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Originally Posted by jgendr
not new to campers and rv's but this is my first MH.
2001 Fleetwood Discovery, Smokin Deal, Sold my 31ft Fifthwheel and bought the Discovery. Wifey calls it "Upgrade". Mechanically shes Sound, only needs normal servicing things. Engine, tranny, and some cleaning TLC nothing big.
I'm a happy Camper for the most part. Not quite sure about this inverter setup. Whats the sense of the inverter if you have on board generator? I see the house batteries, and engine Batteries and the inverter switch in the control panel. How are the House batteries charged, what does the inverter run, what are the do's and dont's concerning the inverter? are there any 101 threads on inverters? thanks
Also has anybody set up a spreadsheet of applicable filter numbers and normal maintenance items.
Sorry for so many questions.
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Your inverter also has a converter charger and built into a single unit if it's factory OEM.
The inverter is most useful for dry camping and can go all day and night, if you use power sparingly. We also like it for running the fridge while underway and for short periods in between. A residential fridge draws a lot less power, compared to our RV type hog.
If you should be in a park somewhere without facilities and you're only allowed to run the genset at certain hours, you'll have all the comforts of home in between. Except for things such as cooling, of course.
The basics for inverters are modified sine wave and pure sine wave, which cost a lot more. You most likely have the former if original and will do the job in most all cases, except for some of the later and fancy electronics that don't like square waves. Some of the ice makers in top end residential fridges are a prime example'
Also most digital clocks will run fast with these, but not all.
Also once had some home made DVD's that didn't play right on a MSW, but surprisingly the store bought movies did. Go figure.
Every once in awhile, one will add a pure wave inverter and just to run certain things, like the fridge. Some come from the factory that way, as well.
However, we run our RV type fridge on a mod, use it going down the road and don't use propane at all except when necessary and without power for a spell.