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Quote from: fourninerpapa"

Norm,

That may not be correct. The cable from the Xantrex to the controller may not be compatible with the Magnum. One uses a telephone cable and the other uses a data cable. They look the same, i.e. telephone cable, but in fact they are not. The difference is that the wires are reversed on one as compared to the other. I can't remember which is which but the techs at Magnum are very helpful. If I am correct on this then a simple union connector that is an RJ11 reverse will work. (may not be called RJ11 reverse but an electronic shop may provide the actual nomenclature) I found a three inch pigtail to do this job. Also, a new controller will be required. If so, then a sense wire will be required to tell the controller when the genset is running and when it is not. This one is easy. A jumper from the hour meter to the controller will do the job. The folks at Magnum have excellent instructions which can be downloaded and they are very available by telephone.
Lyle Wetherholt
04 Intrigue 11740
> You should be able to install the Magnum AGS without pulling any wires.
If the old Xantrax had AGS then the wires are already there. They are probably just taped off.
I replaced my old Xantrax and it had the AGS. I did not buy the AGS from Magmum. I did not care about AGS so I just taped off the wires from the gen set.

Norm

04 Intrigue 11773

Quote from: fourninerpapa"

Norm,

That may not be correct. The cable from the Xantrex to the controller may not be compatible with the Magnum. One uses a telephone cable and the other uses a data cable. They look the same, i.e. telephone cable, but in fact they are not. The difference is that the wires are reversed on one as compared to the other. I can't remember which is which but the techs at Magnum are very helpful. If I am correct on this then a simple union connector that is an RJ11 reverse will work. (may not be called RJ11 reverse but an electronic shop may provide the actual nomenclature) I found a three inch pigtail to do this job. Also, a new controller will be required. If so, then a sense wire will be required to tell the controller when the genset is running and when it is not. This one is easy. A jumper from the hour meter to the controller will do the job. The folks at Magnum have excellent instructions which can be downloaded and they are very available by telephone.
Lyle Wetherholt
04 Intrigue 11740
>

> You should be able to install the Magnum AGS without pulling any wires.
> If the old Xantrax had AGS then the wires are already there. They are probably just taped off.
> I replaced my old Xantrax and it had the AGS. I did not buy the AGS from Magmum. I did not care about AGS so I just taped off the wires from the gen set.
>

> Norm

> 04 Intrigue 11773
>

Thanks for the replies. Actually, I had already purchased the ME AGS-N before I found out I had the Silverleaf capability. At this point, I think I will try to install the ME AGS.
It does require a network cable from the AGS module to the inverter and connections to the batteries common to the inverter and the genset. I am able to identify four wires at the Silverleaf module in the toilet room that, according to CC's wiring diagram, run to the genset switch above the entry door. One is labeled 'start', another is labeled 'stop', but the other two are not identified other than the diagram shows them connected to middle lugs on the switch. I understand I need to have a 'run sense' signal but when I test the four wires with my voltmeter, the only wire that shows 13+ volts only when the genset is running is the wire labelled 'start.' According to ME's wiring diagram for the Onan QD, the start wire and the run sense wire would be separate wires.
I have no hour meter inside the coach. To get a wire to the hour meter would require running a wire all the way to the genset, not something I really want to do.
Any ideas on how to tap into something else that would sense the genset running?