Shore power

[Glamper1]

The Airstream mechanic in Fairfield told me to turn inverter off and the house connect near side door on when plugged in at home.

[73shark]

Is it parked outside?

[UKDUDE]

"Turn the inverter off" - was he specific on that? Was that with the Magnum Remote or with the very inaccessible switch on the inverter itself under the sofa? You shouldn't ever have to fiddle with the body of the inverter, so his advice makes no sense as far as I can see.


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[ROBERTSUNRUS]

Originally Posted by Glamper1

Hi
Whats a fast way of being assured that the shore power is reaching my systems?
Came home and noticed a "low battery fault" message or something like that on the rear lounge area panel.

Its plugged into shore power so I thought that was odd.

I have the tank warmer on

Should I keep the house connect switch near the side door on?

Thanks

The less I use the rig
The faster I seem to forget the drill

Hi, I'm not sure what you are asking, but my answers are:

(1.) A polarity tester in an easy to see 120 volt outlet. You need to see two yellow or amber lights and no red.

(2.) A "Kill-a-watt" plugged into another easy to see 120 volt outlet. This will tell you what voltage and cycles you are getting from shore power.

(3.) Also a voltage monitor plugged into any 12 volt outlet.

I have all three of these and always check them at each new hook-up.

[UKDUDE]

And I would add: try some very simple and basic diagnostics at this stage; try a different household socket; try running the generator and while it's running, look at the Precision Circuits display to see if it then registers something. If you still see nothing on the display, take it in to the dealer.


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[Glamper1]

Its outside
was told to turn inverter off with the magnum remote
Ill try with generator on
Thanks

[Boxster1971]

Originally Posted by Glamper1

The Airstream mechanic in Fairfield told me to turn inverter off and the house connect near side door on when plugged in at home.

Yes the Magnum inverter must be turned off at the remote display. If it is on the inverter is converting 12v DC to 120v AC and the batteries will not be charged.

[73shark]

Shouldn't the solar panel still charge the batteries regardless of what the Magnum is set at? At least that's the way mine works.

[Boxster1971]

But if the inverter is turned on the solar will never keep up with the energy being used to supply 120v AC. Without knowing more it's had to know the true issue.

[73shark]

I thought he inferred back in post #5 that the inverter was off.