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You have a Prevost … so why not go top shelf for your shore power outlets: Jamestown Advanced Products
https://www.jamestownadvanced.com/t/category/rv-power-outlets/access-door-lighted
Jamestown lets you pick how you want the three outlet configured. I went with 50amp RV, 30amp RV, and 20amp GFI. I think that was a mistake. My electrician wired it to a 100amp breaker. Now I wish I would have gone with 50amp RV, 50amp RV, and a 20amp GFI convenience outlet. You ask why 50/30/20 was a mistake? With a 50/50/20 configuration I could plug in two coaches and allow them to take all the power they need. If I need 30amp (like for my race trailer) I could use a 50amp RV to 30amp RV adapter. I’ve used a the 20amp GFI outlet a few times while working around the coach.
I recently received a flyer from Jamestown Advanced in which they talk about the “new design”. From the pictures it looks like they have reduced how the lip below the plugs sticks out.
I found the unit very well made. The electrician who installed it said it was very, very well designed and built. Have had now two winters and three summers, so far NO corrosion. Very happy. Would buy again.
Jamestown will put a customer logo on the box if want it. I asked about the Prevost logo and was told they would have an upcharge for creating the logo. I would have thought Jamestown would have the Prevost logo … or maybe the Prevost Community logo as standard options. If there is enough demand or pressure from individuals of influence, the Prevost logo might be in their standard offering.
https://www.jamestownadvanced.com/t/category/rv-power-outlets/personalized-access-door
What wires to us? Let your electrician worry about that. You’ve got local codes to be concerned about and any voltage drop given the distance.
I should add that if you have a transfer switch and can power your house/shop off the buddy plug on the coach’s generator, that you can probably integrate the outlet for the cable from the buddy plug to the house/shop service into the panel that you’re using for shore power.
Jeff and Lindsay
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Wow … You can’t!
Jeff and Lindsay
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Hi Jim, My 91 doesn’t have auto gen start!
Jeff and Lindsay
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It is ambidextrous.
Jeff and Lindsay
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Do you know how to reset it? Thanks!
Jeff and Lindsay
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Hi Linda, But a real man may have hurt his foot in the accident!
Jeff and Lindsay
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I am going way out on a limb with this Wild A@@ Guess (WAG). Could it be a loose electricial connection that vibrates while driving but makes a good enough conection when parked. On my previous coach I found that the negative cable from the generator to the bus was loose. When I tightened it up, it stared a lot better. Now that is not your problem, but maybe the 120V wires in the generator or where they connect to the transfer switch could be loose???? Any connection inside the generator or where power is connected to the house systems might be giving an issue when the bus is moving.
I have a hard time seeing how this problem is cooling or fuel related or you would be getter a different error code.
Jeff and Lindsay
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I hear ya Jon. Used second gear up and down. We will b n American Fleet’s shop on Tue 9/5 for a u know what. They will also pressure test radiator (no symptoms), test fan clutch, maybe replace thermstat(s), and change us over to organic acid technology coolant with blank filter.
I thought it would shut down, but didn’t even get any warning lights. At Driggs Jim (C’bus) listened for a fan speed change when I turned on otr. No change. So we’ll get that right.
Jeff and Lindsay
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Great reminder Andy!
Jeff and Lindsay
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There SHOULD be bolts w/nuts going thru bolt holes in the bottom plates.
Yes you should be able to drive it safely 10 miles. I would air up the drive tires to handle the extra weight, and don’t drive real fast.
Jeff and Lindsay
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If you are going to buy a compressor you can get a very small one with a tank and plumb it directly to the tubing exiting the toilet regulator. Set the new compressor regulator to 70 lbs and turn the toilet regulator all the way down so it won’t feed. It seems like time and money would be better spent locating the leak if you can though. Hopefully Jon or others will jump in. Good luck with your diesel toilet.
Jeff and Lindsay
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I won’t repeat all the accolades above, but we will add a big AMEN to them all!!! Good times, Good food, Good People!!! Just glad our situation put us within distance to get there. Can hardly wait ’til the next eclipse! ty
Jeff and Lindsay
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A lithium battery system adapted for our coaches is more complex than a pair of inverters, maybe an equalizer, and some batteries. What we currently have is as basic as we can get. With Li you are going to need devices like balancers, voltage monitors and possibly even temperature alarms. It is likely you will need some type of converter to deal with the 12 and 24 volt systems. The system is going to involve programming.
Li has been around a while now, but it does not seem the systems including solar have yet matured meaning there is still a great risk of obsolescence as new and better batteries and devices are developed. Our current systems are not affected by that because both the batteries and inverters are mature technologies, and while improvements continue to be made we can still go out and buy “drop in” replacements from multiple sources.
What nobody mentions is an analysis of costs. While there is something appealing about having the latest technology, especially if it can provide measurable improvements over the existing systems at some point the economics will emerge as part of the consideration. We are already beginning to see this as coaches that used the latest technology when they were built, are now reaching the point where that technology is no longer supported. The bottom line then becomes a more expensive coach or system initially, and likely one that needs more expensive repairs or maintenance during its life, followed by a very expensive cost to replace a system no longer supported. Anyone who has had to spend serious money to have a system reprogrammed just because they wanted to replace a TV, or a dash, or to replace the underlying computer system knows that. What is worse is technology is moving so fast a lot of devices are obsolete almost when they hit the market.
Jeff and Lindsay
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Rasberry, tell us more boy’s?
B-Tom – Did the trip to Alaska abet up your bus?
Jeff and Lindsay
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Go, Go as far as you can. You never know when the other shoe will fall and you will be glad you got on the road and enjoyed life. Make memories, meet people, see new places and don’t let the little problems that come along get you down. It is a big conuntry with plenty to see and do. As I get older, it is a lot less about collecting things, it is more about collecting menories and friends that I can look back on when I can’t get out of the rocking chair anymore.
Good luck, safe travels and happy times.
Jeff and Lindsay
91 Marathon XL