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11-25-2018, 09:55 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: On Another Adventure
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Replaced Magnum Inverter Remote Control
I finally replaced my factory installed inverter remote control (idiot light version) with the new ME-RC remote control....
Talk about a major difference!!!! Love the information I’m now able to obtain....
Old Remote
New Remote
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11-27-2018, 05:58 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Up and down the east coast
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Hahahahaha, that old remote looks like you had to really pound on it to get it to work. Nice upgrade.
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11-27-2018, 08:00 AM
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yes, our coach came with the ME-RC and I couldn't imagine having only the simplified 'other' version... as the ME-RC gives you so much more information, control, and troubleshooting data - including the AGS setup, Fault codes, and even internal inverter Temperatures, as well as the normal DC Volts for battery levels.
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11-27-2018, 11:29 AM
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I got mine from Inverter Supply - $134.00.....
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11-27-2018, 11:30 AM
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CZNEDY.....
Just many years of use....
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11-27-2018, 04:30 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Phoenix
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Earnest - I read the operations manual this past summer and was blown away with the settings and information it presents. I changed some of settings immediately.
Regards,
Fred
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11-27-2018, 05:49 PM
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Senior Member
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Fred.....
I did also..... I find it interesting to be able to see how many amps I'm using at any given time..... I most likely will be adding the AGS feature to my system this Spring because I see it
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11-27-2018, 05:50 PM
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Senior Member
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as something I can use.....
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11-27-2018, 10:11 PM
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Location: Myersville Maryland
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yeeeeeaaaa buddy! you're in business now.
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11-28-2018, 12:56 AM
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Dragonship Captain
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Eastern PA, USA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ernest917
Fred.....
I did also..... I find it interesting to be able to see how many amps I'm using at any given time..... I most likely will be adding the AGS feature to my system this Spring because I see it
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Not so fast..  .. The amps you are seeing are the amps the INVERTER is using.... Interior/exterior lighting, furnace blower etc are in addition to that.
In order to see ALL the amps you are using you need to add a BMK... Battery monitor kit, which will ADD this data to the remote.... Good news is that it is (almost) plug and play.
Read about it (and a lot of other info on your 12V system) here: https://dragonship.blog/battery-monitoring-kit/
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12-19-2018, 10:33 AM
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Was is a direct replacement?
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12-19-2018, 11:21 AM
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Senior Member
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Yep...... unplug the old one, enlarge the wall cut-out, plug in the new one and its done... (except for adjusting a few settings)
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12-19-2018, 12:27 PM
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Oscar, That's something I've thought about doing. Our rigs are practically identical. I'm not an electrician but can follow instructions so how much time to do this install?
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12-19-2018, 12:30 PM
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….that is to add the BMK.
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12-23-2018, 04:28 AM
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Dragonship Captain
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Eastern PA, USA
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If you have it all ready to go (including tools) a few hours. I took my time and spent about 4, including playing around with it after it was hooked up.
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12-23-2018, 12:34 PM
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2011 Berkshire 390BH
Join Date: Nov 2018
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Installed Yourself?
I too have have the old model, that really tells me nothing. Ended up having to replace inverter last year -- maybe age related, since my coach is 2011, or a surge (something "fried" a hookup) -- and also got a Hughes power conditioner/surge protector. I like the idea of having some real information from he newer model.
Did you did the install yourself? If so, was it difficult?
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12-23-2018, 03:02 PM
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Senior Member
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Simple install..... just need to enlarge hole in wall then simply plug it in and it automatically downloads info...
You’ll need to tweak a couple of the setting but no big deal..
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