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04-22-2018, 05:42 AM
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Your comment was good. Btw:. I'm very very...
Your comment was good. Btw:. I'm very very senior too. Sometimes we are right:-).
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04-20-2018, 11:47 PM
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The violation of the bill of materials is for the...
The violation of the bill of materials is for the roadtrek installed inverter. It was tested with and should have been built with 10 gauge wire. 18 is both a code and delivery error.
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04-20-2018, 02:32 PM
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Nice, thanks. I'll do that to. Has anyone ever...
Nice, thanks. I'll do that to. Has anyone ever found GFCI to install at the same location? It needs to have lower sensitivity to stop nuisance trips.
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04-20-2018, 02:13 PM
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Hi Booster,. You're a great detective. I got to...
Hi Booster,. You're a great detective. I got to the bottom of this incident. The inverter had two problems, both with the same cause: incorrectly terminated wires. The fourth from the right white...
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04-20-2018, 01:59 PM
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Yes, that's the same as UL. Thereafter UL...
Yes, that's the same as UL. Thereafter UL monitors the factory and bill of materials with periodic inspections. Intertek's VP told me they do the same thing. They are investigating but will not...
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04-20-2018, 01:45 AM
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The manual is wrong, the wire is internal and is...
The manual is wrong, the wire is internal and is a direct connection (no relay). Intertek (ITL-Mark) confirmed the internal wire on the approved bill of materials is 10 gauge. How many did Hymer...
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04-19-2018, 02:06 PM
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Autobonding is a good addition to a dual system;...
Autobonding is a good addition to a dual system; my warning is safety rather than ground loops. I believe that neutral and ground are automatically additionally connected when the box switches from...
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04-19-2018, 04:31 AM
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Please look at figure 2 at ...
Please look at figure 2 at
https://sites.google.com/view/shoot-the-messenger/roadtrek-and-hymerrvs-safe?authuser=4
That diagram shows every bond or attempted bond point.
The news is that...
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04-19-2018, 03:31 AM
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The webpage has been updated with label pictures...
The webpage has been updated with label pictures and more. https://sites.google.com/view/shoot-the-messenger/roadtrek-and-hymerrvs-safe?authuser=4
I'll let you judge if MircoGreen is off-brand;...
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04-19-2018, 01:37 AM
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******Quick update ****** Intertek's VP has...
******Quick update ******
Intertek's VP has three times stated that all ground wires in hymer's nverter's bill of materials are to be 10 guage. Not 18 guage as found in the new inverter. ...
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04-05-2018, 11:14 PM
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Bob is a non technical Commerce representative...
Bob is a non technical Commerce representative who promotes EU trade. I have a few .GOV leads but its all new to them so it will take time. I've got time for safety. I'm against excess government...
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04-05-2018, 03:47 AM
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external bonding picture
I just noticed your bonding arrow. The 6-gauge bonding wire was terminated with a 1/4" lug (good). It was held to the pictured non-conductive surface (bad) with a 8-23 screw (not good).
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04-05-2018, 03:34 AM
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All internal wire is insulated stranded copper. ...
All internal wire is insulated stranded copper. The external wires, except the 6-gauge bonding wire are solid.
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04-05-2018, 03:25 AM
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Thanks for improving my pitch
Let's remember that the reason we are here is to find a .GOV inspector that will make an official ruling and force Hymer to fix the major safety flaws immediately. I will forward the new drawings...
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04-05-2018, 03:22 AM
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Correct wire gauge
I was wondering if de-rating tables would come up. Just to set my context, I'm on a two-year sabbatical. Before that I was the chief engineering designing full cabin aerospace electronics (Video,...
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04-05-2018, 03:10 AM
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This is not a magnum inverter
I like the schematic of the Magnum. My Aktiv and all EcoTreks I've seen use microgreen and its not the same. The pictures and schematics are the situations reality and not what might be in any...
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04-05-2018, 03:07 AM
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I'm reading and understanding what you are...
I'm reading and understanding what you are saying. The two attached pictures are 100% accurate for the shore power ground. The inverter's relays don't matter when using shore power. The only wire...
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04-05-2018, 03:00 AM
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Doubting Thomas
Please take no offence in the biblical title. If a seasonal joke and none is intended.
Here are actually pictures of the disassembled inverter's terminal. No relays, switches just one 18 gauge...
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04-04-2018, 06:56 PM
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The manual is wrong
BOOSTER, you and I are about to be on the same page:-) You've made that point and I've been listening. I have posted pictures and a schematic of realality. The manual is wrong or at least unclear....
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04-04-2018, 05:52 PM
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Safety ground is want matters
GeorgeRa, I was getting lost too. There are so many Hymer defects that the previous thread when in lots of directions. When all else fails the safety ground shall be capable of carrying the full...
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04-04-2018, 05:34 PM
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Aktiv and Roadtrek Ecotrek are unsafe
The previous safety thread was five pages of great discussion. That thread presented numerous issues present in laymen's terms. This group knows electricity so we need a schematic. I've update the...
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