Inverter Swap 1000 for 2000watts

So my only thing to do now is hook it up exactly as it was from the start, and unfortunately my battery cables are not long enough. As stated by mr wizard the batt cables go stright into the unit and are a pain in the ass to change. Stupid design imo. I have to either mess w the inside of this working unit to swipe them, or I need to splice a bit of extension wire onto the existing cables. Where can i get these parts and the crimp tool if I go that route?

OMGGGGGG So i installed the new freedom 10 just 1/2 ass right on the floor of the rv and only to one of the batteries just to test it quickly because i was dying to and the battery cables on it are not long enough to do proper install. Well guess what boys IT WORKS PERFECTLY!!! Everything thing on my rig is working perfectly. Pass through ac is working perfectly. Batt charging and interver all seem to be working perfectly when switching from shore back to battery etc exactly like when I bought it!. Omgggg im freaking out. I can not believe it seems true now that the freedom 20 i got off ebay actually had the same **** issue as the original freedom 10 I was trying to replace. The chances seem one in a million but I guess not.

Is the 2000 removed? I would bench test it with a single battery and a simple 60 watt incandescent lamp as a load. Sometimes there is too much going on and connected to verify proper operation. See how it works with and without incoming 120v power. Then connect the remote and see if it continues to operate as expected.

If all is well only then should it be installed. All three units can be tested the same way.

Don't get the buy ready made cable thing for any application. Copper stranded welding cable is readily available and so are copper lugs and crimp tools inexpensive. Been making up my own cables including automotive battery cables for a while now.

This thing is really built differently. The manual says that the battery cables are 6 feet long, so I guess that either the original or the new one had its cables changed. I noticed in the manual that the battery voltage is switched to make the MSW, then stepped up for the AC output. I wonder if that's because the higher voltage transistors weren't around when the freedoms were designed?

look at the pictures
the cables go inside the freedom inverter, NO external connections
his new inverter came with cables on it, they are not as long as the originals
and do NOT reach the connections he has coming from the battery

like said NOT a combi, not a 458

Bobbo wrote:
Get a set of custom cables from this guy, Genuinedealz.

I've purchased cables from this place and agree that they look like good quality. I'm figuratively scratching my head why the original cables aren't correct for replacing a freedom 10 with a freedom 10? By "splicing" if you mean bolting the lugs of two cable ends together I think that would be good for testing purposes, or for permanent installation if the splice is really well insulated. For myself, I'd prefer the correct length cables for the permanent installation.

Get a set of custom cables from this guy, Genuinedealz (actually a marine cable operation). I won't buy cables from anyone else. My previous Class C had his cables, and my current TT already has his cables, and I haven't even been able to take her out camping yet!

He will professionally swage on the connectors you need and heat shrink them.

Ok the second freedom 10 arrived today! Lets see how she does. Sadly the battery cables are not long enough. Can battery cables be spliced or should i get new ones? I think I can maybe at least rig it up to test it before I have to do anything to the battery cables. Funny how much of a pain in the ass they make it to just swap the battery cables on these things.

a little humor
they do the same thing, they are not the same device
a toyota and a ford will both get you down the road
but you cannot work on the Ford by looking at the pictures in a toyota service manual, Yet both are cars
to be more precise, you can not fix and early Coralla by looking at a late model Camray manual

a few pictures of yours with cover off
would help settle this, so we know which manual and circuit boards to look at

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i don't remember you posting the answer to the question OFwhere you measured the 14/15 volts
on the AC output or on the DC battery connections
on the AC output, thats idle voltage
on the battery connections means its charging
i think you are not charging, you are stuck in inverter mode
i just want you to verify

you say the line voltage indicator does not come on
and there is no pass thru, it runs off the batteries inverting

i think he said 1999 Born Free
which could make the inverter a newer model or Not, since it was not a factory install, the first owner did the inverter install
inside rear of the inverter, there are stickers, serial number and a small 4 digit date code