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I have not seen anything in my 2006 Country Coach XLII manuals about a shutdown procedure.

Anyone out there have the procedure for our obviously superior Country Coach conversions…. ??

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One thing for certain is never shut off the battery master switch unless you have shut down all shore or generator power to the inverters.

[Jim]

Thanks Jon, that’s a start.

Looking forward to the October maintenance session. So many questions, so little time!

[Bill]

Well I went back to the “firehose” for another drink. I was reading the Prevost manual , found what I needed in the “Marathon” manual;)

I also can’t wait for Oct. to get here, but like Les, I have read and read manuals and can’t find any instruction to shut down for 2000

Marathon XL?

reading Jon’s post ” shut down/turn of A.C. and inverters before turn off battery cut offs?

Jim Brown

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The folks from Inverter Service are planning to participate in the October seminar and we can plan on them providing some very good advice on all aspects of using and caring for our inverters.

The information they will provide applies to all coaches regardless of converter, and will not only apply to a complete coach shutdown, but how and when to power down systems when connecting or disconnecting from power.

If they are able to help everyone understand how to protect the inverters during various actions relating to the coach we all can avoid very expensive and unnecessary repair or replacement costs.

[Darrell]

Not for a Country Coach, but Mr. Liberty told me the sequence some years ago. The four occasions where I needed to do this were: swap in new house batteries, swap in new inverters, reset inverters, slide the engine out/ in.

The order of these steps matter:

1. No shore power

2. No watchdog/autostart

3. Shut off both inverters at the remote

4. Shut off breaker for battery charger 1 and battery charger 2 at the control panel inside

5. Shut off master switch outside that negates the connection between house batteries and inverters

So this is how we do it for the elegant gramma lady. Country Coach will surely be different.

[ed]

Hello,

I will be replacing my house batteries this weekend. I have a 1998 Featherlight Vantare with two Trace Inverters and replacing my batteries with 8 4D life lines. I need advice on the shutdown / start up procedure.

Step One

1) Turn inverters off

2) Turn DC Man off

3) Turn off all AC breakers

Step Two (outside inverter bay Vantare Panel)

1) Pull Distribution Panel Button to OFF

2) Leave Alternator Disconnect Switch

3) Turn off 24 Volt feeder breaker to Inverter 1 and 2

4) Turn off inverter output breakers

Step 3 (Water Bay)

1) Turn off shore power breaker

Thanks!

[Art]

I hope you are aware of the sale I have going on for Lifelines, have you bought yet?

[joel]

What is your pricing on Lifeline 4D?

Thanks

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1999 XLV X-6872,  liberty #440

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Show pricing is 5040 cash, 5120 credit plus shipping based on zip code. No tax or core.

[Jerry]

Probably the wrong thread to ask this question, but I am confused.

Jon states 3 Prevosts owned, Tom 7 Prevosts owned. Yet they always talk about how long they last and how good they are. If this is true why have they had so many? Do they break them, wreck em or what??

Plus how expensive are they to maintain, Jon grows his own food due to lack of funds, Tom sells batteries, TPMS systems, and collects dues money and won’t share with Jon.

Are they misleading us?

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I remember when I used to like Mikee.

Now it appears he is a trouble maker.

Coach #1 (15 years)had a fire in it, and since Prevost took so long to rebuild it and since we could not bear to be without a coach we bought coach #2 (8 1/2 years). Right around that time we had started PC and Tom promised me he would share dues, so feeling wealthy due to the planned new income coach #3 (now 8 years) was purchased because it had slides. Unlike Tom if my wife wants slides, she gets slides. Right away.

The dues money never showed up so to survive I have been forced to grow my own food.

That’s my story and I am sticking to it.

[DON]

Jon what were the models you owned in past? what was source of fire in your first coach?

A thought for signature line. Listing location would be informative. Most list their coach type and toad.

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All coaches were Liberty conversions on XL chassis

1987, 40 foot, 8V92

1997, 45 foot, Series 60, non-slide

2006, 45 foot XLII, Series 60, 2 slides

The fire was the result of relying on a Carrier corporation service center to change out the over the road A/C compressor. We were pressed to get down to FL for my wife’s mother’s 85th birthday, and I had no time to make the switch myself. Big mistake.

The replaced the failed compressor but did not re-install the unloader valves which limit A/C system internal pressure. The coach got 400 miles from Knoxville to Jasper County SC when a trucker told me I was on fire.

Apparently the compressor seal had blown out from high A/C system pressure and a string of events led to the ignition of the spray of high pressure Freon coming from the failed seal and at that point it became an impressive blow torch which did substantial damage in the passenger side engine area, melting 10 batteries, the tail lights, and burning up all wiring and cables.

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Jon, I thought we agreed to screw with Mikee’s password?