Midnight Rider
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Any ideas as to wear my inverter is located on my coach? Can’t find it?
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Inverter location on my 295MK?
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BryanValRox
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Do you have one ?
Or do you mean your converter?
Your converter would be at the base of your breaker panel. It converts 120 volt ac to 12 volt dc.
An inverter changes 12 volt dc to 120 volt ac.
Your 2024 Paradigm would not normally have a inverter unless you have super solar or on has been added in the aftermarket for some reason.
Midnight Rider
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Yes the Converter! Thank you
When I was disconnecting my house batteries in fall I got a spark because wires touched? I know sometimes that can cause a problems?
Just trying to anticipate where I may need to look if I accidentally blew a fuse?
Hope not!🥴
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Your break box will have a 12v section. With the power back on, if you have a blown fuse, the LED will light up, showing you which fuse is blown.
Now that we are on the subject of inverters or converters can you please walk me through how my electrical system work? We recently purchased a used 2023 Paradigm 382rk with solar power and had it delivered to a RV park and have only been connected to shore power.
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Here is a random YouTube video, walking you through the basic power setup of an RV. Once you watch this, come back with specific questions.
I will thank you.Here is a random YouTube video, walking you through the basic power setup of an RV. Once you watch this, come back with specific questions.
The frig will use around 60-70 amp hours per day. You will need to calculate your battery bank and all other items the will be using the battery power, in order to come up with a solar plan. A 200 watt panel in PERFECT conditions (no shade..no clouds...late Spring or Summer) can produce about 10 amps per hour. You might get 7 hrs of full sun in the Summer, so it "could" put ~70 amp hours back to the battery. Perfect conditions hardly ever happen, so half that and estimate you will add, on average, 35-40 amp hours per day via one 200 watt panel.
So if I am able to run a refrigerator of a battery this unit must have an inverter am I correct? If so where is it located?
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So do I have a converter that is charging the battery when plugged into shore power or is it only charged by the solar panels and the tow vehicle?
BryanValRox
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You would have a converter charging the battery while plugged into shore power. It is likely located below or part of the electrical breaker/fuse panel.
BryanValRox
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😂, I go back in and edit typo’s all the time Bruce, so you are not alone!!!!!!
And I assume their is something built into the charger that keeps it from over charging the battery?
BryanValRox
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You assume correctly, each device has logic within it that controls the charging rate. You do however need to ensure your settings are correct for the battery type you are using.
Well Camping World would have set them when they installed the new battery when I bought it and nothing has melted down yet.
BryanValRox
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Trust but verify! I would not be able to sleep well until I validated my settings were correct. Just saying!