Replacing magnetek 6300 with inverter/charger
Hello all, I have a 1994 coachmen class B RV which I'm in the process of re-modelling. It has a stock magnetek 6300 converter. It has been upgraded with solar and a battery isolator for charging th...
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Thanks all. Plan is for 200ah deep cycle AGM initially. Maybe 400ah in the future.
I am thinking though that the 2000w might be over kill. We mainly just need it for charging laptops. Maybe a few other devices but nothing like a microwave or coffee machine. Just liked the idea of re-using the outlets as they are well placed.
A 600w inverter would be more efficient I guess. I just can't find a relatively affordable inverter/charger with hardwire outputs for connecting to an AC distribution panel. All of the "affordable" ones have regular outlet sockets which I have read are not suitable for connecting to a distribution panel?
If I let go of wanting to re-use the outlets, things are much simpler! A 600w pure sine inverter with a few dedicated outlets would be fine. I was also considering trying to add some kind of disconnect switch to the magnetek charger so I could safely hookup the inverter to the AC panel. Since we will rarely use the shore hookup it is fine if this is a manual process to re-connect. I have read not to mess with these panels so not sure if this is a safe/smart approach. Curious if anyone has any thoughts on this as a middle ground solution.
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I am thinking though that the 2000w might be over kill. We mainly just need it for charging laptops. Maybe a few other devices but nothing like a microwave or coffee machine. Just liked the idea of re-using the outlets as they are well placed.
A 600w inverter would be more efficient I guess. I just can't find a relatively affordable inverter/charger with hardwire outputs for connecting to an AC distribution panel. All of the "affordable" ones have regular outlet sockets which I have read are not suitable for connecting to a distribution panel?
If I let go of wanting to re-use the outlets, things are much simpler! A 600w pure sine inverter with a few dedicated outlets would be fine. I was also considering trying to add some kind of disconnect switch to the magnetek charger so I could safely hookup the inverter to the AC panel. Since we will rarely use the shore hookup it is fine if this is a manual process to re-connect. I have read not to mess with these panels so not sure if this is a safe/smart approach. Curious if anyone has any thoughts on this as a middle ground solution.
image links:
https://ibb.co/K5Fqrsg
https://ibb.co/gTGrqnV
