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cannesdo
Explorer
Mar 17, 2021

Inverter -- should I try to repair it?

I have a Freedom combi inverter/converter unit. 21 years old. I pushed the wiring too hard with some outdoor greehouse heaters and it fried the connections near it. This time the inverter didn't come back to life. I feel like finding someone who likes to tinker with these things to see if it can be easily fixed. What would you do? I'm on the Oregon Coast. Any suggestions of who I could consult or how I could find someone to look at it? Would it be worth it? We bypassed it today (rv tech) and installed a converter and a plug (for the converter) I'm not traveling now an may never move my rig again so I don't really need it but I'd like to see if I can get some money out of the thing as it's a really nice unit.
  • MEXICOWANDERER's avatar
    MEXICOWANDERER
    Explorer
    Mar 17, 2021
    Worth $10 if stripped down to bare fin heat sinks otherwise the remainder is a liability for disposal.
  • Ed_Gee's avatar
    Ed_Gee
    Explorer II
    Mar 17, 2021
    I'm a retired electronics tech and in my opinion that thing is not worth the effort to spent time on. A 21 year old piece of junk. Probably cost more in parts to fix than a new one, which are pretty cheap now. Good luck.
  • MEXICOWANDERER's avatar
    MEXICOWANDERER
    Explorer
    Mar 17, 2021
    All the FETs have to match. And there may be 20 of them. And the front end ICs may be unmarked as well as well as borderline bulged capacitors in the power section.

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