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Lights inside are on, but all 110 power is off, fridge, electric heater only DC items work
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What the foop is this soup?
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Are you connected to shore power?
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Not when I turned the inverter off,
Just now plugged in as ran batteries down to 11.6 amps.
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No that is a dc disconnect switch.
I mean the breaker on far right of the ac distribution panel.
I can't tell what is written on it but it might be the converter breaker.
I want to see if you have a dc from your batteries into the dc distribution panel or if the power for the dc distribution panel comes from your ac2dc converter.
Did you turn off the breaker 2nd from the left in the ac distribution panel the first time or something else?
Inverter.
Assuming you mean volts and not amps, keep in mind that 11.6V for LiFePO₄ is about 7% SOC.
Ac fuse in the center.
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Well that explains why you lost all ac power.
That is the master breaker.
The breakers I am interested in are 2nd 15 amp breaker from the left and the 20 amp breaker on the far right.
I had 50 amp service run from my garage
I leave the motorhome plugged in when parked
As a 1500 watt elec heater, I keep it at 50, and in summer, I keep the air set at 80.
So somehow got in mind today batteries need discharge or be stored at 50%.
I have not done that until today.
2nd 15 says booster the far right 2 20 say contant
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That is the dc fuse map.
Look at the ac breaker map.
Im lost, not a clue.
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I give up.
Well, sorry, but this is over my head.
I appreciate the effort, but you can't teach a stump, and you tried.
In post #5, the last picture you posted shows the inside of the DC fuse and AC breaker panel. The door has a map of the DC fuses and AC breakers. On the left side, at the top of the columns, it says "AC branch circuits" and "DC branch circuits". @smoothJoey is asking about the AC column list.
It shows GFI, Invert, W. Heat, etc.
Those are for the bottom row of AC breakers. the ones with the little switches with numbers like 15 and 20 on them.
The DC column is for the DC fuses along the top. Most are blue with a 15 on them and a yellow 20.
It shows GFI, Invert, W. Heat, etc.
Those are for the bottom row of AC breakers. the ones with the little switches with numbers like 15 and 20 on them.
The DC column is for the DC fuses along the top. Most are blue with a 15 on them and a yellow 20.
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When the inverters are inverter mode I suspect each one will have a neutral/ground bond.
scenario:
Line 1 shorts to ground
Fault current travels via ground wire to the neutral/ground bond in inverter 1
then it takes neutral to the inverter 1 transformer
But the fault current also travels via ground wire the the neutral/ground bond in inverter 2
then it takes neutral back to the neutral busbar in the panel and then takes the neutral wire to inverter 1.
I think that would be objectionable current.
scenario:
Line 1 shorts to ground
Fault current travels via ground wire to the neutral/ground bond in inverter 1
then it takes neutral to the inverter 1 transformer
But the fault current also travels via ground wire the the neutral/ground bond in inverter 2
then it takes neutral back to the neutral busbar in the panel and then takes the neutral wire to inverter 1.
I think that would be objectionable current.
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The 20A fuse label on the right looks to spell "Convort" to me. Written top to bottom. That is also the same location both my RVs had the converter breaker.
Since this is a Class C with an engine battery, I wonder if they left the original house batteries in place to power the DC loads?
The house batteries often are connected to a boost switch to apply all 12V batteries to help a start the engine in the event of a weak engine battery.
@Barryga , do you know if the original 12V lead acid house batteries are still there or did they remove them when installing the SOKs?
Since this is a new Super C motorhome, did it by chance come with a residential style refrigerator? Or will it run on propane?
If residential style, that may be why the "Invert" breaker. There may be a small inverter to run the fridge tucked away somewhere.
Since this is a Class C with an engine battery, I wonder if they left the original house batteries in place to power the DC loads?
The house batteries often are connected to a boost switch to apply all 12V batteries to help a start the engine in the event of a weak engine battery.
@Barryga , do you know if the original 12V lead acid house batteries are still there or did they remove them when installing the SOKs?
Since this is a new Super C motorhome, did it by chance come with a residential style refrigerator? Or will it run on propane?
If residential style, that may be why the "Invert" breaker. There may be a small inverter to run the fridge tucked away somewhere.
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No, the two house batteries I gave away.
The cummings have two separate batteries, but when running, it will charge the solar lithiums.
The fridge is 110 volt only.
Sorry I missed this yesterday
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