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Weird.  I'm not getting an audio alarm, just a red light and a LED reading that says "E 10" Is that chart specifically for the Xantrex Prowatt SW 1000?  I found another Xantrex model with a different description for the #10 code.   It said it had something to do with interrupted power input...

The company I work for took over the lease on the property and bought a bunch of the equipment. Unfortunately the yard came with 3 old RV's with people living in them. Slobs, from the look of the place. There's garbage everywhere, and at least this one unit has its sewage dumping into a...

I wish I had good news, but I don't.  This new 1000W inverter isn't running my battery charger either, thought the symptoms are different.  Now instead of running the charger in spurts or surges, I get an error code #10 and the inverter shuts down.   As usual, I tried running a very short...

Yup.  Just waiting for my larger eyelet connectors to arrive so I can securely attach the wires to the new inverter.   The lugs on the 1000W are much larger than those on the Wagan 400.

Just wondering if this black, ABS plastic drain and valve are used to empty the toilet or the shower on this RV?   It kind of looks like a makeshift septic tank system, designed to allow, hopefully, the solids to sink to the bottom of the blue tub, and let the liquids pour over the top and onto...

Thanks, guys. All good points and much appreciated. I'm sure the 1000W model I just picked up with do the job. It's just going to take a little tweaking to get it to fit in my tiny van.

Holy Cow, this Xantrex inverter is HUGE! I sure hope it fits under the driver's seat, 'cause it's not going to fit anywhere else.  :-/

I ordered the Xantrex 1000 last night.  It should arrive Monday.

Thanks to everyone who offered advise and ideas.  I just ordered the Xantrex 1000W model.  It should be here Monday and I should have it installed by the following weekend.   Being an electrical moron, I really appreciate the helpful members of this site and their life-saving advise.  :cool:

Does that model have an on/off switch on the housing?  I read on Amazon that there's a remote on/off switch, but it was unclear if it was necessary or not.   My Wagan has a built-in switch so that I can kill the power to the 120V outlets and keep the inverter from sucking all the life out of my...

If I pull the trigger on this Xantrex 1000W inverter, will the 6 gauge wire and 50W maxi fuse still work, or will I need to run 2 AWG stranded cables and a breaker? I'm going to have to relocate the inverter to under the driver's seat, and that will cut the cable length in half, to just about 5'...

Wow, that's some really good information.  Thanks! So here's what I've got...  A puny, 75 Amp/hr Northstar AGM battery, hooked to 190 Watts of solar and a SunSaver MPPT 15L CC.   I never run the inverter/battery charger combo without the van's engine running, because I have no confidence in the...

Yes, I've used shore power, in fact that's the only way I use it.  It works fine when plugged into a wall outlet.   I guess maybe I just bought a defective unit.   Thanks for the link.  How do you like the connectors the power and ground cables attach to?  I can't tell in the photo how they...

I did a voltage-drop test today, and I don't think that's the problem. With the engine running, no-load voltage was 14.23 at the inverter. When I plugged in the bike charger and turned on the inverter, the voltage only dropped to 14.20. Still, the charger ran in its usual surging condition...

Well, I did the voltage-drop test today, and I don't think that's the problem.   With the engine running, no-load voltage was 14.23 at the inverter.  When I plugged in the bike charger and turned on the inverter, the voltage only dropped to 14.20.  Still, the charger ran in its usual surging...

I've seen them someplace before, but I just can't get my mind to release the memory. It's bugging me. :/

My guess would be that because she's a woman, she doesn't want anyone in town to see that she's alone and camping outside of town at night.  Driving into town in something that suggest you're sleeping in it, might draw the wrong kind of attention from certain kinds of people (dirtbags).  Too...

Sorry, I included the specs on another thread about the inverter, I just forgot to here.   3A, 100 - 240 W, 52V. When I get the chance, probably this weekend, I'm going to make a very short jumper, less than 2' long, and hook the inverter to it to see if it makes a difference.  If it helps...

Vehicles are often stolen, esp. plain-looking, inconspicuous vehicles that won't get noticed or are hard for the police to spot, to be used for crimes and then dumped.   This happened to both my brother and my neighbor.  With both cars the interiors were trashed but the cars were found and...

I'm terrible at anything electrical, but I'll get some help and get back to you with the results... My terminal connections are definitely suspect.  They're just little "thumb screws" you tighten by hand, and often I can feel the stud underneath moving as I tighten them.  I'm going to get some...