NewMar Essex 2014, Manual

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2014 Newmar Essex Diesel Pusher 62
When your inverter is in the “AC” mode, it passes power directly to your appliances, as well as
recharges the batteries using a three stage battery charger (“Bulk”, “Absorption”, and “Float”).
This approach to battery charging provides rapid and complete charging cycles without placing
undue stress on the batteries. Inverter operation is completely automatic.
IMPORTANT
Inverters draw power from the “house” batteries to provide current to most of the appliances and
accessories in your unit without having to plug into shore power or run your generator. Because they
use DC power from the batteries to do that, energy consumption from those batteries is high, and
increases significantly as more appliances are added to the load. To extend battery life, minimize the
number of appliances operating at any given time. All AC operated appliances have a label attached
to tell how much power they consume. Be sure allow sufficient time for recovery / recharging
between battery use cycles.
IMPORTANT
High battery voltage may be caused by excessive voltage from the alternator, solar panels, or
another external charge source. Be sure to correct the cause of the overcharging condition to prevent
damage to the batteries and electronic equipment in your Essex. The inverter must be manually
restarted after this fault.