ENTEGRA COACH Anthem 2017, Comprehensive User'S Manual

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“Types”
o
f Power
12 Volt System
• The power to operate your lights, slides and other 12 volt devices
comes directly from your 12 volt batteries. The batteries
need
recharged so they do not go “dead.” This is
discussed in more
detail later in the
G
uide.
• One of the functions of your inverters is to CONVERT 120 volts
AC to 12 Volts DC so your batteries can be recharged when
needed.
• Part of maintaining your batteries is
maintaining
a minimal charge
within them. Your coach has a power management system which
is operated through your VegaTouch system but is invisible to
you.
120 Volt System - continued
• 30, 20 and 15 amp Service
-
Not all parks or sites in a park have 50 amp service. There will
be times when you will have to connect to other than 50 amp
service. You will need to carry an adapters in order to do this
–
you should purchase and always have a 50 amp to 30 amp
adapter and a 30 to 20/15 amp adapter with you.
-
When hooking up to 30 amp service (the most common
exception to 50 amp service), the coach is only receiving 30
amps
of power since there is only one “Hot” line being
connected.
-
When connected to 30 amp service, your coach is only receiving
30% of the power it receives when connected to 50 amp service
–
yes, it can be confusing.
•
For this reason, your coach is powered through a
combination of shore, battery and if installed, solar panel
power.
-I
f not charged,
the batteries
will completely discharge
– “go dead.”
-
The batteries
can
recharge
when
using the generator.
-
The generator can be started manually using
1)
the dash
generator
ON/OFF
button
, or 2)
by setting the Energy Command
control.
Neutral
Wire
“Hot” Wire
(30 amps)
Ground
Wire
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