Thorne
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It looks like the old Tripp-Lite mrv2012u inverter / charger in my 2011 Sportsmobile Sprinter 2500 is failing, and I'm looking for a 12v replacement. The two new house batteries are 105 Ah AGMs in parallel, the chassis battery is of unknown age but also a AGM, solar is two rooftop panels to an old Zamp charge controller that works fine, and I just installed a Victron 712 Battery Monitor.
The exact replacement from Tripp-Lite is around $800 and doesn't seem to be sine wave, plus seems to be older tech. I'd consider something newer with sine wave from Tripp-Lite, but am attracted by the Victron MultiPlus either 2000 or 3000w for $1200-1300. Not sure if my existing Victron 712 would work better with the Victron inverter/charger or not. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01AD2MJSK/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_3?smid=AOB8BJ7E6EJXR&th=1
Van is all-electric but we don't use the electric stovetop -- so the main 110 appliance is the 6-gallon water heater, which the Victron 712 tells me pulls 1800 at startup and then drops. So most of our power usage is 12v, with cooking and heating via portable propane, and I'm guessing that staying with a 2000w inverter would be fine.
Any other recommendations? Would like to keep the cost below $1500, nicer to be under $1000. Thanks!
The exact replacement from Tripp-Lite is around $800 and doesn't seem to be sine wave, plus seems to be older tech. I'd consider something newer with sine wave from Tripp-Lite, but am attracted by the Victron MultiPlus either 2000 or 3000w for $1200-1300. Not sure if my existing Victron 712 would work better with the Victron inverter/charger or not. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01AD2MJSK/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_3?smid=AOB8BJ7E6EJXR&th=1
Van is all-electric but we don't use the electric stovetop -- so the main 110 appliance is the 6-gallon water heater, which the Victron 712 tells me pulls 1800 at startup and then drops. So most of our power usage is 12v, with cooking and heating via portable propane, and I'm guessing that staying with a 2000w inverter would be fine.
Any other recommendations? Would like to keep the cost below $1500, nicer to be under $1000. Thanks!
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