Inverter/Battery/load combination
All, I just took delivery of a new Cardinal 5er. Came with residential Frigidaire Refrigerator, Label says 8.5amp draw The coach also was wired with a Xantrex 2000W ProWatt SW dedicated to power...
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So, I went and took a closer look at all the 12V connections. All were snug, but not tight. Snug meaning, i could move them on the terminal with moderate force. I have since tightened them all down, including on the inverter itself which were also only snug. Been running for an hour now, no problems.
My batteries were not dead when I arrived at the campsite, as the fridge was still operating, and I was able to lower landing gear, push slides out, etc before plugging in to shore power, so the batteries had to be maintained while driving too. I didnt check the highly subjective "battery gauge" at the time.
There were no audible alarms either, so not sure what was going on. Maybe all the jostling around while driving down the highway caused problems? Like I originally mentioned, refridge temp was at the set point, it was only the freezer that was at +11(setpoint 0).
My batteries were not dead when I arrived at the campsite, as the fridge was still operating, and I was able to lower landing gear, push slides out, etc before plugging in to shore power, so the batteries had to be maintained while driving too. I didnt check the highly subjective "battery gauge" at the time.
There were no audible alarms either, so not sure what was going on. Maybe all the jostling around while driving down the highway caused problems? Like I originally mentioned, refridge temp was at the set point, it was only the freezer that was at +11(setpoint 0).
