Recent content by JoeyJ55

pchad, in my particular installation I am not using an ATS/automatic transfer switch so think of my system as 2 separate systems. Shore and solar. Unless I manually trip my solar panel breaker, my solar is always charging my batteries. My converter has a dedicated breaker now so when running off...

Been a while but wanted to circle back to say that I got everything installed just in time for the 3rd annual Truck Camper Adventure Rally in Quartzite AZ in February and my 4 days there were a great test for the system. I’m happy to say it worked exceptionally well. My last night there, I...

Sorry for any confusion, they do not. I was referring to any shore power post that you might connect to. As an outdoor receptacle, by code they are required to be GFCI protected. There are also inline plugin devices that act as an additional protection for surge, bad power, bad wiring etc...

All good, everything is to RV industry code. Any shore power supply “should” be adherent to NEC and be GFCI protected as an outdoor receptacle as is my portable genset. Not to mention an aftermarket surge/power protection device. The output of my inverter also has GFCI built in so in my mind...

If experience is directly related to age? I’m VERY experienced but if not thanks for keeping me honest, lol. That’s why I’m here.

I’ve had several RVs over the years that had gen sets added after the fact. They all had an outlet run from the gen set to the power dog house. Very hard to screw up, unlike me, lol

Not sure which code you’re referring to but in a truck camper, virtually nothing is 6 feet from plumbing. With that said, this unit is going back into the exact same area as the original and doesn’t protrude near as deep into the sink space as the original unit. 110, 12 volt, water, sewer and...

Yes Sir, I basically built this entire system for a 20ft shipping container shop project a few years ago and have since upgraded it so repurposing everything to this project. Breakers, fuses, shunts, meters and inverter shut off are ready to rock so new wiring and placement is really the only...

It’s a relatively small controller and I have a perfect cubby under my fridge where I normally keep dog treats and pickup bags. I can wall mount it, still store in it and by opening the door, I can access the display and controls.

Thanks Jim, already had all these components prior to buying my camper, just repurposing but completely agree!

I know it’s been a while but life happens. Finally able to jump back on this project and have decided to upgrade my converter to a lithium compatible Progressive Dynamics Mighty Max PD 4045EV all in one system. This will give me more 12 volt fuses and 110 volt breaker positions and will allow me...

Thanks for the input. No only 3 breaker slots, no room for expansion. My truck camper is a 2002 so the fridge is getting older but I like having the backup of AC and propane. I have 2 20lbs tanks on board so never away long enough to run low on propane. Biggest downside is only room for one...

Unfortunately, my little panel only has 3 breakers, 30 amp main, 20 amp AC and a shared 15 amp for the fridge, converter and 2 AC outlets so I have go another route so I can run my fridge on AC rather than propane. I really only use my AC outlets for charging USB devices and device batteries so...

Unfortunately, I don’t have a way of turning off the charger side of the converter unless there’s something behind the “curtain” that I’m not aware of so I was just going to wire in a disconnect on the charger feed to the battery. It located n a pretty cramped area so I need to dig into that a...

Thanks! I assume you’re speaking about the onboard AC-DC converter? I don’t see where that would be a loop issue, am I missing something? It’s just powering the 12 volt items like normal. I do have some concerns regarding the charger portion of the converter and wasting solar generated power by...