Carrier Air conditioner?

[rusty]

I have ducted carrier Air V's on my 05. The panel on the inside has all of the controls in it. I was having trouble with the controls and went to a local Carrier dealer to get a new panel. They told me carrier no longer makes these units. I bought the last two panels they had. PPL is out of the panels but still has the upper units. I did not ask if they have the unducted control panels. Be careful the Air V units are good air conditioners but the control panels are very sensitive and will go out with a spike in the electrical system and there will soon be no more panels.

Good Luck Wayne

[luvrbus]

Wayne, I was talking to the guy at Dinosaur  and he is going to start building those panels he will build them now on special order 


good luck

[rusty]

Thank You Clifford I have a couple extra now. I think I have figured out what was causing the problem and maybe I won't need any more. FWIW I turn the 12 volt system off in the bus when not in use and I think I was getting a spike sometimes when I did this. So now I turn the 12 volt breaker to the air conditioners before I turn on the main 12 volt. So far it has not fryed any panels we will see.

Good Luck Wayne

[JohnEd]

Wayne,

Good that you are taking corrective action  From what I am reading you are not alone in your history of failure.  There are surge suppressors to eliminate this damage.  Quality camp trailers of yesteryear, good old days or ? used to have huge capacitors strapped across the B+ 12 volts.  That would serve as a surge suppressor.  The modern ones are solid state and shunt spikes to ground.  The old school items also eliminated "noise" on the line that had insufficient duration to trigger a solid state common suppressor.

Stocking up on PC boards is relieving the "symptom" and cleaning up the power would be solving the problem.  Capacitors must have a down side and all suppressors are not created equal.  I  think someone like Sean should be able and interested in enlightening us all.  I am sure you are not alone.  If Clifford is verifying his parts replacement sources he just might be one of them.

John

[bryanhes]

I definitely don't want to buy something that I can't get parts for and if they are special order or only produced in small quantity (ie. supply & demand) I imagine they may be more expensive. I will have to do some more checking into this.

Wayne,

How have you been? Are you making progress on the new conversion?

Bryan

[luvrbus]

Bryan, the ducted units are the only ones that use the 12v board it is for the remote control



good luck

[bryanhes]

 Clifford,

I did not know that. Can't you use a wall mount thermostat for the non ducted as well?

Thanks

[PCC]

For all of you who think that I am wanting too much air conditioning, allow me to suggest that if a disabled person has to sit inside my bus in Palm Springs,California on a day when the temperature outside is 110F, I will want ALL the cool I can get for this person, because many of them cannot just go outside.

My bus is being set up for disabled and critically ill patients, so they can go someplace they have always wanted to but have not got a way to do so comfortably, or just to get them to a medical facility miles away when an ambulance costs too much, or the family car gives them no way to move around without stopping, and lifting the out, and then the reverse, when the stop is completed.

I know it is overkill, but I know that they will be comfortable no matter the climate outside, and I like that idea, even if it is a few dollars more.

Keith
PCC

[rusty]

Bryan, Things are going well. Can't find enough time to work on the 15. The days are to short. I hope things are going well with you.

Thank You Wayne

[desi arnaz]

is there a way to get a 12v basement model?

[JackConrad]

is there a way to get a 12v basement model?

Yes, but the 12 volt is only for the control circuit. Our RVP (formerly Coleman) basement AC requires 12 volt to the thermostat with controls the circuit board in the basement unit.  Jack