2010 Itasca Sunstar: What Does the Inverter Power?

[klook]

And I don't like being told I am guessing when I have direct experience and even own the same inverter. And you are wrong that inverters never charge. Many campers have a combined inverter/charger installed and that leads to more confusion because a convertor is technically a charger.....semantics and splitting hairs.

 

[Pullenpoynt]

so tonight I was messing around with the inverter panel and reset the gfi switch and the plug in the dinette started working again the inverter green light was flickering and the front panel was getting warm so I switched the inverter gfi off and the dinette plug shut off. I’m guessing the inverter is not working properly so if you’re still interested in selling yours I’d appreciate it
Thanks
Bob

 

[klook]

I will get it out of storage and weighed for shipping. I will be in touch thru the PM you sent.

 

[klook]

By the way, the GFCI on the front can be replaced. Mine had the light and it worked fine. It ran my fridge for a couple of weeks at least until I got a larger one.

 

[bigbAZ]

I will get it out of storage and weighed for shipping. I will be in touch thru the PM you sent.

I just opened an account at Shippo and the cost savings in pretty substantial, about half of what it would be taking it directly to UPS,USPS or Fedex.

BTW my Dimensions 300w inverter on my 2011 Via serves both TV's and related equipment and nothing else. Even though my dinette outlet is directly below the TV it is not on the inverter circuit. I always assumed it was but this Summer I tried it while we were off shore power and nope.

Also, my Dimensions has a deadfront GFCI, I assume to prevent overloading, does yours actually have a useable one? You got me thinking maybe I could put a useable one in mine to run a fan at night, hmmmm. I'll have to add up my loads.

 

[klook]

That is the same as mine. And mine ran just the TV etc. I think those dead front gfci's are available at big box stores. Thanks for the heads up about shipping because I am selling tons of RV parts and stock from being in business. Shipping is a pain in the arse.

 

[bigbAZ]

That is the same as mine. And mine ran just the TV etc. I think those dead front gfci's are available at big box stores. Thanks for the heads up about shipping because I am selling tons of RV parts and stock from being in business. Shipping is a pain in the arse.

At Shippo they will give you a shipping time that is typically longer than going directly to the shipper but in my experience it doesn't really take as long as they say it might, my last shipment they said 5 days and it got there in 3.

 

[bigbAZ]

And yes deadfront GFCI's are sold most everywhere. They are typically used for pool and spa lights when they are within the no receptacle distance from the water and in more recent times they are used on kitchen counter tops for the dishwasher circuit which has been required to be GFCI protected but accessible for a about 10 years now..

 

[Morich]

A GFCI that trips too easy is a pretty common thing and one we all need to consider when things fail. In this case it is easy to find repair folks who talk us into swapping out big items when small parts on them fail. Beware the tricks of the trade!
First stop for a good repair is finding out what WE have, not what somebody else has! Then it takes a bit of deeper look, to sort what is causing our problem. Very easy to find repair guys who do not do the deep look but just sell the bigger items!
But it is also a pretty good practice to think about it when a GFCI fails or trips repeatedly!
It may seem like a dumb little button to push but it does do a good job of pointing out that we may have a wiring problem, if it happens over and over. Maybe it is smart enough to notice when we get a wiring problem once in a while? When it throws up the red flag, it may also be time to look at what we are doing on the rest of the circuit. We may be plugging something in that has a bad cord, etc.
RV are hard to deal with when we drag them up and down the road over lots of bumps, so it is not hard to imagine a power cord that flops around enough to break down and fail at times!
So the point can be that we change out the big part, maybe change out the GFCI and they still fail if we plug in the same defective TV cord! GFCI trip for a good reason in lots of cases!

 

[Pullenpoynt]

I will get it out of storage and weighed for shipping. I will be in touch thru the PM you sent.

Thank you