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Review on πŸ”‹ Xantrex 815-2012 Inverter/Charger with Frees-Wave 2000W 12V and 100A True Sine by Jacob Rasmussen

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This is a great inverter. I reinstalled 4 mounts after 4 calls to tech. Support and reading the installation guide. Using duel entry and exit. I have 40 feet. After changing the changeover relay to 50 amp operation, I ran two #6 AWG wires to a 30 amp glass on each leg from there to the input of the inverter. coming out of the inverter to a series of 30 amp barkers. My RV has a split panel with side A and side B. Side A feeds half the load and side B feeds the outside. After speaking to tech support again to ensure this is the safest way to protect the new device as each transfer relay in the inverter is rated at 30A and also has a 30A lockout to protect the device . As you can see, there was a lot of work. After installing the battery cables, turn on the device and run the test to make sure everything is ok. Then I connected the shore power. At this point, all switches on the main panel are turned off. After applying the brakes one by one and reading the amp used in each one. The maximum current draw per leg was 22A with all [AC microwaves, toasters, etc.] turned on. I then called customer service to make sure it was acceptable. There the answer was perfect and the device should work fine. That was until 2 weeks ago when relay #2 stopped working. Called customer service and sent to a repair center. A week later the repair center called me and said the Xantrex was out of warranty. The repair and return cost me over 500€. THIS IS NOT COMPLETE YET, will follow after the update. PS Note that there are three 30 amp circuit breakers on the unit itself.

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