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Re: Mexican insurance
moisheh wrote: You should phone the Customer Service line. Often that coverage has a time limit and only in the border area. Moisheh Thanks for the advice. The Mexico endorsement is fine for the motorhome, no restrictions. The car is limited to 50 miles from the border so cancelled this. Kept the liability on the car from Lewis and Lewis. Looks like we will be looking for a new broker who knows a little about Mexico travel.413Views0likes0CommentsMexican insurance
My full timer plan through National General says covered territory is US and Canada. Called the broker to suspend coverage for a 5 month trip in Mexico. She was able to add a Mexico endorsement for the rest of the policy period for $1.00. Odd, but went to Lewis and Lewis for Mexico liability, think we ended up with better coverage for less money. Is there a gotcha I’m missing?2.3KViews0likes8CommentsRe: Batteryminder 128cec1 for mexico
Thanks for the clear description of how to provide an earth ground when it's mising. Added to my todo list. My inverter/charger will handle 60v to 140v so would be an excellent option. However, as wired, if it sees ac input, it passes it through to ac loads as well as converting some to 12v for the charger. Will check with Magnum to see if its possible to wire it so both the charger and inverter can operate at the same time. If so, will hire it done, way above my pay grade. Would be the ideal solution.314Views0likes0CommentsRe: Batteryminder 128cec1 for mexico
The inverter is a Magnum MS2812, 90% efficiency, with a 125 amp charger. The idea is to use poor voltage campground power to replace some/most of the amps we use each day. Would use the gen or, if traveling, the alternator to get bak to full charge perhaps weekly. Sort of like having solar to provide most juice, then topping off every 5 to 7 days.313Views0likes0CommentsBatteryminder 128cec1 for mexico
Many warnings about high or low voltage in mexico campgrounds. One solution recommended was to plug a portable battery charger in to campground supply, use this to charge coach batteries, then run off inverter. Have 3 8g8d gel cells, total 675 amp hours. The battery minder would give me 8 amps (192 amps per day) about what we use each day. We have a surge arrester that blocks high or low voltage. Plan would be to plug in normally, if power is too high or too low, switch to the battery minder for as long as necessary. The battery minder is happy from 100v to 240v. Thoughts2KViews0likes8Comments
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