Sean Steele
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Hello everyone. I am revisiting the system plan for my Fifth wheel. I originally planned on using a Victron Multiplus, the one for 50A RVs. The main reason for wanting this was its ability to use incoming AC and battery power at the same time. so I could use my tiny inverter generator to run my rooftop air conditioner. Future plans for the air conditioner are to remove the roof top air and install a mini split. This eliminates the need for the boost from the inverter to run the unit, my generator can run the mini split on its own. Anyway. I will still be using Victron for everything else in the system for the communication capabilities. I would prefer to use a Victron inverter but the 12v options only go up to 1200va. I am looking for something between 3k and 5k watts. I want to stick with 12v for my battery power for simplicity so I don't have to include a DC-DC converter in my system. I have seen some of the new All-in-one units being compatible with the Vitron communication protocols. Are there any "regular" inverters out there that can communicate with Victron? By "regular", I mean that I don't need an inverter/charger.
I have a 50A automatic transfer switch that I bought many moons ago for a different RV. All of the battery stuff will be going in the front bay of my fifth wheel but the power cable connects at the rear and the breaker box is also in the rear. I removed the converter/charger when I swapped the camper from 30A to 50A. I plan to install the transfer switch where the converter used to be. I had a convoluted plan for relocating the "service entry" point to the left front area of the camper when I was going to use the Multiplus so that I wouldn't have to run the expensive 6-4 cable from one end of the camper to the other and back.
I have a 50A automatic transfer switch that I bought many moons ago for a different RV. All of the battery stuff will be going in the front bay of my fifth wheel but the power cable connects at the rear and the breaker box is also in the rear. I removed the converter/charger when I swapped the camper from 30A to 50A. I plan to install the transfer switch where the converter used to be. I had a convoluted plan for relocating the "service entry" point to the left front area of the camper when I was going to use the Multiplus so that I wouldn't have to run the expensive 6-4 cable from one end of the camper to the other and back.