Montana Big Sky 358RLT
System Schematic
Basic Parts List
- 8 - US Battery US 2200 XC - GC2 Style Lead Acid - 232 amp hours per battery
- Battery Watering Kit
- Battery Watering Kit Hand Pump
- Magnum Energy MS2812 2800 watt 12 v 125 amp Pure Sine Wave Inverter
- Magnum Energy ME-BMK Battery Monitor Kit with Shunt
- Magnum Energy ME-ARC50 Advanced Remote Control Digital LCD
- Magnum Energy ME-DCLD DC Load Disconnect Pigtail Adapter
- Magnum Energy ME-Hood
- Magnum Energy ME-CB (Combiner box)
- Beltran 4 Bank Smart Battery Charger/Maintainer
- Iota IDP 240 - Split Panel (main and sub panel in one)
- 50 Feet of 10/3 Wire (from power panel to inverter)
- 50 Feet of 10/2 Wire (from inverter to power panel)
- 2 - 12" x 24" 16 Gauge Sheet Metal (mounted under inverter/charger)
- Surge Guard 50A – Model 40240 Full Protection Hardwire
- Blue Sea 3000 Battery Switch HD On/Off
- 2 - Blue Sea 5121 Class T 400 amp Fuses (primary and spare)
- Blue Sea 5502 Class T Fuse Block
- Blue Sea 7183 50 amp MT 285 Surface Mount 12v Circuit Breaker
- Blue Sea 7181 30 amp MT 285 Surface Mount 12v Circuit Breaker
- 2 - Blue Sea 2104 Power Bar 4 post x 3/8" stud terminal
- 2 - Blue Sea 2708 Cover for Power Bar
- 15 Feet of 4/0 Welding Cable - Red
- 15 Feet of 4/0 Welding Cable – Black
- Red Dual Wall Shrink Tubing
- Black Dual Wall Shrink Tubing
- Various 4/0 Tinned Copper Lugs
- Miscellaneous parts, breakers, and connectors
- Intellitec BDO Panel Black/Silver
- Intellitec Battery Disconnect Relay with No Fuses
Installation Notes
This was my first installation in my own 5th wheel. I installed this system in March of 2012. It was my first experience with inverter technology and was a great learning experience for me. I had space issues where the OEM panel box was installed and decided to use a new panel box that was divided internally between a main panel and subpanel to overcome those space issues. My wife was not quite sure what I was doing to our 5th wheel or why I was doing it. She was on board after our first trip dry camping with the new system though. When she went to make coffee that first morning and didn’t have to go out and start a generator to do it, she was a “happy camper”.