08-02-2021, 01:29 PM
Yes, take out the converter and inverter, replace with a full sine wave combo unit.
Yes, you need a Battery 2 Battery charger to trickle charge the starts from the house. This will keep the chassis batteries up. One watch out here, as documented in another guru thread, is the commonly recommended charge setup for a Magnum inverter on BB’s website doesn’t play well with trickle charging the chassis batteries. http://newellgurus.com/showthread.php?tid=1124&page=9
Leave your merge switch and solenoid in place, just in case. You can merge for an emergency start, just not like you currently would. Merge the batteries and let the LiPo’s charge the house for about 30 minutes, then crank. If you try it right away with dead chassis batteries you can blow the big 400 amp fuse. You can also use the alternator to charge the house batts in am emergency situation using the merge switch. I am not a fan of using the alternator to routinely charge the lithiums.
Yes, you need a Battery 2 Battery charger to trickle charge the starts from the house. This will keep the chassis batteries up. One watch out here, as documented in another guru thread, is the commonly recommended charge setup for a Magnum inverter on BB’s website doesn’t play well with trickle charging the chassis batteries. http://newellgurus.com/showthread.php?tid=1124&page=9
Leave your merge switch and solenoid in place, just in case. You can merge for an emergency start, just not like you currently would. Merge the batteries and let the LiPo’s charge the house for about 30 minutes, then crank. If you try it right away with dead chassis batteries you can blow the big 400 amp fuse. You can also use the alternator to charge the house batts in am emergency situation using the merge switch. I am not a fan of using the alternator to routinely charge the lithiums.
Richard and Rhonda Entrekin
99 Newell, 512
Maverick Hybrid Toad
Inverness, FL (when we're home
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