Inverter/Charger Installation - Xantrex FREEDOM XC PRO Marine 2000W 100A for CHB Trawler Boat
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- I install a new 2000W Xantrex inverter/charger in this video into our 1976 CHB trawler boat. The new inverter replaces a 13-year-old 1800W Xantrex that has seen better days. It is also a modified sine wave, and the new one is a pure sine wave. Other features include a 100 amp charger, lithium battery charging, transfer switch, and a remote display with Bluetooth app.
The installation was easy for me since the older inverter wiring was previously installed and suitable for the new inverter. Stay tuned for a full review once I've used it for a while.
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I have a zantrex inverter in my semi truck. It's a pure sine wave and it's absolutely amazing. It runs a 42 inch TV microwave air fryer refrigerator and the wife's hairdryer oyeah... and the coffeemaker every morning and has for a long time now
I have been running the sister Xantrex Freedom 817-2080 XC Inverter charger in my 5th wheel for 3 years now. It is a solid unit. I have been very happy with it.
Hey Ray..
I've had and used continuously, a 2004 Cobra Marine 3500 watt modified sine-wave Inverter with no problems at all. I've run and charged computers, smart TVs, satellite tv boxes, cell phone chargers, DVR boxes, microwaves, portable refrigerators and many other electronic devices. I've never had any trouble in almost twenty years of service.
Oh, I use it in my semi-truck not a boat. I've had it in two different trucks..
So, I don't believe the myth of Modified is Bad for electronics.
But.. I guess I could just be lucky.
Have a good day
To each their own, but having repaired electronics for many years as a TV & Stereo repair tech, I'd rather have a pure sine wave. Things may run with a modified, but often, it will shorten the life due to the switched mode power supplies running extra hot to filter the square waves. Heat is bad for electronics and dries out the electrolytic capacitors quicker. Also, the modified sine wave produces a lot of interference and noise on the power lines making some things hum, and pure sine are more efficient at power transfer. samlexamerica.com/differences-modified-sine-pure-sine-wave-power-inverters/ Cheers, Ray
Thanks for sharing Ray! Like 211. If the Easy start is before this, it won't help start your A/C when off-grid.
If a boat has a generator for running an air conditioner off-grid it will likely use the main power panel via a transfer switch before the ActiveStart. There is a spare breaker on the main panel if we ever decide we need AC but not something really needed in the Pacific Northwest.
So cool to see the similarities between the boat and the RV. - Cheers!
Nice and tidy install. That Bluetooth interface seems to be full featured.
Great choice, their headquarters are in Burnaby BC.
Summer of 2024 will be a busy one for you Ray. I know the wiring on the boat is not up to your safety, organization and neatness standards after seeing the cabinet. I’d suspect that next summer, when you have more time, it will look like the RV setup. Hope you enjoy the rest of boating season!
Any plans for a small solar setup? Edit: I see from catching up on the other videos that the boat already has some solar.
I appreciate the schematics you show. I guess I'm old school or ??? but it helps me understand what you are doing when I can not be there to see the whole thing and trace the wiring visually. I was really shocked to see the absence of fusing off the 4 golf cart batteries. There's a lot of current being stored, and the largest fear I have in my boat, next to filling up full of water is fire. Personally, I'd never mix my starter batteries with house. I'd manually move them or have them on a separate switch. Surprised a Coast Guard Inspection didn't alert you to that one. Glad to hear you're mitigating that risk. If you are not aware, electrolysis is a big problem on boats; especially in salt water . Be sure to check your zinc (aluminum or magnesium ) plates (sacrificial anodes). They need replacing every few years.
There are numerous sacrificial zincs on the outside of the boat and in the engine that get routinely changed. I've also discovered the boat has a Newmar 30 amp galvanic isolator installed on the incoming AC earth ground line. It was hiding high up in the main electrical cabinet. I tested it today with my multimeter and its still in working condition. Next season though I may replace it with an updated one as its pretty old.
Good job Ray!!
Gotta ask;;; are you in your 40’S yet?? Just the way you get in those tight, tough spots and do your thing. Amazing!!
Now that we had anne’s tour, well that’s obvious, she might be approaching her 30’S!!
You two are fantastic. Thanks for all you do !
Stay safe.
Anne is 55 and I'll be 60 in two months. Good genetics I guess. :)
@@LoveYourRV wow. Good Canadian air!!
And a great life!!
God Bless.
I’d be testing that Newmar Galvanic Isolator… vintage 2006 or so. Not hard to do, and I don’t think it has the newer fail safe mode that isolators have these days. Great boat!
Yeah, I tested it with my multimeter once I found it, still working.
I plan on getting the xc2000 today the grey one from a guy in Benson PA Facebook marketplace even though i did replace the mosfets in my aims 3000 inverter charger but that one always gives me grief so i need to get something new before this aims goes to crap again
Nice. Good Job
Nice inverter, Ray. But you definitely got your work cut out for yourself on the rest of the electrical that's for.
And would like to meet you guys sometime when you make it to Arizona Saddle mountain area
Hopefully the flies won't be as bad as last winter there. :)
Hi Ray, in the video I did not hear if you said what length and gauge the DC cables are? I will be installing a 2000w inverter soon and the batteries are about 6 feet away. Thanks.
I said they were 2/0. I didn't install the cables and hard to measure exactly as the go around curves but looks to me to be around 6-8 feet from the battery bank. Cheers, Ray
The display on this inverter looks exactly like the one on my Renorgy 2000W Inverter/Charger. All though mine doesnt have the remote display the inverter diplay is the same. Did you have any renorgy stuff on the Cougar ?
I have 7 Renogy 100W solar panels and a 40A Renogy DC-DC converter on the Cougar
Thanks Ray! How many 120v outlets are you powering with the inverter? I wasn’t clear if it supplies power to all your outlets or just a few. Thank you.
It can supply all the AC outlets on the boat and the fridge on AC via a sub panel on the boats AC distribution panel. Here is a simplified block diagram. www.loveyourrv.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/AC-Electrical-Block-Diagram-scaled.jpg The inverter had a built in transfer switch so when shore power is unplugged it auto switches to the inverter supplying the outlets.
Curious about the batteries brand you're thinking about going to the lithium ones you mentioned.
I have 4 Lion Energy UT1300 105Ah with Bluetooth in the RV so will likely move them to the boat during the summers when the RV is in storage.
Will you be leaving this on 24/7? I have similar in my RV and thought leaving it on since it charges as well. But I got a converter as well with RV so idk why they double dip on that
For the most part, unless I'm trying to conserve power when off-grid or leaving the boat at the dock for extended periods.
How much charge amperage can u safely push to the six volt batteries
Its been a while since I've had deep cycle lead acid and it can vary between make and models but if I remember right about 15 amps per 6V golf cart battery is optimal. So in a bank of 4 about 60 amps. The max charger amperage can be set from 5 to 100 amps
I have the 3000 watt rv model. It charges the batteries and inverts well while on shore power and off the batteries. When it is on onan 10000 kw generator the Xantrex will not let the 120 volt thru. I have called Xantrex people but their comment is if it works on shore it is not their problem. Probably a bad wave length on the generator. I was not impressed with their customer service at all. Just be warned!!!
Did you wire it in or was it OEM like that?
@@LoveYourRV The previous owner removed a Xantrex MSW to install the one I have now. I do have 120 volt up to the inverter.
@@danjohnson7767 The manual says the AC shore power input must have a bonded neutral and ground. Maybe the feed from the Onan generator isn't N-G bonded but floating.
"AC Shore Power
A source of 120 volts AC 60Hz sine wave alternating current
provides energy to pass power through to AC loads. This source
is usually the utility grid (power company) or an AC generator. An
automatic or manual AC source selector switch can be used to
switch between the multiple sources of shore power to the
Freedom XC PRO system.
The AC source feeding the Freedom XC PRO must have the
neutral conductor bonded to ground. When the inverter/charger
passes shore power through, it will lift its internal bonding relay on
the output and will rely on the input neutral being bonded in order to
ensure that the power delivered to a sub panel is properly bonded.
See AC Output Neutral Bonding on page 20 for more information
on bonding relay operation.
NOTE: Throughout this guide, the term “shore power” refers to AC
input power from a utility grid, generator, or other AC source"