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Weylin Bohannan (164.58.221.163)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, January 09, 2001 - 9:15 am: | |
I need some help, I'm confused on the electrical system.. I'm told I can run my roof top A/C's ( Coleman Mach's) with my bus alternator ( 1980 Eagle 8V-71 turbo) while going down the road but that I need an inverter or converter-- Im not sure which and Im not sure how big and where to find.. any help would be appreciated. thanks |
Gary Werschler (Gary) (24.67.224.12)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, January 09, 2001 - 12:23 pm: | |
You need an inverter, it changes dc volts to ac.I have a Trace 24 volt 3600watt inverter in my MC7. It also has a built in 3 stage 75 amp battery charger. You can see a picture of the inverter on my web site, just go back to BNO main page, click on Conversion's in progress, then go to Gary& Gail's bus.It's under "Updates".
Gary |
James Maxwell (63.71.188.213)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, January 12, 2001 - 2:30 am: | |
Yes, u want an inverter. Choices are many and prices climb fast. In order to run a roof air, a 2500 watt model is a minimum. The trace U series is a modified sine wave type that will be your most economical choice, about $1k w/ built in charger, if u shop around. If u are willing to get up near the $2k price range, u can get a Trace pure sine wave model, which puts out a cleaner electrical source for very sensitive electronics applications. Pure sine wave inverters are also easier on appliances with induction motors, such as roof airs. But, the old standard U serier modified sine wave model works fine for these purposes. Avoid the DR model Trace for induction loads, unless u go with a 3kw model. |
Steve Fessenden (63.11.118.171)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, January 15, 2001 - 9:18 pm: | |
Why avoid the Trace DR models? I'm about to buy one, DR3624, so please clue me in if there is a problem.
Steve Fessenden |
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