12, 2017
I would hate to see political bickering ruin this forum.
3_tons
Explorer III
Mar 12, 2017
Almot wrote:
Acidity levels in the Pacific are rising. New environmental guru appointed by the great blonde leader has declared that carbon emissions have no effect on climate change. I can't wait to hear their next revelation - probably that the Earth is flat.

You might consider adopting a sentiant thought process like scientific methodology rather than the long repudiated secular scientism of the dark ages.... Some of us in this RV audience are still capable of critical thinking, thus, please check your coveted ideology at the door...

3 tons