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obiwancanoli
Explorer
Oct 12, 2019

Class A electrical system setup - no dealer guidance

When I bought my first RV, a Class A Diesel MH, I received no guidance or instruction on using, setting up, or understanding the meters and display for setting up the electrical system. While I did re...
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houstonstroker
Explorer
Oct 15, 2019
When boondocking the best way to preserve battery power is to run everything you can (fridge and water heater) on propane. It might be that your entire coach is inverted. That means everything running on 120 volts AC goes through an inverter. So if off grid and you need anything requiring 120 volts AC then yes your inverter needs to be on. But turning off your inverter would still let anything requiring 12 volts DC to operate. All depends on how the coach was set up.

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