Projecta Inverter And Projecta Shunt Installation

We installed a Projecta Inverter and Projecta Shunt in our Jayco All-Terrain caravan. The Projecta gear we installed is of a very high quality and it works in very well with the Projecta battery management system that came installed in our caravan.

Why Did We Need To Install A Projecta Inverter In Our Caravan?

Amanda and I both work from home to varying degrees. Amanda works from home full time and has done so for the last 10 years or thereabouts. I work from home a few days a week. Often we will head off early to a camp site close to home on a Friday around midday and need to be able to log in and use our laptops and external monitors for a few hours after we get to camp. We also need to run a small printer/scanner to get our work done at times. Plus I often like to do a bit of blogging while out in the van. Having a small inverter lets us do all of this.

We’ve installed the Projecta ProWave 500w Pure Sine Wave inverter. It’s only small however it covers off everything we need to run. We’ve tested it with both laptops, two extra monitors and the printer all plugged in at the same time and it was only using a combined total of 265 watts so it came in comfortably under the inverters maximum output of 500 watts.

Projecta Intelli RV 500A External Current Shunt

About The Projecta Shunt

• PROJECTA has added a 500A external current shunt to its INTELLI-RV power management range, enabling accurate measuring of large power loads.
• Rather than bypassing INTELLI-RV system with a direct battery connection, installers can now connect an inverter to the external shunt, which communicates with INTELLI-RV system.
• All wiring and connectors for connecting to an INTELLI-RV management system are included in the kit.
• The INTELLI-RV external current shunt is compatible with all PM2, PM3 and PM4 series systems, as well as AGM, GEL, wet and lithium batteries.
• A connected inverter can produce inaccurate State of Charge (SOC) information on the INTELLI-RV remote monitoring LCD screens and smart phone app.
• An inverter’s power draw is accurately represented and accounted for on displays when wired to the external shunt.
• Installers can also use this 500A shunt to connect large DC-DC chargers to INTELLI-RV systems in addition to inverters.

About The Projecta Inverter We Installed

• Projecta ProWave inverters feature a heavy duty design, increased capacity, added protection and come with a 3 year manufacturer’s warranty.
• There are a variety of appliances that can be powered by the Projecta PW500, including 240 volt TVs, laptops, gaming consoles, bar refrigerators, chargers, and more.
• By adding an optional remote head to your system, you can easily monitor the usage remotely from your inverter as well as turn it on or off.

12v 500w Pro Wave Pure Sine Wave Inverter

Projecta Inverter And Projecta Shunt Installation

Installation was very easy. All up it took me about two hours from beginning to completion. I had to move one of the housings for one of our two lithium batteries underneath our Jayco All0Terrain caravans seats so that the inverter would fit in alongside. I just had to turn the battery box 90 degrees to make room. I make up a few new leads using 6B&S cable. That’s plenty thick enough for the current it needs to carry. Everything installed has had an appropriately sized midi fuse installed.

The shunt and inverter were both installed using the wiring diagrams provided. The remote control for the inverter was located above one of the seat cushions and the wiring for it was routed behind the cushion – nice and easy.

Projecta Intelli RV 500A External Current Shunt Installed