Question on inverter/converter setup
I apologize if this has been covered to death elsewhere, it wasn’t obvious to me, so I’ll ask the questions and feel free to chastise me as warranted ;) I’ll be taking possession of a used 5er in a...
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In the new 5er, the location of its converter away from wherever the batteries go might be different from the existing RV. So your options for keeping the big inverter close to the battery bank may not be the same. You might need to place the new charger elsewhere from the converter's location.
I would leave the new 5er's converter in place and use it for when on shore power. I would place the inverter and a big amp charger (whether one unit or as separate units near the battery bank) It can be easy to have the charger wires go over to the inverter's input wires to share the fat inverter wires from there to the battery bank.
Make the charger an adjustable voltage type, such as the PowerMax PM3-100ADJ, which lets you match any battery spec and also tweak the voltage from the spec for temperature if need be. I have that one. I doubt it can be run with a 2000w gen though. I use my 3000.
They do have a 75 amp ADJ but that would be slower recharging on a big battery bank.
The solar controller also goes near the batteries. All of these things have their negs go to the Trimetric shunt, so it is convenient to keep them close together and put the shunt there too close to the neg battery post.
Yes you still need to run the fridge and WH on gas. However there might be a way to do a PT with his Magnum thingy.
It is cheaper to get them all separate and if one dies you can keep going on the other things. All in one, and you are doomed.
I would leave the new 5er's converter in place and use it for when on shore power. I would place the inverter and a big amp charger (whether one unit or as separate units near the battery bank) It can be easy to have the charger wires go over to the inverter's input wires to share the fat inverter wires from there to the battery bank.
Make the charger an adjustable voltage type, such as the PowerMax PM3-100ADJ, which lets you match any battery spec and also tweak the voltage from the spec for temperature if need be. I have that one. I doubt it can be run with a 2000w gen though. I use my 3000.
They do have a 75 amp ADJ but that would be slower recharging on a big battery bank.
The solar controller also goes near the batteries. All of these things have their negs go to the Trimetric shunt, so it is convenient to keep them close together and put the shunt there too close to the neg battery post.
Yes you still need to run the fridge and WH on gas. However there might be a way to do a PT with his Magnum thingy.
It is cheaper to get them all separate and if one dies you can keep going on the other things. All in one, and you are doomed.
