I may end up having to go with a different battery after all (and save the $$). Buying it online is $820 plus $300 for shipping (if they can get it). A service center here thought they could get one for $890 but when she called back they gave her a new higher price and parts girl has to it track down again. Hmmmm.
If I go with the different battery I hope it will not be a big deal to reprogram the inverter as Doug pointed out.
I’ve concluded that my main issue is that the inverter drains my battery in less than an hour (maybe like 20 minutes or less) and turning on the ignition is not enough to juice up the battery to run the inverter again without error messages blaring (again, my kids trying to watch TV). I should get more then 20 minutes to an hour of inverter running right!? With the solar too?
When I start getting the error messages, I can run the generator to get it to a reasonable level and then the kids can watch Minions in silence all the way home. To sell it in good conscience I am going to replace the battery and pray this allows me to run the inverter without rapidly draining the battery.
Thanks again Doug and GritDog.
I am selling this because my husband has no interest in it and all the service and issues fall on me. It’s too expensive to have as something that just me and the kids like. I wish he liked it more, but he would rather travel and vacation other ways.
