This is a site I use often for info on inverters and batteries. Good, well written materials.
http://http://www.xantrex.com/suppor...cldoc_type.asp
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This is a site I use often for info on inverters and batteries. Good, well written materials.
http://http://www.xantrex.com/suppor...cldoc_type.asp
A great resource. Thanks. Power sharing and charge current finally explained!!
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Jack,
Anyway to fool my old vintage watchdog as you have done? PM if you want.
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Joe,
We have 4 8D's AGM's. Two heart 2500 inverters.
No ac on battery/inverter power. All electric coach so lights, TV, refrig etc .
We get about 8-10 hours before batteries are in the low 12's. Auto start does not kick in until about 11.5 which is too low.
Mike yours looks like a pretty common set-up.
Are those new batts? If so how long did 4 8-D get you with the old previous ones. How they preform when they get old is more important than new.
Last edited by Joe Cannarozzi; 06-29-2009 at 11:42 AM.
Of particular note to those with Freedom units, for example 2000 Libertys...Originally Posted by sawdust_128
Load sharing, what it is:
http://www.xantrex.com/web/id/255/docserve.aspx
And controlling charging current:
http://www.xantrex.com/web/id/702/docserve.aspx
As far as I know, none of the above is covered in the owner's manuals.
Jelmore I can feel the joy of your new info all the way over here
I think regardless of how you use your coach it should still have enough battery capacity to get you 8+ hrs, staying above 12.0, with no air conditioning loads with a set of batteries at the end of their suggested useful lifespan, 5yr.
Mike how old are your 4 8-D's
Another question.
Only those of you that are set up to run multiple air conditioning off of inverters.
How many batteries and what size are they.
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Joe,
These are almost two years old. The ones I removed were 6 years old and they would be at 11.5 in a couple of hours. They are easy to get to on the CC, but considering the weight of each battery, I opted to have them changed and save my back! I'll never put another wet cell back on a house system. They require way to much maintenance...
Joe, obviously I don't run air conditioners from the inverters, but looked through some of the documents that sawdust sent links to.
This one discusses running an air conditioner from an inverter:
http://www.xantrex.com/web/id/698/docserve.aspx
And this document covers battery banks and how to connect them to inverters. Also cover current loads and has a worksheet for computing all this.
http://www.xantrex.com/web/id/1526/docserve.aspx
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