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04-12-2018, 06:38 PM #21
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Well I mostly got our Progressive Industries hardwired EMS installed today. I say mostly because I took most of the skin off my fingertip trying to get the mounting screws fastened to the floor. I mounted the EMS behind the breaker panel. I think the design of the mounting points was not well thought out. If one follows the installation instruction mounting would be one of the last steps I believe. Well the stress relief connectors block two of the mounting points. In my case reaching behind the unit and angling the mounting screws was a bear. When my screw gun slipped off the head of the screw I took most of the skin off the tip of my finger. Next trip out to the 5th wheel I will clean up the blood, attempt to get the last two mounting screws in and mount the remote display. On the really positive side I did get all my wiring pulled for our solar install and the coax cable run for the Weboost. I followed Erick's (Mr. & Mrs. G ) install post and removed the wall behind the toilet. I found removing the wall the most stressful section of the solar wiring install. Big shout out to Erick for diving in first! For $1 a month this forum pays big dividends.
If anyone needs a bunch of sawdust just pull out your breaker panel, remove a wall or look behind the pass thru wall. Amish craftsmanship my foot.......
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04-24-2019, 01:46 PM #22
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Steve and Renee
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04-24-2019, 02:28 PM #23
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I would recommend just buying a short (4' or so) 6/3 romex (available at building supply houses like Home Depot) and pre-wiring it to the output side of your EMS. Then disconnect (do not cut) the original 6/3 service wire from the distribution panel and wire it to the input of the EMS. The 6/3 wire is very stiff. Pre-wiring the EMS while it is outside of the trailer makes the job easier (only have to wire up one side while in place inside the trailer). Also, by not cutting the original service wire you can remove the EMS and reinstall the original wire if you ever want to.
ChrisLast edited by CoChris; 04-24-2019 at 02:30 PM.
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04-24-2019, 05:49 PM #24
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Steve and Renee
2018 Solitude 310GK, disc brakes, Morryde SRE4000/XFactor with heavy duty shackles
2012 Ram 3500 SRW 6.7 Diesel, air bags
18k B&W Companion, non-slider
640 watts solar, 400 amp-hour Lion Safari UT 1300 battery bank
Aims 1500 watt inverter/charger with ATS
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04-24-2019, 06:11 PM #25
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05-12-2019, 08:45 PM #26
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I saw somewhere that the EMS-HW50C had an issue with the voltage being adjustable.
Someone posted about Progressive Industries EMS-HW50C Hardwire pod adjustment. The voltage reading is 6 volts too high, which creates a fault code if the supplied voltage is 125 out of the generator.
There was a post about adjusting a pod somewhere under the cover. Thanks, KENBackpacker and tent camper all my life, including BSA as a kid and adult.
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05-13-2019, 12:23 PM #27
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Hi Ken
I do not know about a "pod" or if there are different versions of the EMS-HW50C, but on mine the voltage measured adjustment are the two multi-turn pots on the control board. One pot for each leg. Mine voltage was off some (about 3.5 volts if I remember correctly) on one leg (about 1 volt on another). I adjusted (and matched) the voltage readings before installing it. I do not know if this helps you any.
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05-13-2019, 09:56 PM #28
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Backpacker and tent camper all my life, including BSA as a kid and adult.
Motorcycle trips across the USA with a tent - 1978 to Present.
02-10-2005 - 2002 F350 SWD PSD and 2003 Citation 10'8S mostly for Crater Lake Ski Patrol.
10-29-2015 - 2016 Grand Design 380TH. It's HUGE compared to a camper.
10-19-2018 - traded truck for a 2016 Ram 3500 DRW Laramie CC 4 X 4 Long Box.
03-16-2019 - Traded Momentum for a New 2018 374TH-R Solitude
FULL TIME RV'er Nov 2021
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05-13-2019, 10:17 PM #29
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OK. I am a little slow. It is "pot", not "pod". Short for Potentiometer. A type of variable resistor. Yes, the little screw onthe side (end pointing up in the picture) is the adjustment. If I remember correctly, they are ten turn pots, but it takes very little turn to adjust the voltage.
You are working with live, 120v power for the adjustment. If you are not experienced and/or comfortable around dangerous voltage, I would NOT recommend you adjust them yourself. I hooked up the remote display (so I could see the voltage reading) and the input to line (120v) power (I used the same input to both legs), and I hooked up a good (known accurate) voltmeter across the inputs. I then adjusted each pot until the display for each legs voltage read the same as my meter. Again, remember you are working around live power with a lot of exposed terminal. Be very careful if you do this yourself.
ChrisChris & Karen
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2018 Solitude 310GK - Sold 7/2023
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05-13-2019, 10:22 PM #30
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