[Fred F.]

My free advice is to reset it to where it was originally.

Inverters need cool air. That means the bay in which they are located needs to be cool, but perhaps more importantly you need to frequently verify the internal fans in the inverters are functioning.

The inverters are going to generate heat when they are working. If the internal fan stops functioning your only protection is if the environment they are mounted in is as cool as possible.

I recognize a lot of people don’t like hearing a fan run all the time on their coach, so if you are among them set it where you want so you don’t hear the fan, just understand in almost any of our coach’s systems or devices, including the motor, that heat is the enemy. If you do reset the thermostat to a higher value, at the very least open the inverters and completely clean out the accumulated dust, lint and debris so the inverter will be less affected by higher temps.

[glen]

Jon, I believe Steve is talking about the “motherboard” cabinent in bay one on the CC. If his is like mine the inverters are in bay 4 along with the batteries.

Steve, my fan comes on about that 70 degree range also, but to be honest I couldn’t tell you exactly what that temp is.

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I have mine set at about 85 or 90.

Been that way for 9 years and everyting seems fine.

Those cabinets don’t generate a lot of heat.

Some heat is generated when you use the dimmers for the living room lights (ceiling lights)

[Corey]

Same as Buddy, my inverter bay fans come on around 90.

[Andy]

What is the objection to having cooling fans run all the time?

And I hope nobody gets insulted, but what is the basis for determining a temperature setting if it differs from what the converter has as a set point?

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Jon.That’s the question I asked. What is, as you say, is the set point ? My problem is if the fan is running 24/7 for years,it’s eventually going to burn out and I really risk maybe the Mother boards over heatng if I,m using it out in 100 degree weather.I just wanted to know where the sweet spot is on the thermostat. I don’t know where the set point is. Thank you, Steve

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I too would like to know that information.

I may call the new CC and see if any of the original people are still there and know.

I know one person who would know but I have given up on him.

The fans are cheap and don’t use any energy to speak of.

They are 6″ square fans (may be 4″, can’t remmber) they use in computers to cool the processors.

Radio shack or any one who sells computer parts.

[DON]

Ditto what Buddy said. Fans are cheap. The stuff they protect aren’t.

When I walk into my garage I expect to hear a fan running. It runs 24/7. If it was set to cycle it would be real easy to assume since I did not hear it that things were OK, when in fact it might have quit.

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I agree with Dan it sounds like the ECC cabinet . Mine came already on 80 so clearly there seems to be a range of where they are set. The board seems to put out very little heat but obviously CC believes cooling is needed at times. I throughly cleaned my cabinet including the fan and replaced the filter last summer as general maintenance but without some monitoring over differing conditions I can only hope it is effective.

Buddy if you make that call to CC let us know their recommendation.

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I don’t buy it.. Electrical components needing constant fan cooling, I think I’ll wait for Ben’s comment. Why run electric fans when not needed, that makes no sense. There is no doubt the 24/7 on fans are going to have a shorter life span than one’s that are controlled by a thermostat. For the most part, the inverters do not get all that hot unless you’re inverting and/or the chargers are cranking.

My bus barn this morning is 65 degree’s, why would I want cooling fans to be running full time? A thermostat is a more practical solution.

I think Jon can hear the cooling fans from his bedroom and it’s better than counting sheep..