Freedom 458 inverter not charging/no pass thru

[Buddyw555]

We have a 2000 Tradewinds 38' with a inverter problem.. It is a Freedom 458, single in, dual out, 2000 amp... The inverter works great in the invert mode, but when AC power is supplied it has a blinking charge light... Book says it is waiting AC power... Power is at the inverter but no pass through and no batt charging and no fan..

I have new batteries , checked small 1/4amp fuse in the inverter and I am at a loss.

My remote panel is good, but I even tried disconnecting it and tried set-up at the inverter... Nothing. Thought I would try here as a last resort before getting a new one

[curleyrockwood]

Yep. It's a circuit board. I had my Zantrex fixed twice, cost about $ 600 each time. A new one is about 1000-1300. I went with a Pure Sine Wave Inverter and a Powermax Boondocker 4 Stage converter. Actually cost less to upgrade...


Talk to Randy at Best Converter. He's very helpful, and they have the 458 and other's at good prices.

Chris

[Noel]

Brett......thanks

[Clay_Smith]

For any of you around Quartzsite there is a solar store that repairs inverters including the Freedom 458 for usually less than half the cost of a new one.

[byronlj]

Mine did the same thing. I replaced the charging printed circuit board per Xantrex recommendation for about $250. That was 4 years ago. All is still well.
Dave

[wolfe10]

Noel wrote:
There is a power sharing feature when AC is turned on when generator is activated. Is this a possibility ?

Power sharing merely limits the amount of 120 VAC (whether from generator or shore power) that may be used by the inverter/charger for battery charging.

Most common use is when plugged in to 15 amp shore power, so you can have some power for other things. It slows the rate of charge, as it limits how much 120 VAC can be used for charging.

[Noel]

There is a power sharing feature when AC is turned on when generator is activated. Is this a possibility ?

[dougrainer]

Your Inverter Internal transfer switch is bad. It is NOT getting the 120 input power. A 17 year old 458 is not worth fixing. It can be fixed, but not worth it. You can buy a new 458 for around $1100. Fixing it will cost about $600 to $800. Doug

[popeyemth]

My no name inverter has two fuses (both pos and neg AC are fused) but they are inside the case.
On this inverter you must disassemble the the case to find them.

[happycamper002]

Buddyw555 wrote:
We have a 2000 Tradewinds 38' with a inverter problem.. It is a Freedom 458, single in, dual out, 2000 amp...

My remote panel is good, but I even tried disconnecting it and tried set-up at the inverter... Nothing. Thought I would try here as a last resort before getting a new one

Perhaps you mean 2000 watts?

All the best.

[Buddyw555]

Power is at the input connection and when the invert is off part of the home has no 120v. When in the invert mode everything works...

[Buddyw555]

Gen power and/or shore

[crasster]

Sounds like it is just not switching over.. Curious what is your input power source?