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I am trying to understand the purpose, functions and operation of my inverter. I am going to go real slow and try to build up a better understanding with your help. This is all Greek to me, and know nothing.
First Statement - The inverter/charger converts DC power from the battery to AC power for trailer use.
Second Statement - The inverter/charger charges the battery from either shore power or solar panel power.
Are both of those statements true?
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29 minutes ago, Dave Mazone said:
Hello Friend,
I don't know if it's necessary, but I use a pretty good external protector. I don't recall the name of it right now but I haven't had any problems with it. I'd rather blow out an external device than one in the trailer.
PS: It has warned me of trouble before, so I just disconnected from power and relied on my batteries and solar.
I am a belt and suspenders guy so I think I will get one. No special hurry but I would value knowing what brand you have. I am looking at this one.
https://www.progressiveindustries.net/ems-pt30x
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22 minutes ago, topgun2 said:
I assume that your Ollie has the onboard surge protector.
Bill
Thank you. The User Manual confirms what you said.
SURGE PROTECTOR Your travel trailer is equipped with a Progressive Industries EMS-HW30C (electrical management system) surge protector. The surge protector is designed to protect the trailer’s electrical system that is connected on the output side of the surge protector. The shore power connection, cord to the surge protector, and transfer switch (if equipped with optional second shore power connection) are not protected by the onboard surge protector.
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Should I use an external surge protector with my 2023 E II?
I searched the forum and could not find a definitive answer.
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I would have thought the first dealer would have been more than 300 miles from Hohenwald
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Is there an internal fuse in the Xantrex Freedom XC PRO 3000 Question?
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You know we all wish you the best.
Do come back and share with us about your travels. We expect to hit Italy, France, Spain, UK, etc. someday ourselves. I'll consider you our expeditionary mission.
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On 11/15/2023 at 8:04 AM, topgun2 said:
I do happen to live in the only county in the USA that is named - Transylvania!
I love DuPont and that whole area.
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On 10/28/2023 at 4:51 PM, Galway Girl said:
Custer state park SD is a beautiful park with several campgrounds and on the highway loop to Mt Rushmore.
see pix of it in our blog here:
I second CSP. Loved it there.
The breakfast buffet at the lodge was great
In the park up from where we camped in the mountainous Black Hills of South Dakota
https://blackhillsvisitor.com/learn/the-summer-white-house-of-1927/
We were sitting on the grand front porch late one afternoon enjoying the company of new friends and a young girl handed me her camera and asked me to take her picture. I looked over at one of the fellows sitting next to me and laughed. He was a world famous photographer.
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On 3/2/2021 at 10:59 AM, hbschof said:
is there a bypass valve for outdoor shower ? I was most certain a four season camper would have one in order to avoid freezing ?
thank you
I had the same question.
Sounds like a good idea for a factory change
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12 hours ago, Jason Foster said:
Before we saw the Oliver, we were committed to purchasing an Airstream Globetrotter. We went so far as to visit a showroom in Fort Worth, picked it out and settled on the trade value for our old camper. The dealership turned out to be some of the biggest crooks I have ever had the displeasure of talking to. While we were still grumbling about that, we saw an Oliver for the first time. Our impression was that the build quality was exactly what we were looking for; However, it had a few negatives. First, it was small. This was good and bad. We all know the tradeoffs here. The other was that Oliver didn't take trade-ins. This last one was a hard pill to swallow. We are still trying to sell our other one.
I am fairly confident that the Oliver will be the last camper we will ever buy. We are fairly young so that is a bold statement. We got almost all of the options including the full Truma upgrade and the Lithium Pro package. It was expensive but cheaper than that ridiculous Airstream would have been after it was all said and done.
First, Congrats
Second, Welcome
Your story sounds a lot like ours
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14 minutes ago, topgun2 said:
Anybody need some new windows?😃
Can you let us in on the joke?
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I wish Phil all the luck and success, but I hate to see him go. It is a great loss to all of us.
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That looks great.
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Great thread. I am new to all this and am very interested in hearing veteran stories.
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1 hour ago, Doug S said:
A comment on the Moka pot. I had never used one until it showed up as THE WAY to make something similar to espresso in an AirBnb that we rented in Sardinia last year. I was amazed at the results! It is neither espresso nor dripped or percolated coffee, but it is rich and good (but we didn’t find the code to keep it from being messy)!
It is a ritual. I go slow. I have learned exactly when to remove the heat. It makes two perfect cups, or at least to perfect as I have come to coffee.
I have a friend with some fancy $1,000 rig that makes the best coffee I have had. I can't commit to something like that even at home. Our home pot makes good coffee, but the Moka pot is mo' betta.
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We love coffee and we love our Oliver coffee.
I know you said you did not want one of these but we love ours.
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Can we register for the 2024 rally now?
Is it at Lake Guntersville again?
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Thank you.
Are they far enough along to announce prices?
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33 minutes ago, mossemi said:
Cool! My FLTRSEI is now 23 years old.
Mossey
So is my FLSTC
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2 hours ago, Patriot said:
On our recent 6000 mile 42 day trip this Atlas served us extremely well along with our Garmin 890RV.
I just ordered that.
I suspect NG and RM are both good, but I picked the NG.
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12 hours ago, Wandering Sagebrush said:
I can’t answer the “best” question, but I prefer the individual Benchmark Road and Recreation Atlases for each state I intend to visit.
I had not heard of Benchmark Atlas before. I looked them up on Amazon. I expect they would be good, but at $25 a state that could add up.
What makes them so expensive?
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11 hours ago, SeaDawg said:
We've done both. With high florida sales tax, on desirable /high trade vehicles, trading can sometimes make sense. (We also avoided sales tax in this state, in trade-in portion.)
I've done better sometimes selling our well- maintained, well-documented vehicles private sale. A couple of "driven to the dirt" dead vehicles went to charity,,for parts.
Lately,,with the dearth of quality used vehicles, we're getting really good offers from dealers to trade in our vehicles, even though we haven't asked. Not ready to give them up.
Research, evaluate,,analyze.
As you will.
I keep stuff for a long time.
XANTREX FREEDOM XC PRO 3000 INVERTER/CHARGER
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Does it do this if the inverter is turned off?