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Re: 50 amp motor home, plugged into 30 amp ??
OLYLEN wrote: Any inverter/converter combo I have seen has a flow through of two 20 amp breakers, but does not need to have the inverter on to have 120 flow through. On 30 amp hookups I go by a rule of three. Sometimes you can get away with three thing on, but most of the time only two before a 120 problem, breakers. LEN Then you haven't seen ours. Like the man said, some systems require the inverter to be ON (not inverting, just not off) to flow AC to the coach. Ours operates just like that. If our Trace 2500 is OFF, then every AC outlet in the coach is dead. I'm going to fix that, but that's the way Monaco built it in 2003, so I really doubt that it is unique. Bob Full time in our 2003 Monaco Exec 43 DSSD ISM355Views0likes0CommentsRe: Planning trip to Death Valley California
I love DV. I went every January for 12 years on motorcycles and every year was different due to the weather impact on the place. Stay at Furnace Creek, it gives better access to more stuff than Stovepipe Wells. It also has much better services and more things to do. The little museum at FC is worth a couple of hours, especially the machinery. The old Atlas diesel is very interesting. The restuarants aren't bad and the pool is great. Someone mentioned Dante's Overlook. Get there close to dawn or sunset for spectacular views. The wildflowers at this time of year will be everywhere if there has been any rain. I like Scotty's Castle. Yeah, it is a little pricey, but worth it to me. Be sure to see the Pelton Wheel generator. If you have the time, go to Ryolite ghost town. If you have a 4 wheel drive vehicle there are hundreds of miles of roads and trails to explore. Best to travel with a buddy, though. You didn't ask about routes. If you plan to come into DV from the west, note that the section of 190 west of Panamint Springs to the 136 intersection can be a real driving test in a large coach. 178 from Tonapah to Panamint Springs would be my choice instead. The route via Baker and Shoshone is no problem. Stop for lunch at the Mad Greek in Baker if you come that way. be sure to spend a few days in DV. You can't see it all in just one or two days. Cheers, Bob297Views0likes0CommentsRe: Air leveling question
We have both HWH air leveling and RVA hydraulic jacks. We have been on air for 6 weeks. I ran the coach once to replenish the air tanks, but wasn't below 60#. It isn't quite rock-steady but most of the time you can't tell that it is not on the jacks. On our coach we turn off the ignition, dunp air manually and then auto level with either system. Both systems will make minor adjustments for about 30 minutes after turning on, then I turn them off to avoid any 12V drain. Cheers, Bob 2003 Exec754Views0likes0CommentsRe: Towing a minivan on a dolly
We have towed a Toyota Sienna on an Acme tow dolly over 15,000 miles. Since the Acme doesn't pivot, there is no danger of damaging the car on sharp turns. The Acme tows great and is very well made. It is the only one that I could find that would tow a 78" wide vehicle without any cautions or caviots. Given what I know now, I would install the Remco transmission pump kit and flat tow the van if you intend to load/unload often. You have to crawl under it to deal with the safety chains, no fun in the rain. The wheel straps get really filthy. The ramps have to be unstowed, attached, unattached and restowed. You have to carry a spare tire because Acme uses a 10 ply 10" tire that is really only available on the internet. That said, buying the Acme was way less than half the cost of installing the trans pump, tow plate, braking system and tow bar, so if you are not moving very often it makes lots of sense. You can also tow any FWD vehicle without any mods. HTH, Bob 2003 Monaco Exec 43 SDDS. Fulltimers1.7KViews0likes0Comments
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