John PalmerEnergySystems.com
Have used various service folks but really like the ones who let you watch, participate and learn. Hard to find those. Found John Palmer through a posting on Escapees forum. Poster has a great bl...
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Compromises.
Would have liked a big inverter to run microwave but RV is a vancamper with limited space and small two battery 200 amp-hrs total battery bank. Don't have any other items which would require a big inverter. 300 watts is enough to recharge various little rechargeable batteries and run a small one serving size blender.
Rarely use microwave anyways and never at breakfast time. So for cost and size of large inverter (and still would have gotten Sure sine for efficiency and quiet fan less operation), did not make sense. Other owners of same RV did put in a Xantrex 1500 or 2000 watt modified sine inverter to run microwave and/or hair dryer (but had to locate in an area I use for other stuff).
Palmer really likes Magnum products for their engineering and customer support. The units are heavy as apparently use transformers (which are apparently more heavy duty). Unfortunately, the smallest Magnum inverter still was too big to squeeze into the various cabinet cubbies.
The combo charger/inverter from Magnum also was too big as well but would be great for recharging batteries off generator for initial phase (then solar for slower charging at end when batteries won't take as much charge).
Generally don't use generator much except to exercise it and maybe to run coach ac in really hot weather (average 15 hours of generator use per year over 9 years).
Would have liked a big inverter to run microwave but RV is a vancamper with limited space and small two battery 200 amp-hrs total battery bank. Don't have any other items which would require a big inverter. 300 watts is enough to recharge various little rechargeable batteries and run a small one serving size blender.
Rarely use microwave anyways and never at breakfast time. So for cost and size of large inverter (and still would have gotten Sure sine for efficiency and quiet fan less operation), did not make sense. Other owners of same RV did put in a Xantrex 1500 or 2000 watt modified sine inverter to run microwave and/or hair dryer (but had to locate in an area I use for other stuff).
Palmer really likes Magnum products for their engineering and customer support. The units are heavy as apparently use transformers (which are apparently more heavy duty). Unfortunately, the smallest Magnum inverter still was too big to squeeze into the various cabinet cubbies.
The combo charger/inverter from Magnum also was too big as well but would be great for recharging batteries off generator for initial phase (then solar for slower charging at end when batteries won't take as much charge).
Generally don't use generator much except to exercise it and maybe to run coach ac in really hot weather (average 15 hours of generator use per year over 9 years).
