Yamaha 2000i's in parallel
HI y'all, I'm new to this site and new to rving. I have a 2016 R Pod and would like to boondock. I bought two Yamaha 2000i's (after a lot of research) to run my TT. They will run my Dometic Penguin...
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BradTX wrote:
... is there a power management system that would boost the voltage if I find low voltage at a park, and would also act as a surge protector, or do I need separate devices?
SoundGuy wrote:
Neither the popular Hughes Autoformer or TRC Voltage Regulator have any ability to protect against surges.
Spridle wrote:
Apparently the Hughes does provide surge protection. Taken from the website. "Spike and surge protection"
An overstatement of fact. The Hughes Autoformer is not rated for any value of surge protection and if it suffers a surge will instead sacrifice itself to protect any downstream load, in which case the unit will be damaged and will have to be returned to the manufacturer for repair. From the owner's manual -
"The Autoformer is designed to boost voltage. However, there is a builtin
mechanism that will protect your coach from various spikes and
surges. In certain instances, a surge or spike might actually damage your
Autoformer while it’s protecting your RV. In this case, your Autoformer will
likely need to be returned for repair."
It further goes on to say -
"The Autoformer is designed to absorb the damage while saving other
appliances. If this occurs, return it to us for service (see procedure on
Page 11). Electrical surges or spikes can happen at any time and are
rarely noticed by the human eye."
To properly protect any voltage regulator one would be well advised to use some form of surge protector before the VR that does not have under / over voltage threshold protection, the TRC 44260 being one such example.
