Our Magnum MS2000 inverter charger looks to be on it's last legs. Inverter is making noise like big load on it and using 20 amps of DC but all the AC is off so no loads on it at all. By coincidence(?) our ceiling fan glitched out around the same time, it appears so maybe the inverter though a big DC spike also. Hope it didn't wreck anything else.
Went to see if there were repair centers around to work on it, and on the Don Rowe site it said all the Magnums were discontinued. Ouch. Also said no repair parts would be available unless you were still under warranty, double Ouch.
I have very specific charge profile requirements to be able to do the midrange charging calibration charge for out battery monitor that controls the remote alternator so went looking. Only thing I initially found that would fit the space, sort of, was a Renogy 3000 what inverter charger but it was a 22# lightweight inverter high frequency model that aren't great for anything that starts hard. Plus the tend to not hold up all that well. And also required a wireless, bluetooth remote and communication hub giving just too many failure points, I think.
I kept looking and stumbled on a Samlex that looked at first glance to not be all that flexible for what I needed. I looked at the remote which was only $150 and figured no way it would do much as the charger was just fixed programs. Very surprised to see it had more actual flexibility and features than the Magnum and appeared to be a near close of it with the same mounting pattern, an inch longer, and an inch plus taller. All that it doesn't have is shunt based tail amp charging, just internal that isn't all the accurate because of loads. If I was still on AGMs that would be an issue, but I am using voltage/time/off/rebulk for the lithium so no big deal now. It should be close but fit the area with only small changes to the bed frame and guarding. Running the RJ45 cable to the front of the Roadtrek will probably be worse. The one I ordered is a 3000 what so 50% more capacity besides. It appears to be designed to replace Magnum MS model. EVO-3012 unit with EVO-RC-PLUS remote.
The Samlex is a heavy low frequency transformer model so more durable and better on hard starting things. What is doesn't appear to have it the quite good usability of the Magnum remote. Lots more multiple button pushes to get the simple stuff done and the programming will be a handful with remote instructions and the unit instruction both being about 120 pages long.
I do feel bad for those with Volta systems because the inverters and chargers are all Sensata Magnum stuff and now they are orphans. Volta may be able to shift to the Samlex, but who knows.
Went to see if there were repair centers around to work on it, and on the Don Rowe site it said all the Magnums were discontinued. Ouch. Also said no repair parts would be available unless you were still under warranty, double Ouch.
I have very specific charge profile requirements to be able to do the midrange charging calibration charge for out battery monitor that controls the remote alternator so went looking. Only thing I initially found that would fit the space, sort of, was a Renogy 3000 what inverter charger but it was a 22# lightweight inverter high frequency model that aren't great for anything that starts hard. Plus the tend to not hold up all that well. And also required a wireless, bluetooth remote and communication hub giving just too many failure points, I think.
I kept looking and stumbled on a Samlex that looked at first glance to not be all that flexible for what I needed. I looked at the remote which was only $150 and figured no way it would do much as the charger was just fixed programs. Very surprised to see it had more actual flexibility and features than the Magnum and appeared to be a near close of it with the same mounting pattern, an inch longer, and an inch plus taller. All that it doesn't have is shunt based tail amp charging, just internal that isn't all the accurate because of loads. If I was still on AGMs that would be an issue, but I am using voltage/time/off/rebulk for the lithium so no big deal now. It should be close but fit the area with only small changes to the bed frame and guarding. Running the RJ45 cable to the front of the Roadtrek will probably be worse. The one I ordered is a 3000 what so 50% more capacity besides. It appears to be designed to replace Magnum MS model. EVO-3012 unit with EVO-RC-PLUS remote.
The Samlex is a heavy low frequency transformer model so more durable and better on hard starting things. What is doesn't appear to have it the quite good usability of the Magnum remote. Lots more multiple button pushes to get the simple stuff done and the programming will be a handful with remote instructions and the unit instruction both being about 120 pages long.
I do feel bad for those with Volta systems because the inverters and chargers are all Sensata Magnum stuff and now they are orphans. Volta may be able to shift to the Samlex, but who knows.
