Understanding RV Electrical Systems Part III

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1. dude thankyou , informative and entertaning ,keep em coming.
2. I really enjoyed the video. Very informative. Thank you for taking the time to make it and share your knowledge and experiences. it's nice to have things explained in terms I can understand. take care bud!
3. Can someone give me an idea why I my inverter would have had issues 2 days ago, then after resetting all was good.  Today we are having the same issue except it is not resetting.  We have been out in our RV for 3 days now, and still have 2 to go.  The biggest problem is this issue is not allowing our fridge to work.  Hopefully someone can help soon.  Thanks ahead of time.
4. Great tip regarding the noise associated with a modified sine wave converter.
5. it's a very informative video especially the 100w inverter for small gadgets, but my question is: is it appropriate or advisable to have one (1) dedicated pure sine inverter to each appliance with appropriate number of watts instead of having a high wattage inverter? i'm not using heater or dryer. i really appreciate it very much if you can satisfy my curiousity, thanks a lot and i'll be watching your videos
6. Great video! Helped out a lot thanks! You mentioned the next video being about the wiring, however I can't find such a video, am I missing it? Or is it something coming out soon?
7. First, I am most certainly not an electrician or RV expert. I have a friend staying with me  that has and RV with a 30A system. Due to repeated trips of the breaker for my garage, I want to install a more permanent fix for RV connections. I may down the road purchase my own RV. I am trying to plan ahead and need to decide on whether or not to put in 30 or 50 Amp service. This is in the case that whatever RV I purchase has a 50A system. What I cannot find a solid answer for is if I put in 50A/240V outlet, what will prevent it from burning up a 30A/120V system?
8. Enjoyed the video Cliff. We were camping this past weekend plugged in to 30A. Our post had power, our recepticals had power yet we could not run A/C nor did we have lights. All breakers and fuses were fine. Is it possible we just need a new converter?
9. Great video, you explained everything really well!
10. Would/could an inverter (or converter for that matter) in an RV ever be a cause to draw additional power from an outside source to cause energy bill to be abnormally high if it were malfunctioning? This question is asked because the personal at the rv park we live in suggested that our bill was high due to a bad inverter. By the way, my local RV shop says this is not likely the case.
11. Ah, damn it, I purchased an inverter that was advertised as pure sine wave but when I got it, it is a modified sine wave. Very annoyed.  Bought of an electronics store off ebay.  I  need it for the cpap machine. Thanks for educating me.
12. thanks for the info!
13. Cliff
    Thanks for sharing all these great videos. I just got a 2006 Sun Vally Road Runner m-160 and want to go of grid for a long time like a year maybe and would like to be able to watch tv for maybe a couple hours a day with solar power. Is this possible and if so could you please tell me what I should buy? I'll be all over the us so Ill find you and buy you some beer or something haha Thank you sir
14. Where's part 4?
15. Cliff
    Love the videos we just bought a 30 ft jayco trailer that's has a solar set up it has a Kyocera 135 watt solar panel a blue sky solar boost -blue sky ipn-PRO REMOTE and a Tripp lite inverter - charger there is a 30 amp fuse after the battery disconnect . when the inverter is on this fuse heats up and blows it gets so hot it will melt the fuse holder other wise when off its fine if on shore power or on a generator any ideas why this is happening ? Thanks Dwayne 
16. Cliff, what could the cause for the inverter to click on the overload light on trace inverter and causing the lights to go bright/dim cycle. Just one breaker doing it. Not 100% sure I checked everything that could be in that breaker yet. First time checking system without AC hooked up. I'm freaking out of the thoughts of new unit cost. I could make a video to show you, if it helps. Good series brother, really appreciate it. Thank you.
17. Great Cliff. Looking for ward to any info you share with us. your teaching is clear and to the point. thanks again.
18. Thank you so much for not having background music. This was a fantastic video. Well done.
19. At the end of Electrical Systems Part III you mention that your next video in this series will be about wiring for RVs.  I'd specifically like to request you discuss how to calculate which guage wire is needed at each leg of the run from solar panel to charger to battery to inverter to outlets, including how the length of cable effects voltage drop.  I have re-watched parts 1-3 and took several notes as I will be hooking up (2) 12v PV panels on the roof of my homemade camper trailer conversion (which my YouTube channel shows if you'd like to come take a peek)   ;-) 
    Anyway, please accept my kudos for the professionalism in your video production, your precision in script preparation and your well-spoken narrative style.  
    All in all, way to go,  Cliff! Keep up the great work!
20. In all my internet research, you have made the best, most comprehensive yet simplified instructional videos I've ever seen.  I am very grateful.  I'm going to share your video on my page!  Thank you!