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The OPUS® comes fitted with a 120 volt power system. This 120 Volt power system complies with NFPA and NEC regulations.
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The main circuit breaker and panel is located inside the OPUS in the floor well. Always ensure you have clear access to the
panel and it is not blocked at any time.
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The exterior shore power hookup is located on the driver’s side on the main body of your OP LITE. With your OP LITE we supply
a 30ah shore power cable and yellow dogbone connection for both campsite and home outlet connection. The power cable
connects directly to the side of your OPUS. The dogbone can be used to adapt the cable to plug in to your 3-pin socket at
home.
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This shore power connection will provide your OPUS with 120v power to the two 3-pin sockets in your OPUS and provide power
to your NOCO battery charger to charge your batteries.
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Take care to ensure proper maintenance of the power cord and pigtail accessory items. Always use a Listed and approved 30ah
cable and adapter and a grounded power source. Never use an extension cord.
DANGER! Due to potential danger in failing to heed this warning,
the recreational vehicle manufacturer cannot be held responsible
should damage, injury or death result from failure to connect the power
cord to a properly grounded power source.
1. In the long bench storage compartment directly opposite the door.
2. This socket should have your NOCO battery charger plugged in and is
designed to supply the battery.
3. In the storage compartment to the right of the main door.
4. In the storage compartment behind the seating area next to the front bed.
The OP LITE has 1 x 100ah deep cycle marine battery installed as well as a fully automatic battery charge controller. You will need to
charge your batteries for at least 24hrs prior to each trip using a 120v shore power connection to ensure that they are fully charged.
The main control panel has a battery volt-meter that will provide an indication of the charge level of your batteries. A fully charged
battery bank will be indicated by a full battery symbol with the voltmeter reading around 13.7volts. If you are at a campsite with shore
power then we recommend connecting for the duration of your stay to keep your batteries fully charged. If you are camping off-site
without 120volt power then the length of time that your batteries will last will depend on how much 12volt energy you use, the ’health’
or condition of your batteries and in some cases the ambient temperature. Your control panel will show you how much power you are
using and how much remaining power is in your batteries to help you manage your power consumption.
Your 12v system is controlled by the main control panel which is located behind the exterior panel to the left of the door. On the
panel you will find the main 12v switch (see your control panel key on page 12). There are separate switches for the water tank pump,
lights, 12v sockets, and fridge. To supply power to these features, use the red main power key and turn the 12v power on your unit
and choose the associated switch.
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In both exterior tool box/ fridge compartments there is an LED work light. This has an automatic on/off photosensor.
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Just inside the door by the 12v stereo there is a dimmer light switch that will control the interior footwell lights.
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There is also a rocker switch that controls the light for the exterior light mounted to the side of the OPUS by the kitchen.
There is a water tank gauge on the control panel which will display the water level when the
‘water’ button is pressed.
The OP LITE features a 12v stereo/ CD player with two speakers in the footwell
The trailer lights and electric breaks are wired to a standard 7 pin trailer plug.
The OPUS® is fitted with electric brakes w/ an in-car brake controller installed to operate.
The charger is automatic and will recharge the leisure battery when connected to a hook-up.
The battery will also charge whilst in transit if the tow vehicle has the 7-pin connection.
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The battery indicator on your control panel will show how much energy is left in your battery bank. It is important to note that it
does NOT explicitly show how much useable power is left in your batteries.
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You have a 200 amp battery system. AGM batteries are able to reliably put out over 12.0v of power for 50% of their capacity.
Most 12v appliances will require a 12volt output from the batteries to work. This means you 100 usable amp hours from a fully
charge set of batteries. The indicator on your control panel will show you how much total energy you have in your entire battery
bank. This means that when your indicator shows 50% you have used all of the usable power within your battery bank. If you
continue to drain power from your batteries beyond this point can and will most likely cause damage to your battery bank.
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AGM battery lifespans are longer when they remain at full charge. Frequently discharging your batteries and leaving them empty
will accelerate the degradation process of your batteries and reduce their lifespan. The NOCO Genius charger installed in your
OP LITE will control the amount of charge delivered to your batteries so that they do not over charge, therefore you can leave
your OP LITE plugged in at all times when at home.
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If you are not keeping your OP LITE plugged in whilst at home we recommend that you disconnect your batteries to maintain
good battery health. Please see the *care and maintenance section for more information on this topic.
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The CO/LP alarm is wired directly to the batteries. This means that turning the power to the OP LITE off on the control panel will
NOT shut power off to the CO Alarm. Please follow the winterization process for battery care to ensure you are fully disconnect-
ing the batteries during long periods of storage.
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Always set your fridge to ‘LOW’ before heading out on your trip. This will use less power from your battery and allow you longer
off-site camping.
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The OP LITE has 12v outlets that are a combination of standard 12v sockets, mini 12v sockets
and USB sockets. There are also a range of 12v features included with the OPUS, all controlled
by the main control panel, the locations of which are listed below. All switches have their own
resettable breaker located above the switches.
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The internal 12v sockets and external 12v socket will operate on 12v power from the lei-
sure battery; heavy usage and power-hungry appliances will deplete the battery’s charge
quickly.
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Inside the OPUS® there are 2 12v mini sockets. These are for the 12v LED light strips.
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There is one 12v outlets located inside the storage compartment behind the seating area
next to the front bed.
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On the exterior of the OP LITE, there is one 12v outlets on the main control panel and one
by the slide-out kitchen. There are also two additional 12v mini sockets and a standard
12v socket. The two mini sockets are designed to operate the 12v LED light on the kitchen
and a small annex light.
