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    Posted: 08 Mar 2011 at 7:13am
Thanks Marshwatcher,
Looks like the best price
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07 Mar 2011 at 8:34pm
LunaPod,

We have decided on the Progressive portable unit as well. You might want to check this link for the best price I have found thus far.


http://tweetys.com/electricalmanagementsystemportable30amp.aspx

Hope this helps.



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07 Mar 2011 at 8:12pm
Terry,
You make an excellent point...thanks!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07 Mar 2011 at 8:03pm

I have searched high and low on the internet and the best I could find on under voltage protection was the Progressive Industries which rates their under at 104v and the over at 132. I called Progressive and they advised that that is the best they can do for the lower price, the only other solution would be to get a 6 or 700 dollar power booster. According to the lady at customer service at Dometic USA the main reason for the concern of undervoltage is that at lower voltage the unit draws higher amps which can be damaging to any electronic board in todays world. I plan on going with the Progressive Industries 30 amp portable unit as even though it is 4 volts under the 108 I feel it still may save me in the long run. I wish i knew someone who could calculate the difference in amps at 108 v vs 104 vthat the 13.5 unit uses. Couldn't be too much. Camping World only carries the TRC unit which rates at 102v if you are interested in Progressive Industries unit, Google them and they have a where to buy link on their site.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07 Mar 2011 at 7:58pm
The one I had for the motor home I purposely didn't get hardwired.  That was just in case I traded/sold it.  I sold it, but now I have protection for the R-Pod.  Just a thought for you guys.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07 Mar 2011 at 3:44pm
Without actually opening anything up to check, it should be a matter of opening up the back of the converter, unscrewing the terminals where the plug is attached, rerouting/reattaching the wires from the plug to the input on the surge protector, then adding 10 gauge wiring between the output of the surge protector to the terminals on the converter where the plug was.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07 Mar 2011 at 11:07am
We have been following the surge protector thread closely. Would anyone who has installed a hard wired protector care to give instructions? We are trying to decide between the mobile type and the hard wired type and wonder about the difficulty of the install of the hard wired type. Husband is pretty handy but always likes to assess the difficulty factor of a new job before he decides whether or not to DIY.

Thanks in advance for all your help!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 Mar 2011 at 10:06pm
I like the idea of permanently installing a surge protector in my r-pod.  But, I see that the ones from Progressive Industries allow voltages from 104-132... well outside the 108-122 volt range recommended by Dometic.

I wonder if a breaker-type surge protector could be used in the converter?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 Mar 2011 at 9:32pm
Looks good, covers all bases. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 Mar 2011 at 9:16pm
That looks like the one I had for my motor home.  I would have to go look at it to be sure.  They are well worth the money.

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