Voltage report using a Sola Basic autoformer
Hi, First test of a Sola Basic autoformer on August 5th, 2016 starting at 2:30 p.m. The unit cost was $232.50 Canadian dollars. I added a #10 shore power cord, a 30 amp RV outlet, a 15 amp femal...
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Hi Mex,
All I want is sufficient voltage to run my roof air. I think I have that now.
The reason I suggested others might prefer the Hughes, is that after testing, I'm probably never going to get to the 2nd layer of boost on the Sola.
Another reason is the Hughes is "plug and play". I'm a slow worker but it did take me at least 3 hours to add an input cord, 30 amp RV outlet, 15 amp outlet in parallel to the 30 amp, and 15 amp outlet in parallel to the input (so that I can check what input voltage really is, especially when in boost mode). I also drilled a dozen 1/2 inch holes (9 for cooling) and one 3/4 inch for the power cord.
I think that is beyond what most RV'ers want. They want something to plug in so they can run the roof air. The Hughes should meet that need. The fact that the new Hughes does do some extra checking and has a bit (not great) of surge protection makes that even better.
So far I'm delighted with the Sola Basic. I might add surge suppression to it, but not just MOV type.
All I want is sufficient voltage to run my roof air. I think I have that now.
The reason I suggested others might prefer the Hughes, is that after testing, I'm probably never going to get to the 2nd layer of boost on the Sola.
Another reason is the Hughes is "plug and play". I'm a slow worker but it did take me at least 3 hours to add an input cord, 30 amp RV outlet, 15 amp outlet in parallel to the 30 amp, and 15 amp outlet in parallel to the input (so that I can check what input voltage really is, especially when in boost mode). I also drilled a dozen 1/2 inch holes (9 for cooling) and one 3/4 inch for the power cord.
I think that is beyond what most RV'ers want. They want something to plug in so they can run the roof air. The Hughes should meet that need. The fact that the new Hughes does do some extra checking and has a bit (not great) of surge protection makes that even better.
So far I'm delighted with the Sola Basic. I might add surge suppression to it, but not just MOV type.
