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Did you resolve this problem? I too had the 2 days- to 2 weeks call-back notice from HWH and resolved that my Shuttle Valve had failed. From the emails above, it sounds like this was the part that was sent that they thought you could replace. Mine is inaccessible on a 2014 Triumph as it has a panel ...

What Shilohdad wrote. I don't think any transfer process would allow that unless there was a common 110v bus. Something not very common in SMB.

I think Class A rv wiring would allow this.

The big challenge with a 15 or 20 amp outlet is the a/c startup demand which can reach 30 amps in hot weather. The Airstream and Sportsmobile guys have been getting success running their a/c on a Honda 2000 generator using the Micro Air Easy Start modification to their A/C units. I have no vested in...

Correct. The company that brought the Vanawagon to the US that may have invented the Class B (or is it C, I am never sure) as possibly the first affordable mobile RV. Anyway have spent some time reviewing the Easy Start thread on the Airstream forum and now believe that my problem is also the aging ...

[quote="whemme"]Tom, If that is the case I wish Valgmat had so explained that clearly. It would have prevented so many confusing reply posts. Again if that is the case then his Outback inverter/charger never fully transfers only the output from the remote Honda generator to the Born Free's...

[quote="tomzleapin"]I think that what Vlamgat is trying to say is that his inverter/charger is set to do what is called "generator assist". Outback calls it "Support Mode". Quote from Outback manual: [color=#0000FF][b]The Support mode is intended for systems that use th...

And it's the detection of good power from the shore or an external generator that allows my Outback set up to support the generator. Same thing with the Xantrex. But only for 6 hours or so with one generator and the Xantrex. The BF Onan takes over when the battery is depleted by the a/c cycled start...

[quote="jleebailey"]Am wondering what an investor is. Never heard of that term.[/quote]
Cute question. Are we not all investors in BF at least!

It takes 30 amps or at least 3000 to 4000 watts provided by 2000 watts of Honda power and 2000 watts of inverter augmentation. After the start, the Honda manages on its own but very little amperage is available for the battery.

My inverters and I think all inverter ops are powered in part by condensers. These get depleted if the alternating current draw exceeds their storage capacity. This happens when the a/c starts. Once the condenser bank is recharged by the generator, current is available to restore the battery. I conf...

I have 2 coaches with the same problem but different magnitude: a 2014 BF Triumph and a 2000 Sportsmobile. The point you are missing as simply as I can express it is that the drain on the battery to effect an a/c start is so significant and happens so often that the surplus amperage available while ...

The Honda runs all the time and has an extended fuel tank. Problem is still not enough amperage to restore the battery fas enough to handle the attrition caused by cycle after cycle. I have had some success prolonging battery life by setting the thermostat to Low so that once it starts the compresso...

The rv a/c start amperage is about 40 amps which is all the generator (when using the Honda) and the investor can provide. The constant cycling of these starts in the summer taxes the battery which cannot recharge the investor and itself from the limited amperage of the Honda. I use the Honda becaus...

Really good advice IMO.

My coach batteries are charged by the van alternators and so far, after 12 years, no problem. What really kills my battery is the coach a/c start even on a generator. Going to try the Easystart that has recently been released and designed to make the Honda 2000 generator compatible with RV a/cm