User manual

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first four options allow you to select based on the above questions. The other options
attempt to answer the questions for you based on the model and year.
In your RV, some of the buttons are “momentary” which means that mechanically they
don’t stay in the same position when activated. The battery disconnect switch has two
momentary positions “ON” and “OFF.” Note that if you hold either the “ON” or “OFF”
button down too long, you will get a warning about overheating the coil. The inverter
switch on the other hand is a bi-stable switch and remains in the position you last left it.
More recent machines have a single pushbutton to control the disconnect and it “toggles”
on or off when you push the button. I’ve not included this behavior in the simulator, but
the rest of the operation is the same.
The best way to learn how to use the simulator is to push the buttons and see if it
behaves as you expect. Be careful, some of this is not intuitive, so you might think there
is an error, when it fact it’s working correctly. It is possible that there is an error, but keep
in mind that you must select the proper configuration. If you find a bug, please let me
know and I will get it fixed.
The simulator uses the JavaScript programming language. This is part of most browsers
and it works on variety of computers. It has been tested on IE, Firefox and Safari. It is
possible to run it standalone on your computer without being connected to the Internet.
Instructions on how to do this may be found here:
http://www.metrotrekkers.org/utility/local.htm
Voltage Readings:
Voltage readings displayed on the simulator are not absolute and actual conditions will
vary greatly. Temperature, battery age, battery type, loads or charging current all impact
the result.
The simulator does not attempt to model the "surface" charge effect. After charging for a
short time, a battery will show a higher voltage, which is not representative of the state of
charge. To illustrate the drop in apparent battery voltage under load, the simulator
displays a slightly lower voltage when the battery disconnect is closed. Again just an
indication of the type of changes one would expect and not an absolute value.
Simulator Components:
The simulator has most of the normal Roadtrek
electrical elements and they interact much as
they do in the actual environment. Again, this is
a "functional" simulator with limited accuracy.
Battery Condition Display
Roadtrek’s have a monitor panel with a battery