HAVE I BEEN CONNED..

I agree with Gronk, a sinewave inverter generator should be as good as the mains, i run a Waeco 80L & 40 L of a 2.6Kv kipor inverter generator & so far have no problems.

i may be guilty of starting gennie in the morning all connected..fridge van & battery charger...but doesn,t inverter mean surge protected???

"i may be guilty of starting gennie in the morning all connected..fridge van & battery charger...but doesn,t inverter mean surge protected???"

Doesn't matter a damn as the Yamaha and Honda inverter does not switch on till the mains voltage is stabilised.

Gronk brings uo a very good point about running out of fuel, i recently had major floods down here , so had to run off our pure sinewave gen for about 1 week. On day 5 the generator ran out of fuel just as the power load was coming on ( terrible timing ) and blew up the control board - so for safety of your gen roughly know how long your fuel consumption lasts for - and top up before the end of the tank - but remember to wait 4 - 5 min after turning off before refueling for safety

surge arrester ? doesn,t sinewave/inverter do all that????

your right does same thing different name

"fridges should not be run of genies unless there is a surge arrester in place due to the differing power levels"
You read some dubious and wrong information here at times, and yours is in that bucket.

If the Danfoss module on the compressor was genuinely faulty you were damn unlucky as you can throw nearly anything at them. Think of the spikes and low voltage when vehicles crank, those with GMC type generators and you hear of minuscule Danfoss module failures. One component in the module that was not quite up to spec and it failed - you know what they say shirt happens. He sure gouged you a bit for the job.

as a carpenter that uses genies everyday and have blown up $1000 of dollars worth of tools especially compressors which as you well know are found in fridges the simplest and most effective way to protect your tools is with a surge arrester. after cyclones we use our genie (a 8kva) to power one fridge in the house due to the power draw and we use a surge arrestor. dubious and wrong to you but common sense to others.

this is what i wanted to see...now just to.. make sure. i understand what i have read...when i start the gennie i let it run for a minute or 2..then plug in the van..
from one outlet and the waeco in the second outlet and it shouldn,t happen again
when we leave broome we will be free camping thru out NT and i really can,t afford this to happen often

No, just leave it all plugged in, start it up. The inverter does not switch on the 240V still the power is stabilised.

i have been reading the follow ups over and over...if you say to leave it all plugged in ...then i am still buggered if i know what caused the problem..and thats what worries me...i have not used a surge guard,because i believed the gennie had that built in

hi Again as a general rule we leave everything plugged in but turned off for approx 10- 20secs until you hear the genie running smoothly as this means the power supply is more constant. as the below response indicates running anything off a genie voids your warranty and believe me i have argued many times. good luck with your trip, maybe a good service of the electrical appliances due to age may help

after the initial shock at the cost..i asked what could have caused this..he asked do you run it on a generator..he also suggested running it through an inverter..
my generator is the same as yours..and has run my lap top..a/c.. microwave..jug, toaster..we have camped on and off in the bush for several days.. until the water runs out..i must point out that the fridge is 2 years old as is the rest of the set up
and this is the first major encounter we have suffered...$460.00 repair
all in all i should not be complaining..but i was told when i researched which fridge to buy.. engel versus waeco..i was told that all components of the waeco could be replaced very cheaply

If the fridge is only 2 years old why did you not get a warranty claim?

Interesting for the repairer to sugest using an inverter, why would you as you then would run it on 12v. The problem sounds like it was with the built in powersupply. The repairers only replace modules & dont repair the actual powersupply. The fridge should have worked in 12v whenthe unit failed & kept working. I would suspect the changeover relay in the powerpack is what has failed as they are a bit small for my liking. I dont supose you still have the replaced module? as it would be interesting to know what failed.

Never mention Generator in the same sentence as Warranty. Its the first oportunity to opt out!

"Never mention Generator in the same sentence as Warranty. Its the first oportunity to opt out"

Ha Ha its the same as a big winch mob...Never use River in the same sentence as Warranty...

Hi Ross M1...unfotunately it,s too late...i have paid...after all it is mainly the beer fridge...priorities must be maintained...many thanks for all the replies
HAPPY EASTER TO ALL

Your story got me thinking about your Waeco & its powersupply. Ive checked one out & theres nothing all that expensive in them. Im used to repairing SMPS in TVs. If you want to check ive posted pictures & my thaughts onhttp://caravanersforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=16003 as Waeco Powersupply. Cant post pics here.

Hi dbish..i was in state of shock after being told how much...however he did offer me the part that he replaced..from memory it was about 4 inch square box half inch deep...my reply to him was if its stuffed what good is it too me....i will try and get it from him tomorrow if he is open...but if he has read this i dont hold out much hope...my biggest concern is it not happening again
wayne godden

Hi Wayne, If you do get it back & it looks anything like in the pics i would be interested in looking at it for you just for curiosity to see if its reparable & cheep. You might then have a spare. Daryl