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westend
Dec 30, 2016Explorer
If you already have a decent converter (you do with the PD9260), you would only need to buy an inverter and install it to have AC power. How that hooks up to your RV is where it gets tricky.
The easiest method is to connect the shore power cord to the inverter. Alternatively, you can have a single circuit switched or the whole main panel with a transfer switch. Another method that eliminates transfer switches and eliminates shore power cord connection (with the necessity to interrupt certain loads), is to install receptacles that are only powered by the inverter. This is a separate circuit from any of your cabin circuits so there is no confusion or interrupting devices to run the inverter. It is the method I use for my minimal 120V AC needs.
The final alternative, as was first mentioned is to install an inverter/charger combination, one with a built in transfer switch. You will still need to unpower certain loads like water heaters, maybe the fridge, and air conditioners but is the most elegant method. It is also the most costly.
Reports here, on the Forum, indicate that Magnum and Victron make inverter/chargers that fit this use and function.
Good luck with whatever way you go, you are getting close to off-grid glamping with your electrical systems.
The easiest method is to connect the shore power cord to the inverter. Alternatively, you can have a single circuit switched or the whole main panel with a transfer switch. Another method that eliminates transfer switches and eliminates shore power cord connection (with the necessity to interrupt certain loads), is to install receptacles that are only powered by the inverter. This is a separate circuit from any of your cabin circuits so there is no confusion or interrupting devices to run the inverter. It is the method I use for my minimal 120V AC needs.
The final alternative, as was first mentioned is to install an inverter/charger combination, one with a built in transfer switch. You will still need to unpower certain loads like water heaters, maybe the fridge, and air conditioners but is the most elegant method. It is also the most costly.
Reports here, on the Forum, indicate that Magnum and Victron make inverter/chargers that fit this use and function.
Good luck with whatever way you go, you are getting close to off-grid glamping with your electrical systems.
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