Need input on ordering the right converter!

[RF_Burns]

Ok, I'll throw my 2 cents in here too. I was in the 2-way radio business for 40 years and had many back-up battery systems for remote towers and base
stations (mainly volunteer Fire Departments). We had expensive charging systems designed and spec'd for remote towers which had high failure rates.
The brand which never gave us problems was Samlex. This stuff ran 24/7 at sites with 300-700 ft towers which got struck by lightning regularly.

Anyway, in the coach I run an all electric apartment size fridge from a Samlex 1500 watt pure sine wave inverter while on the road or not connected to
shore power. The batteries are charged from a Samlex multi-stage charger.

I just upgraded to a Samlex EVO-1212 all in one charger/ sine wave inverter with built-in transfer switch. It is programmable with multiple charging
methods 2,3 or 4 stage, also charges LiFePO4 batteries. It has a solar charger input for coordinating charging between solar and shore-power. Remote
display shows everything from shoreline input voltage and frequency to internal temperatures. It even has a SD card slot for event recording. The
inverter syncs to the power line so that the transfer switch occurs at zero crossing of the power sine wave.

We just came back from a 3 week, 3,000 mile trip and it worked great. My wife loves the auto-transfer switch since we no longer need to do this
manually to keep the fridge powered.

The only issue is the remote display does not dim and so lights the front of the coach with a nice blue hue.

Mine is 1200watt (inverter) but models up to 4kw are available.

https://www.samlexamerica.com/documents/product-specs/Samlex-EVO-1212F-1224F-Features%20and%20Spec%20Sheet-0118.pdf

--
Bruce Hislop
ON Canada
77PB, 455 Dick P. rebuilt, DynamicEFI EBL EFI & ESC.1 ton front end
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=29001
My Staff says I never listen to them, or something like that

 

[adolph santorine]

Bruce:

Since you mentioned it, I have the Xantrex Pure sine unit…. pretty much an older version of the Samlex.

I have 2 kW available. So when dry camping, the coffee maker does it’s thing just fine. As does the toaster, or the induction cooktop. It’s nice having the AC available about all the time.

I currently have it set to start inverting when a 25 watt load is sensed, so it just draws a couple of hundred milliamps when in standby mode.

I forbid “wall warts” (little plug in chargers) in the coach. With USB everywhere, they are un-necessary.

The units Michael has for sale are an incredible value, and would serve many in the community very well (for about the cost of 1.5 tanks of fuel)

Dolph

DE AD0LF

Wheeling, West Virginia

1977 26’ ex-PalmBeach
Howell EFI & EBL, Reaction Arms, Manny Transmission

“The Aluminum and Fiberglass Mistress"

>
> Ok, I'll throw my 2 cents in here too. I was in the 2-way radio business for 40 years and had many back-up battery systems for remote towers and base
> stations (mainly volunteer Fire Departments). We had expensive charging systems designed and spec'd for remote towers which had high failure rates.
> The brand which never gave us problems was Samlex. This stuff ran 24/7 at sites with 300-700 ft towers which got struck by lightning regularly.
>
> Anyway, in the coach I run an all electric apartment size fridge from a Samlex 1500 watt pure sine wave inverter while on the road or not connected to
> shore power. The batteries are charged from a Samlex multi-stage charger.
>
> I just upgraded to a Samlex EVO-1212 all in one charger/ sine wave inverter with built-in transfer switch. It is programmable with multiple charging
> methods 2,3 or 4 stage, also charges LiFePO4 batteries. It has a solar charger input for coordinating charging between solar and shore-power. Remote
> display shows everything from shoreline input voltage and frequency to internal temperatures. It even has a SD card slot for event recording. The
> inverter syncs to the power line so that the transfer switch occurs at zero crossing of the power sine wave.
>
> We just came back from a 3 week, 3,000 mile trip and it worked great. My wife loves the auto-transfer switch since we no longer need to do this
> manually to keep the fridge powered.
>
> The only issue is the remote display does not dim and so lights the front of the coach with a nice blue hue.
>
> Mine is 1200watt (inverter) but models up to 4kw are available.
>
> https://www.samlexamerica.com/documents/product-specs/Samlex-EVO-1212F-1224F-Features%20and%20Spec%20Sheet-0118.pdf
>
>
>
>
> --
> Bruce Hislop
> ON Canada
> 77PB, 455 Dick P. rebuilt, DynamicEFI EBL EFI & ESC.1 ton front end
> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=29001
> My Staff says I never listen to them, or something like that
>
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[justin brady1]

I don't have a photo of it, my interior is completely different from stock anyway so it wouldn't be of much help.
It's mounted inside a cabinet with no airflow and it's just fine.
--
Justin Brady
http://www.thegmcrv.com/
1976 Palm Beach 455

 

[6cuda6]

> I don't have a photo of it, my interior is completely different from stock anyway so it wouldn't be of much help.
> It's mounted inside a cabinet with no airflow and it's just fine.

Its ok, you answered my question.....thanks
--
Rich Mondor,

Brockville, ON

77 Hughes 2600

 

[6cuda6]

> Ok, I'll throw my 2 cents in here too. I was in the 2-way radio business for 40 years and had many back-up battery systems for remote towers and
> base stations (mainly volunteer Fire Departments). We had expensive charging systems designed and spec'd for remote towers which had high failure
> rates. The brand which never gave us problems was Samlex. This stuff ran 24/7 at sites with 300-700 ft towers which got struck by lightning
> regularly.
>
> Anyway, in the coach I run an all electric apartment size fridge from a Samlex 1500 watt pure sine wave inverter while on the road or not
> connected to shore power. The batteries are charged from a Samlex multi-stage charger.
>
> I just upgraded to a Samlex EVO-1212 all in one charger/ sine wave inverter with built-in transfer switch. It is programmable with multiple
> charging methods 2,3 or 4 stage, also charges LiFePO4 batteries. It has a solar charger input for coordinating charging between solar and
> shore-power. Remote display shows everything from shoreline input voltage and frequency to internal temperatures. It even has a SD card slot for
> event recording. The inverter syncs to the power line so that the transfer switch occurs at zero crossing of the power sine wave.
>
> We just came back from a 3 week, 3,000 mile trip and it worked great. My wife loves the auto-transfer switch since we no longer need to do this
> manually to keep the fridge powered.
>
> The only issue is the remote display does not dim and so lights the front of the coach with a nice blue hue.
>
> Mine is 1200watt (inverter) but models up to 4kw are available.
>
> https://www.samlexamerica.com/documents/product-specs/Samlex-EVO-1212F-1224F-Features%20and%20Spec%20Sheet-0118.pdf

Ok....im being really daft all of a sudden so bare with my stupid questions....

So these inverter/charger units will keep batteries charged and i get that part....i also get how we can power up a few A/C circuits via lets say a
30amp main....how do these units do the D/C side?

And i think im all buggered up mentally because my shore cable goes into the A/C breaker box, then to the converter/12vdc built in fuses, then of
course to the accessories and batteries....

So how roughly would this inverter get set up? So shore cable to inverter...inverter to breaker box main and to batteries....then battery direct to
fuseblock omitting the converter altogether?

--
Rich Mondor,

Brockville, ON

77 Hughes 2600

 

[RF_Burns]

Rich,
You don't want to run everything electrical off your inverter, just some select low power items. For instance you don't want to run your air
conditioner or electric water heater (if equipped) from the inverter, they just take too much power.

My 1977 Palm Beach had several outlets that I wanted to power from the inverter. They all connected to a single breaker in the AC panel. I brought
those wires out to a junction box to tie them together. I then added a new outlet beside the AC breaker box and powered it through the breaker which
formally powered the outlets. From the junction box I wired a pigtail with a standard 120V plug. With this plug I could power my outlets using the
new outlet beside the AC panel, or plug it into the outlet on my inverter. This was my poor-man's transfer switch. I'm sure I violated several
electrical wiring rules doing this, but electrically it works fine.

With the new combination charger/inverter, it plugs into the new outlet beside the AC breaker panel... this powers the charger side of the unit. My
pigtail plug goes into the outlet on the EVO-1212. When the EVO detect shore power AC, it passes this power to its outlet which then powers my
outlets. When the AC shore power drops out, it internally connects its inverter side to its outlet (internal automatic transfer switch) to continue
to power my outlets.

Power for the Air Conditioner, electric water heater etc only come from the shore power cord and are not powered by the inverter.

JWID

--
Bruce Hislop
ON Canada
77PB, 455 Dick P. rebuilt, DynamicEFI EBL EFI & ESC.1 ton front end
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=29001
My Staff says I never listen to them, or something like that