Inverter

[TTitans1]

Has anyone ever removed their inverter/charger? I have a 2000 Horizon Itasca Class A and had problems with power switch, etc. Got shore power switch replaced but my inverter is not putting out anything and I need to pull it out to replace it or maybe send it to a shop to have them repair it. There does not look like their is any room in the compartment it is in to get many hands or tools in there. Any suggestions/tips/ tricks, etc. would be useful.

Thanks

[jhilley]

J-Rooster wrote:
I own a 04 Winnebago and my inverter is located under my gas range. There is a drawer under the range, I pull out the drawer and I'm looking right at the inverter.

That is the Converter not the Inverter. The converter converts 120 vac to 12 vdc to charge batteries and power 12 vdc lights and etc. The inverter converts 12 vdc to 120 vac to power 120 vac appliances and TVs.

[TTitans1]

I had a battery charger connected to the batteries so they were already charged up but the inverter is charging the batteries as I found out. Next task is figuring out what is wrong with the heater and A/C. Thanks

[MrWizard]

Did you go check the batteries with a volt meter?

[TTitans1]

Well I was able to get the inverter out and found it had a blown fuse inside. I replaced that and reinstalled the inverter but I still do not have any thing showing on the panel inside the RV to tell me whether the inverter is charging the batteries or not. It is putting out AC from the batteries now but can't tell if charger is charging or not. Seems like I saw a post somewhere about a fuse behind the EMS panel? I know there are three ports on the bottom of inverter (Xantex 1500) and the line going to one of them is a phone line jack which I am sure must go to the EMS but unfortunately I had to unplug it blindly and so I am not sure which of the ports it connects to. Anyone ever run into this?

[TTitans1]

My inverter is in the compartment in the rear under the rear slideout. I can partially see it after I removed a panel under the bed but still very hard to get to. I cant see anything holding it down either but I can only see one side of the base so who knows. I am going to try to get this thing out today. Any one have any other suggestions or tips would be helpful.

[J-Rooster]

I own a 04 Winnebago and my inverter is located under my gas range. There is a drawer under the range, I pull out the drawer and I'm looking right at the inverter.

[keurig]

wa8yxm wrote:
Yup, I have... Thankfully I have a back up converter (Actually the inverter is the back up charger)

UNPLUG, and do not start generator

Open inverter connections compartment and identify wires

Using a Sharpie label the IN and OUT wires

Remove NEGATIVE lead from batteries

Now you can disconnect.

on the 12 volt Positive wire tape it off or otherwise insulate it to insure no shorts 12 volt shorts with that size wire can be downright impressive, also dangerous.

On teh 120 volt side connect the input wire to the output wire same color to same color (Black to black, white to white, bare to bare) and insulate connections.

That's about it, other than the physical removal of the inverter.

Box it, send it to manufacturer, (GET RMA first) get new one ,take out of box and reverse procedure.

not very helpful as its a old old inverter so what good is a RMA and what he asked about is the physical removal

[TTitans1]

I was more curious as to what would be involved as far as removing it physically since it looks to be a tight spot. I can manage the electrical connections ok but since the inverter sits on a shelf about two feet inside the compartment and there is very little room to maneuver just wanted to see how much time was involved in actually removing it. Thanks again and I do appreciate all the imput.

[crasster]

I have done it on the bounder. The inverter is actually pretty easy to replace. Unplug everything first, and re-hook the wires where they go. It's basically the premise. Use common sense, unplug, use a meter, and you should be okay.

[gfs1943]

My inverter fried itself (burnt main circuit board). I took the inverter out; for the first long trip, I just used a battery charger connected to the inverter-to-battery wires to charge batteries. Last spring I bought a PD 65-amp converter and wired it into the battery circuit. It worked fine on last summer's trip -- kept the batteries charged and supplied plenty of DC power for fridge, lights, etc. I never used the inverter anyway, so I may never replace it.

I connected the converter output to the battery cables formerly used by the inverter, and covered the connections with shrink wrap tubing. I may at some point install an inverter just in case I need AC while boondocking. In my limited boondocking experience, I've just run the generator all night if I needed AC.

[wa8yxm]

Yup, I have... Thankfully I have a back up converter (Actually the inverter is the back up charger)

UNPLUG, and do not start generator

Open inverter connections compartment and identify wires

Using a Sharpie label the IN and OUT wires

Remove NEGATIVE lead from batteries

Now you can disconnect.

on the 12 volt Positive wire tape it off or otherwise insulate it to insure no shorts 12 volt shorts with that size wire can be downright impressive, also dangerous.

On teh 120 volt side connect the input wire to the output wire same color to same color (Black to black, white to white, bare to bare) and insulate connections.

That's about it, other than the physical removal of the inverter.

Box it, send it to manufacturer, (GET RMA first) get new one ,take out of box and reverse procedure.