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Post by lovegolf44 on Apr 19, 2021 6:05:05 GMT -5
I confirmed my camper does not supply inverter power to the outlet for the frig. Not sure why our particular model is wired that way but that's a game changer because that means we can't ever have our frig running when we're traveling on the road or dry camping. That's insane. That's like one of the guys here whose rig only has half the 110v plugs on the inverter because the inverter's smaller than advertised; 1200w vs 2000w. One of those X year components in a Y model year. Lyle And of course upgrading to a higher watt inverter won't do any good given the outlets aren't wired for dry camping anyway. |
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Post by delawarecamper on Apr 19, 2021 6:30:39 GMT -5
Does the inverter only run the residential refridg when dry camping or doe it run any other 110v outlets? Like the TV? the price difference between a residential refridg and an RV Fridge you would also need to add the price of the inverter I would think
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Post by lovegolf44 on Apr 19, 2021 10:14:30 GMT -5
Does the inverter only run the residential refridg when dry camping or doe it run any other 110v outlets? Like the TV? the price difference between a residential refridg and an RV Fridge you would also need to add the price of the inverter I would think The only outlet wired for dry camping is the microwave. The frig, TV, other outlets are not hot when on battery only. |
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Post by laknox on Apr 19, 2021 10:31:14 GMT -5
Does the inverter only run the residential refridg when dry camping or doe it run any other 110v outlets? Like the TV? the price difference between a residential refridg and an RV Fridge you would also need to add the price of the inverter I would think The only outlet wired for dry camping is the microwave. The frig, TV, other outlets are not hot when on battery only. Back-asswards, IMO. What's more important, the MW or the fridge when 'docking? Makes zero sense to me. Lyle |
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Post by lovegolf44 on Apr 19, 2021 11:26:23 GMT -5
The only outlet wired for dry camping is the microwave. The frig, TV, other outlets are not hot when on battery only. Back-asswards, IMO. What's more important, the MW or the fridge when 'docking? Makes zero sense to me. Lyle Yeah, I don't understand that logic either. If I had to cook, I can use the gas stove instead of the MW. Rather have the frig. |
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Post by delawarecamper on Apr 19, 2021 14:28:33 GMT -5
I just wish the fridg and the TV were on the inverter.
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Post by lovegolf44 on Jun 29, 2021 5:48:33 GMT -5
I'm going to be installing another deep cell in parallel as well. I swear my 18CU FT Samsung will not run on inverter alone. In fact, I plugged another 110v device into the frig outlet when running on battery only and there was no power. That doesn't sound right, I would think the frig outlet should be hot when dry camping and towing. I understand only certain outlets are hot in the Gold from what I've been reading from others on here. I hope another battery will make a difference but then again, my inverter is a Xantrex Freedom 1200W. Perhaps I should think about upgrading the inverter to 2kW to ensure my frig has plenty of power for startup and running. It only makes sense that the fridge plug would be on the inverter but, then, we =are= talking the RV industry where a lot of stuff makes about as much sense as the government does. Lyle Aside from replacing my POS Samsung, I resolved this problem when I found that the microwave outlet is hot with the inverter on. So I ran an extension cord from the frig plug to the MW outlet so now I can run the frig when I'm not hooked up to shore power. Question: When towing, I need to have the inverter switch turned on in order to keep that outlet working right? If the inverter isn't on, the truck isn't supplying power to the camper only charging the batteries correct? I just want to make sure if I have to have the inverter on that I don't kill my batteries if I'm on the road for 8+ hours. |
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Post by jfspry58 on Jul 1, 2021 0:25:48 GMT -5
Question: When towing, I need to have the inverter switch turned on in order to keep that outlet working right? If the inverter isn't on, the truck isn't supplying power to the camper only charging the batteries correct? I just want to make sure if I have to have the inverter on that I don't kill my batteries if I'm on the road for 8+ hours. That’s correct. Without the inverter on your truck will still charge the battery but you will have DC power only. Your inverter must be on to provide AC power. Jay |
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Post by laknox on Jul 1, 2021 10:31:04 GMT -5
Question: When towing, I need to have the inverter switch turned on in order to keep that outlet working right? If the inverter isn't on, the truck isn't supplying power to the camper only charging the batteries correct? I just want to make sure if I have to have the inverter on that I don't kill my batteries if I'm on the road for 8+ hours. That’s correct. Without the inverter on your truck will still charge the battery but you will have DC power only. Your inverter must be on to provide AC power. Jay Actually, you probably also have to have the disconnect ON to charge the batteries and run the inverter, as well. I found that out the hard way when I left my disconnect OFF and was plugged in at home for 3 days, then 3 hours on the road, and got to our camp site only to find out that the batteries were still in the yellow. I did have a 45w solar panel to give me some charge and I also plugged in and ran my truck for a bit on a couple days. I was NOT a happy camper as my dealer never told me about this. Lyle |
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Post by lovegolf44 on Jul 1, 2021 10:44:25 GMT -5
Question: When towing, I need to have the inverter switch turned on in order to keep that outlet working right? If the inverter isn't on, the truck isn't supplying power to the camper only charging the batteries correct? I just want to make sure if I have to have the inverter on that I don't kill my batteries if I'm on the road for 8+ hours. That’s correct. Without the inverter on your truck will still charge the battery but you will have DC power only. Your inverter must be on to provide AC power. Jay I'll have to monitor the charge in the batteries while on the road to make sure I'm not discharging them to low given the charging coming from the truck is limited. |
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