Hooking generator up to a power converter

Submitted: Thursday, Oct 17, 2002 at 00:00
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Hi all.
As a new boy this is my first question that I hope someone will help me with.
Yesterday I bought a new Jayco Penguin Outbacker. This unit does not come with a battery as standard.

The power to the unit is 12 volts supplied by either the towing vehicle or the onboard Power converter which reduces power to 12 volts DC.

The power converter is built by Youngyear Electronics Co.LTD (overseas built) it is Model CS 2000 power converter switching model.

The literature that came with it is next to useless as it tells me nothing.

The Jayco handbook is a very generic one that covers all their rolling stock and it does not appear all that up to date, but it does go on to say in one place that a generator should not be connected directly to the power converter.

I have a Honda EM500 that is over 15 years old but still very reliable.

When I ask the staff at Jayco where I bought the camper to be specific as to what they base their advice on and/or does it apply to this particular power converter, all I get is the old hand over the mouth mumble talk and my question is not answered.

I sent an email the Jayco Home but their website seems more geared to answer questions about their vans rather than data. At the time of this post no response had been received

Now my question.

Has anyone any knowlege of how a generator on 240 volts plugged into the main 240 volt powerpoint on the caravan would go with the power converter, preferrable my brand of converter?

Regards
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