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inverter replacement

2003 U295 Replacing inverter with Xantrex 458 2500 watt inverter
any comments on mounting the new control panel?

Re: inverter replacement

Reply #1 –
Curios why you would choose this one? Replacing like kind? This is an older tech unit still modified sine wave. Also does not have settings for lithium. 100 Amp charger could be limiting if charging a large bank running the generator. For similar cost the Freedom XC series offers newer tech, up to 150-amp charging. and more robust 50-amp transfer relay. Just a thought.



Dennis Haynes
Bohemia NY
2008 Nimbus 342 SE Carlyle
Build #6475
Motorcade #19148

Re: inverter replacement

Reply #2 –
Quote from: d23haynes57 –
Curios why you would choose this one? Replacing like kind? This is an older tech unit still modified sine wave.

Agree 100%.  OEM in a 2003 would have been a Prosine as well, so the 458 is a big step down. 

I would seriously rethink doing a MSW inverter.
Learn every day, but especially from the experiences of others. It's cheaper!  - John C. Bogle

2000 U320 36' non-slide / WildEBeest Rescue
2003 U320

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Reply #3 –
I have a 2500 Xantrex Freedom 458 that was installed on my 98 U270 in 2010 by previous owner. It can support some lithium with the Gel2 battery setting, but I certainly wouldn't install it today. When I went to residential fridge I "added" a stand alone pure sine from Windy Nation because the 458 is a modified sine wave inverter. I only kept it because I'm cheap, lazy, and a little intimidated by changing it out. Foretravel put a lot of these in because it was a good physical fit with the original, I have heard.
1998 36 foot U270 Build No. 5328 WTFE, 900 watts solar, Victron controller, B2B, bat monitor, 600 AMPH lithium with 2018 Chevy Colorado toad, SKP #110239, Motorcade #17781, 2021 Escape 17B for when Coach is broken down and campsites are too small, retired and full-timer since Dec. 2020. Part of RV family since 1963.

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Reply #4 –
We replaced our Xantrex ProSine 2500 with the Victron Multiplus 2.  Fitment is the same as the Xantrex.  You don't need a control panel unless you really want one as it is all Bluetooth on your phone.  If you do want a inside panel you have to add some other Victron modules to support that.  Plus you can add the BMV712 which gives you a lot of data on your battery banks both input and output.
Jerre and Kathy Griffin
2003 U320 4220 Special
Build # 6207
2022 RAM Laramie 4X4 EcoDiesel
2002 Country Coach Magna 37 Tag- Forever Coach-Died in fire 7/23
1997 Country Coach 32 Intrigue-No slides-Wonderful
 

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Reply #5 –
I 've been very happy with the Victron multiplus. I'm in a 30 amp spot and the watchdog reported an issue with the 30 amp hookup, so I plugged into the 15a and just set the limit on the victron.  The victron picks up the difference if the loads exceed the supply. I have one in the 91 and the 2004. It will run a rooftop unit if needed. A soft start would make it easier on it, bur you can run a roof unit while driving without having to use the generator.  I hooked them in between the transfer switch and the main panel so the can run eveything.
1991 U300 Side Aisle 6V92 Silver #3897
2004 U320 40' #6246