Electrolux

[mrsmelly]

Hi all

 

My mate having seen how good my electrolux is on my Beta wants to know if anyone has one fitted to their Isuzu. It seems Beta fit them and are readily available but he is finding it hard to find suitable fittings and electrolux itself for an Isuzu. Are they available still ? Is retro fit on Isuzu 42 possible ? Any advice would be appreciated.

 

Thanks.

[Arnot]

They are still available but quite expensive and retro fitting one to an Isuzu would not be a simple job. Then there is the reconfiguration and/or modification of the mains wiring system to do as well.

 

Also the latest travelpower systems don't seem to be as reliable as the older one, I have had to repair three of them now and apart from one that was under warranty the costs were quite high.

 

The usual reason for having one is to be able to run a washing machine and other occasional high load mains electrical devices and for this the Travelpower works well - however... It might be worth thinking of doing what I do on new build boats now.

 

The newer, inverter charger combi's from Victron and particularly Mastervolt will run a washing machine, tumble dryer, microwave etc perfectly well (but not all at the same time) and with the addition of a high output capacity and decent battery bank the need for the Travelpower is diminishing.

 

Either way it's not a cheap round!

 

Regards

 

Arnot

[mrsmelly]

They are still available but quite expensive and retro fitting one to an Isuzu would not be a simple job. Then there is the reconfiguration and/or modification of the mains wiring system to do as well.

 

Also the latest travelpower systems don't seem to be as reliable as the older one, I have had to repair three of them now and apart from one that was under warranty the costs were quite high.

 

The usual reason for having one is to be able to run a washing machine and other occasional high load mains electrical devices and for this the Travelpower works well - however... It might be worth thinking of doing what I do on new build boats now.

 

The newer, inverter charger combi's from Victron and particularly Mastervolt will run a washing machine, tumble dryer, microwave etc perfectly well (but not all at the same time) and with the addition of a high output capacity and decent battery bank the need for the Travelpower is diminishing.

 

Either way it's not a cheap round!

 

Regards

 

Arnot

 

Hi

 

Thanks for that will bear it in mind. My travelpower is 8 years old and is great and works at all engine speeds. I c what you mean about inverters etc as I also have a mastervolt inverter which is great. Only trouble is to run from an inverter you still need engine running and a large battery bank is not cheap and needs replacing quite often.

You are right either way its not cheap..

Whats your opinion of petrol gennies converted to run on gas ?

 

Cheers

 

Tim

[twocvbloke]

I sold an Electrolux recently, didn't go for much, but that said I don't think a vacuum cleaner would work too well attached to a diesel engine...

 

(sorry, being a pedant about single word thread titles!!!)

[Arnot]

Hi

 

Thanks for that will bear it in mind. My travelpower is 8 years old and is great and works at all engine speeds. I c what you mean about inverters etc as I also have a mastervolt inverter which is great. Only trouble is to run from an inverter you still need engine running and a large battery bank is not cheap and needs replacing quite often.

You are right either way its not cheap..

Whats your opinion of petrol gennies converted to run on gas ?

 

Cheers

 

Tim

What I do in new boats is to fit a 2v cell battery and a high power alternator (or use the 180A one that comes with a Beta as an option)along with a Mastervolt 2500w combi. It's simple to operate, effectve, long lasting and reliable but is is expensive. At this stage you don't need the engine running and the power you use can quickly be replenished in a couple of hours cruising.

 

Petrol gennies on boats? Personal opinion - having had to rescue someone incinerated in a petrol fume fire, I wouldn't have petrol or LPG any where in my boat apart from in very small and very carefully used and stored quantities. A viking send off is all very well but it's best to be dead first.

 

Regards

 

 

Arnot

[nicknorman]

How about the Dynawatt system - a more modern take on Travelpower perhaps?

 

Nick

[Gibbo]

 

Also the latest travelpower systems don't seem to be as reliable as the older one, I have had to repair three of them now and apart from one that was under warranty the costs were quite high.

 

 

You're absolutely spot on. The old (black box) one was massively over-engineered. The output transistors were something like 600 amp peak and 100 amp continuous. The later (silver box) ones are about 100 amp peak, 25 amp continuous.

 

With this change of output transistors came a massive increase in failures.

 

The reason for the change was touted, by the manufacturers, as being to comply with CE standards!

 

How about the Dynawatt system - a more modern take on Travelpower perhaps?

 

 

The original Dynawatt (modifed sinewave) actually predates the Travelpower. They were very reliable. I've heard nothing about the new one.