Prosine 2500 Inverter needs replacement,,,What Brand??

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Re: Prosine 2500 Inverter needs replacement,,,What Brand??

Reply #25 – January 30, 2013, 02:11:04 pm

Magnum 2012 is also heavy and slightly wider than our old Xantrex ProSine 2000 (I had to re-weld the frame to fit it). Also slightly wider than the even older Hart Freedom 2KW. Our inverter is hung from the ceiling in a steel frame in the drivers side center bay.

Re: Prosine 2500 Inverter needs replacement,,,What Brand??

Reply #26 – January 30, 2013, 04:31:25 pm

Quote from: Barry & Cindy – January 30, 2013, 01:23:03 pm

RE: Xantrex 3012 3000 watt inverter charger can probably be ceiling/wall mounted.

RE: My Xantrex 3000 is wall mounted.

Kent,

Xantrex 3012 is newer & heavy, cube shaped and probably cannot be wall mounted. Xantrex 3000 is an older completely different shaped and is mostly wall mounted.

Barry, as you guessed we do have the 3000 and it is intended for a wall mount.

Re: Prosine 2500 Inverter needs replacement,,,What Brand??

Reply #27 – February 03, 2013, 03:55:54 pm

Just an update on my Inverter problems. As I said I tried everything to make it work, but no such luck. So before I buy another and replace it, I remembered one more solution to try. GIVE IT A GOOD WHACK! I did and guess what. IT WORKS. I hope it stays that way.

Anyway , thanks for all the info on Inverters, I'm sure I'll use it some day.

Ralph

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Reply #28 – February 03, 2013, 04:09:34 pm

Ralph, a little persuasive percussion sometimes goes a long way!
Was that with a rubber mallot a ball peen hammer?
Richard B.

Re: Prosine 2500 Inverter needs replacement,,,What Brand??

Reply #29 – February 04, 2013, 07:30:57 pm

Hi Richard,

It was a rubber mallott. Wouldn't want to hurt that Inverter too much. Actually some guy at Xantrex told me give it a whack, but not too hard. He also said "don't tell anyone I said that". I'm glad he did, hopefully the problem is solved.

Ralph

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Reply #30 – February 04, 2013, 07:47:03 pm

I have tried to tell others for years that a factory reconditioned electronic item usually means that item means that it has simply had a factory adjustment, a 3" drop on to the work bench. I was told by a Sony tech that many times this is all it takes and if it starts working they just do rudimentary testing and if OK they send it back out as reconditioned. I can't tell you how many times a "Factory Adjustment" has worked for me. With a fixed item such as the Xantrex, percussive adjustment is the only option and as we can see does work.

Re: Prosine 2500 Inverter needs replacement,,,What Brand??

Reply #31 – April 05, 2013, 01:10:00 pm

Well, my Xantrex Prosine 2.5 quite charging and inverting. Our electricity went out during our usual Easter storm so no juice to the bus barn.

On the second day my house batteries were down to 12.6 volts so I cranked up the generator to charge them up. After about sixty seconds the Prosine stopped charging. I checked the 110 breaker and it was not tripped but I reset it to make sure. Still no charging, so I reboot the Prosine with the bypass switch. It rebooted fine as indicated by the fan operating for a second. Still no charging, so I checked the fuse inline from the house batteries and it is good. Still no charging, so I applied the percussive adjustment with a rubber mallet. Still no charging, bummer.

I just ordered a Magnum MS2812 from imarineusa.com. They paid for shipping and were the least expensive at $1405. I added the ME-RC50 remote control for $142. Some modification will be required to mount it in place of the OEM remote control but no too much.

I should receive it next week. It looks like it will mount in the original location on the bay wall and only stick out two additional inches.

At least the Magnum is field repairable after the 3 year warranty has expired.

Bob Carbone

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Reply #32 – April 05, 2013, 01:14:28 pm

Kinda following up on the "giving it a good whack" and from another topic of what tools to carry in the coach. For years I've believed that there are only three basic tools: a hammer, a screwdriver, and a pair of pliers. If the hammer is big enough then you don't need the other two.

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Reply #33 – April 05, 2013, 01:43:17 pm

Gary Omel may be able to use parts out of your old one.

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Reply #34 – April 05, 2013, 10:36:12 pm

Buy the Magnum ME-ARC50 instead of the RC-50. Many are disappointed over time because of the RC-50 does not have needed functions. In my opinion nobody should buy the RC-50.

The MS2812 is a popular unit and the best one to buy. Magnum is a good choice.

You will be able to use the Xantrex remote's cable for the Magnum panel.

Magnum ME-AGS is a good add if the coach does not already have gen autostart.

ME-BMK may be worthwhile to buy now or latter, to display battery state-of-charge.

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Reply #35 – April 05, 2013, 10:41:29 pm

Hi Bob,

Have you tried a hard reset...disconnect all 120 volt and 12 volt connections from the Prosine for 15 minutes? Sometimes that works.

Jim

2002 U320

Re: Prosine 2500 Inverter needs replacement,,,What Brand??

Reply #36 – April 06, 2013, 10:51:00 am

Hi Jim,
I have not tried the hard reset. I will give that a try this morning.

Hi Barry,
I value your opinion rather highly. Thanks for the tip on the advance remote. In my haste I missed the 'A' in the part number. You are correct, there are significant differences in the advance remote that make it much more desirable. I will exchange the ME-RC50 for the ARC50.

I shall give the ME-BMK more consideration. I can see it would be very useful when camping without shore power. The installation looks a bit more involved though.

Larry,
I love the three basic tools, toolbox. Whenever we saw a guy use a hammer in the engineering lab, we would tell him not to force it, get a bigger hammer.

Dave,
I am presently in contact with GaryO.

Fair weather and maximum MPG,
Bob Carbone

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Reply #37 – April 06, 2013, 12:12:18 pm

I don't have a inverter on my old coach. But I do have a mechanical motor inverter sitting in the garage. The more I read, the more I think about installing it. It needs a new sensing circuit board, but I have a lead on one. It senses electrical draw and turns itself on. Would be hard on the coach battery, but if I didn't get carried away....
Redi-Line DC to AC Electric Generators
1600 watts and pure sine wave.

Re: Prosine 2500 Inverter needs replacement,,,What Brand??

Reply #38 – April 06, 2013, 09:21:15 pm

I've been following this thread with some interest, since I'm going to have to replace some of these parts before too long, too. My question is how much inverter capacity do I need? Related to that is whether I should get one larger unit, two smaller ones, or what? We will be putting in a residential refrigerator before anything else. I see that some people have provided a separate inverter for the refrigerator, and that seems to make sense. On the other hand, if I'm going to replace both chargers and the old inverter anyway, would I be better off getting one larger unit? Decisions, decisions.

On edit: As I research I'm finding that some of these inverter/charger units can also start the generator when needed. Sounds like a good option. What do you experts think?

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Reply #39 – April 06, 2013, 10:35:14 pm

@PatC you've peaked my interest. How does the Redi-Line work? Is it a DC motor running a generator???

see ya
ken

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Re: Prosine 2500 Inverter needs replacement,,,What Brand??

Reply #25 – January 30, 2013, 02:11:04 pm

Re: Prosine 2500 Inverter needs replacement,,,What Brand??

Reply #26 – January 30, 2013, 04:31:25 pm

Re: Prosine 2500 Inverter needs replacement,,,What Brand??

Reply #27 – February 03, 2013, 03:55:54 pm

Re: Prosine 2500 Inverter needs replacement,,,What Brand??

Reply #28 – February 03, 2013, 04:09:34 pm

Re: Prosine 2500 Inverter needs replacement,,,What Brand??

Reply #29 – February 04, 2013, 07:30:57 pm

Re: Prosine 2500 Inverter needs replacement,,,What Brand??

Reply #30 – February 04, 2013, 07:47:03 pm

Re: Prosine 2500 Inverter needs replacement,,,What Brand??

Reply #31 – April 05, 2013, 01:10:00 pm

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Reply #32 – April 05, 2013, 01:14:28 pm

Re: Prosine 2500 Inverter needs replacement,,,What Brand??

Reply #33 – April 05, 2013, 01:43:17 pm

Re: Prosine 2500 Inverter needs replacement,,,What Brand??

Reply #34 – April 05, 2013, 10:36:12 pm

Re: Prosine 2500 Inverter needs replacement,,,What Brand??

Reply #35 – April 05, 2013, 10:41:29 pm

Re: Prosine 2500 Inverter needs replacement,,,What Brand??

Reply #36 – April 06, 2013, 10:51:00 am

Re: Prosine 2500 Inverter needs replacement,,,What Brand??

Reply #37 – April 06, 2013, 12:12:18 pm

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