House Batteries Disconnect Switch & Inverter
Hi folks. I just purchased a new Newmar gasser, and as I was getting familiarized with the coach, I discovered the 1,200 watt Xantrex inverter will come on when the batteries are disconnected at the k...
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dougrainer wrote:OK Perhaps I should have said it uses some DC power.CA Traveler wrote:
Besides the above my Magnum charger/inverter cannot be turned off. Pushing the off buttons places the unit in standby where it still uses some power.
If turned OFF, then it will not come alive when there is a Shore/Genset loss of power. From the Magnum manual. 1st sentence. Doug
Inverter OFF – When the inverter is off, no power is used from the batteries to power the AC
loads, and the status LED will be off. If AC power from an external source (utility or generator) is
connected and qualifi ed on the inverter’s AC input, this AC input power passes through the inverter
to power the AC loads. However, if this AC power is lost, the AC loads are no longer powered
because the inverter is off.
When the inverter is turned on, it operates either by “searching” or “inverting”, depending on the
connected AC loads
With all Monaco switches and solenoids off my rig draws 0.3A from the house battery due to safety devices, the charger/inverter and whatever else can't be turned off. That's 216Ah per month of storage which means the battery SOC is 50%.
That's why I installed a disconnect switch on the house battery negative post.
And another switch on the chassis battery.
