Yesterday, I threw the breaker and turned on my just-completed installation of this pure sine wave inverter/charger in my new Classic. Lewster was a key motivator to do this rather than just put in a 2000W inverter to replace the noisy (always running fan, it seems), Chinese WFCO. The task was somewhat more complex as the trailer is 50 AMP and the Magnum is really set-up for 30 AMP. The really cool part of the install, though, was installing a sub-panel for the Magnum by selecting circuits from the main panel that I wanted to be inverted. The net-net of this, is that I can plug just about anything in to any outlet in my trailer whenever I want....and if I'm in a campground with low volts, the Magnum will support the power deficit (well, for awhile I suppose). This is not an inexpensive upgrade. Figure around $2,000 for the Magnum, another $150 for the awesome remote control, and whatever decent batteries you add. In my case, I went for 4 Lifeline 6V. The "works" for all this fit perfectly under the dinette seats, though I've lost one drawer as the batteries won out. BTW, if you ever have to work with 4/0 copper cable, you have my full and total sympathy. HEAVY, and putting connectors on them takes patience and the right tools. BUT -- it's done and works perfectly. One aside. Option freak that I am, I wired in a special circuit that I can use if I ever have to pull out the inverter for any reason (repair?). This will allow me to continue to put 120V to those circuits in the panel that would usually get power from the inverter.
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