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Old 04-12-2009, 09:04 AM   #1
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Problem with Intellitec Smart EMS

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I have a problem where my monitor for the SMART EMS sometimes works and sometimes does not. It will show that I am only using 5 AMPS when I have everything powered up including 2 A/C. I have tried pulling the fuse and it resets and may work initially but the AMPS displayed never changes. The breaker box says it is a model 900. Can anyone help?
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It sounds like you will need a new EMS board.
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Old 04-12-2009, 05:25 PM   #3
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RV Wizard,

Any checks I can do to isolate it?


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The only thing that you might try would be to replace the current transformer that the main feeder runs through but I have never seen one go bad.
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I too have an Intellitec Energy Mgt System that does a strange thing. Only noticed it a couple of days ago when running (exercising) my generator and AC units.

The Amp draw meter would show 11 or 12 amps when running the front air but would not show above that when I started the rear air. I didn't have anything else running except the converter/charger. When I turned both of the AC's off, it was indicating 3A and when I then turned just the rear air on, it would still indicate only 3A, with no surge amp readind indicated, but if the front air is then turned on, it went up to 11-12 amps (after the higher surge for startup). The rear air does appear to be operating normally as I was getting about a 18 to 20 degree temp drop out of the registers in a 74 degree ambiant temp in the motorhome.

Any thoughts on this strange behavior?
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Here's a link to the Tech Ref manual for the Model 900. Hope it helps.
http://www.flemingsalesoem.com/intel...0684.200-2.pdf
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Your generator is not going through the EMS for the rear air cond.
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Sounds logical Mike. I didn't try it on shore power as I was exercising the gennerator and ACs. I'll try it on shore power tomorrow and see if I don't get a reading.
Any reason why the rear air wouldn't be run through the EMS?
Thanks for the imput....
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The generator is large enough and with two outputs, one can feed the rear air conditioner without the need for the EMS to shed power.
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My Intellitec (w/Trace Legend Series I inverter-charger) is also behaving strange. Being new to this, I am thinking that perhaps there is a sequence of events that should be followed when going from battery power to shore power to generator, etc. At the moment we are in an RV park and plugged into 50 amp service. The panel is all lit up except that the demand amps display shows nothing - not even "0".

The charger is functioning correctly in that it went from "Bulk" to "Absorption" to "Float" and has stayed there indicating 13 volts. The point being that it does not appear that we are using inverted power from the batteries while charging the batteries.

We have run the microwave, toaster oven, and hair dryer, none of which have caused the amp meter to display anything.

It has done similar things while plugged into 20 amp service at home. That said, when I turned the inverter on and off and the battery disconnect on and off, eventually it the Intellitec would straighten up and fly right.

Does it make a difference to the Intellitec if the inverter is on or off?

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The EMS doesn't display current when in 50 amp mode. (as documented in the manual)
On my rig (2002 HR Endeavor) it does display current when on the generator
because that is only 220v 35amps, while at 220v 50 amps, a 50 amp service
can supply as much as the breakers can feed out to the individual circuits.
Mostly, I find it incredibly useful when on 110v 20amp circuits since I no longer blow breakers.
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It will never display amps while on 50A shore power. There is a technical reason for that - it's because it measures the current on the neutral rather than the hots and the neutral in a 50A/220v hook-up does not provide an accurate representation of the combined current.

It does display amps with most Onan Quiet Diesel generators because they do not produce 220v and so the data captured on the neutral is correct.
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One of your questions is why no inverter when hooked to shore power......right?
If that is the questoin the reason is that most modern inverters have an auto transfer switch internal and bypasses the inverter when on shore power. So, if your inverter is on and then you hook to shore power it will stop inverting and those loads will now be feeding off shore power directly. It does not hurt anything to leave the inverter turned on as long as you understand that a shore power loss will automatically start the inverter feeding the loads until the batteries are depleted. That's the way mine works and I believe yours works the same.
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Thanks, guys. Honest, I did read the manual early on but this was the first time I've been hooked up to 50 amp shore power. I was used to seeing the load amps displayed when hooked up to 20 amps at home. I did re-read the "How It Works" section and saw the part where the energy management services were disabled when connected to a 50 amp service but did not infer that the load display would be off. It clearly says so in the following section "Operation In Vehicles..." Sorry for crying wolf.

KIX - I would rather have the inverter off when connected to shore power if it does not matter.

Thanks again to all. Now if I can figure out why the refer works on propane but trips the GFI on AC power, I will have essentially all of the electrics up to speed.

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