Xantrex Inverter

Sez Hoo! wrote:
My Xantrex Freedom Marine 30 inverter stopped charging my batteries. It shows voltage the remote panel but no amps. I can charge the batteries with a battery charger and the batteries will hold the charge so I know its not the batteries. I'm open to suggestions

Call or email www.bestconverter.com They know converters and that is pretty much all they do, family run by RV'ers and can probably talk you thru some troubleshooting or direct you to the right person to help.

I don't have any connection with them other than having bought a Progressive Dynamics converter from them.

Charles

Try unplugging the temp sensor- if the unit thinks the batteries are 2 hot, it will limit the charging amperage.

You mentioned the "Remote panel" I do not know your specific inverter but on my Xantrex the remote panel has switches and buttons... ONE OF THE SWITCHES WILL CAUSE YOUR SYMPTOMS.

If Xantrex still will not charge after all the testing consider just getting a separate converter to keep the batteries up.

If you are inclined there is a tiny fuse on the mother board.

is the inverter providing 110 voltage ?

I am always conscience of my 12VDC battery voltages. A fully charged battery bank will read 12.6-7VDC. When I hook up to shore power this reading should jump up to 13.6VDC or whatever mode the smart mode charging source is doing...

What you don't want to see is your battery voltages are always sitting at 13.6VDC all the time when on shore power or generator as this is known to boil out your battery fluids over time. The batteries do well if your smart mode charging source drops back to 13.2VDC when demands are down... Then jump up to 13.6VDC when more demand is required.

This is most likely where your battery acid damage has come from...

I would definitely look at my batteries fluid levels after seeing this...

Roy Ken

I was on the phone with xantrex and we went through several tests. The guy on the phone was stumped. The only thing he said was left to do was to do a complete shut down. No 12v or 120v to the unit for at least 2 hours

Tom/Barb wrote:
If you are inclined there is a tiny fuse on the mother board.

is the inverter providing 110 voltage ?

I did ask the tech on the phone about the possibility of a fuse and got no answer from him

"The only thing he said was left to do was to do a complete shut down. No 12v or 120v to the unit for at least 2 hours"

Time enough to allow him to finish his shift...


Try the inverter part. If it works then that's a horse of a different color.

The unit will not work in the invert mode