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Freedom 458 ?
Who is the “go to” guy at Inverter Service for questions?
After a flawless run to Petoskey and back, when I restored shore power in the barn, the Freedom 458 Inverter/charger did not go into charge mode. It transferred the inverter leg to shore power but the battery voltage did not change.
I cycled the power on and off and verified the setup settings for battery type and size. No change to the charge status. Battery voltage was about 12.9 which was expected after a 300 mile run. Overnight the voltage dropped to 12.7 which would also be expected after the surface charge dissipated and no load on the batteries.
This morning I went to put a wrench on the bumper bolts, my inverters are in the spare tire compartment, and I heard a “click”. Inverter when into charge mode and is now in float at 13.1 volts.
It acted like a relay in the Inverter finally closed. Does anyone know if this relay has been a problem? What say the board before I call the pros? What should I ask?
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I am not an expert on inverters nor do I know anything about the variety of them used in our coaches, but I used to open up my Freedom 2500 and when shore power was supplied to the inverter it energized the charging circuitry and I seem to remember power went through a Potter Brumfield relay.
Based on your description I can easily imagine a relay getting a little cranky. Open up the inverter and see if it has a couple of relays and if so it couldn’t cost much to replace them. At their presumed age they could easily be at the end of life.
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Certainly sounded like a “cranky” relay. I’ll try and open the case this week and see if I can find any relay’s.
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Joe. Take a air hose and blow it out
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It’s kind of like a I phone if there is a problem reboot it you have to turn off AC and DC unplug and turn off batts,then try it
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Roger on the air blast, when I get the cover off. it was serviced about 2 years ago when the internal fan replaced. it will be interesting to see how much stuff is in there. That compartment stays remarkably clean given where it is and bottom has a ft square mesh screen for airflow.
I don’t have a DC disconnect but I can manually disconnect at the battery lug if needed.
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