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Premier RV Repair Fort Myers, FL 33912 239-961-5475 Location on Google Maps Latitude: 26.640629 Longitude: -81.872307 |
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| Date of Service: | 2/1/2018 | ||
| Company Contact: | Anthony and Bill | ||
| Work Done on: |
Class A - Diesel
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| Service Performed: |
Replace Heart Freedom Inverter with a Magnum Inverter,
Install Battery Monitor Kit with a shunt, Battery Temperature Sensor and ME-ARC remote. |
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| Evaluation of Service Performed: |
Met Anthony while he was working on a Motorhome next
to us. During the conversation, he said he was a "Magnum Dealer" and was fully familiar with Magnum equipment and could do this with his eyes closed. Well, that is apparently what he was doing and it didn't work out well. Now, I am no expert at DC power but I do understand certain do's and don't and can read and understand basic wiring diagrams and instructions. 1. DC power is sensitive to the proper cable gauge and length. If you use undersized wire/cable at full charge it could melt and start a fire. What he did: Installed an extra 6 foot extra of 8awg cable on the negative side where the rest is 2awg, while installing a second shunt where all he had to do is replace the original shunt with the new one. No new cable was needed. I didn't see this until the next day. 2. You should install a temperature sensor at the actual location you want to monitor ambient temp, not in a location that is at least 10 degrees different at all times. Magnum docs say at the negative battery post. What he did: Tried to install it on a negative connection point inside the interior electrical bay not the outside battery bay. We argued a bit when I watched him do this and I made him move it. 3. Installing the battery monitor kit involves 4 wires. Red to power with a 2 amp fuse, black to ground, blue to the battery side of the shunt and orange to the load or charger side of the shunt. What he did: Red to power with a 20 amp fuse (10x too big) blue to the load side and orange to the battery side which is backwards. After he was done and gone, my amp hours charged IN were running negative numbers, duh. 4. If you don't adjust the remote to reflect the total amp hour size of your battery bank your charger doesn't know how much to charge. He said the default was fine. Wrong Any reasonably competent RV repair person could have handled the install properly, A Magnum "Dealer" if he really is ought to be ashamed of himself. I should have just done the install myself and saved myself the money and brain damage. Anthony will not be working on my coach again nor could I recommend him to someone else. |
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| Value of Service: | Poor | ||
| Quality of Service: | Poor | ||
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