Magnum Charger/Inverter Died

[glsponchos]

Well it would appear my inverter gave up the ghost None of my inverter backed outlets are working nor is my charger I’m also in the middle of Utah. Has anyone ever jumped the electric around the inverter so the power in the coach will work ?

[Ray,IN]

Depending on brand and model, the 120VAC in and 120VAC out wires can be removed from the inverter and wire-tied together. Be sure to disconnect from shore power and turn off genset first.
Then you'll need a stand-alone battery charger sized to meet your battery bank total amperage, which is 1/5 = 20% of total amperage.

[d23haynes57]

The inverter/Charger should have a bypass relay that is energized when the inverter is supplying power. With the inverter off, the power should be feeding straight through. You should have 2 distribution panels, the main and one fed from the inverter. Make sure the breaker in the main for the inverter is not tripped. Then either with the generator on or plugged into power, using a meter check that power is getting to the inverter/charger. If not, this is the first problem. You need to test the hot and neutral. If yes, then you need to check for power out. Should be straight through. If power in, but not out, then likely the transfer relay in the inverter is bad. With power, the inverter should also then be able to begin charging the house batteries unless they are overly discharged. Then you will need to jump them off of something to get the charger started.

[SamKVA]

I would follow the reset procedures for the Magnum before jumping the gun. Also, if your battery bank is drained too far, the Magnum will shut down. You may need to charge them with an external charger to get the Inverter/Charger to start back up.

Sam