Kill power to Magnum remote?
Hi Friends, I love my Magnum inverter. The converter/charger is far superior to our OEM and the inverter has served us perfectly. My only issue is that our installer didn't wire it to the battery c...
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dedmiston wrote:dougrainer wrote:
3. A quick way to disconnect the remote is either go to the Inverter and disconnect the Phone Type remote cable, takes 5 seconds. OR pull the remote panel and disconnect the same cable. Takes 3 or 4 minutes.
I was wondering about that. It's not as simple as an on/off switch, but it seems like the simplest way to stop that phantom draw.
Is this a design flaw, or am I overlooking something?
I doubt it's a design flaw. 99% of the customers using high end inverters are not worrying about a few 100 milliampere "loads" on battery systems with capacities in the 100s to 1000s of amp.
Putting an on/off switch on the remote WOULD be a design flaw, as it would inadvertently get turned off and lead to tech support calls.
For long term storage, unbolt the battery cables if a disconnect switch is not desired. JMHO
