Need Some help with my battery system
Last fall we purchased a used toy hauler with an onboard Onan 5500. It also has a residential fridge. We had the dealer install two golf cart batteries in place of the 12-volt batteries. The tech guy ...
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1. If you want LONGER Refer run time, install 4 to 6 Batteries. A larger Inverter yields no extra run time.
2. The ON/Off switch is to turn the INVERTER On and OFF. Your Inverter has a Pass thru 120 relay. When the Genset or Shore Connected and the Inverter OFF, the 120 pass thru and powers the refer. When ON and you are connected to Shore or Genset, the 120 still passes thru, BUT, disconnect the Shore or Genset and the Inverter now comes alive and Powers the refer. Doug
PS, Jayco and a lot of other Large 5th wheel makers have battery compartments that will hold up to 6 batteries when you have the residential refer.
2. The ON/Off switch is to turn the INVERTER On and OFF. Your Inverter has a Pass thru 120 relay. When the Genset or Shore Connected and the Inverter OFF, the 120 pass thru and powers the refer. When ON and you are connected to Shore or Genset, the 120 still passes thru, BUT, disconnect the Shore or Genset and the Inverter now comes alive and Powers the refer. Doug
PS, Jayco and a lot of other Large 5th wheel makers have battery compartments that will hold up to 6 batteries when you have the residential refer.
