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10-14-2018, 08:17 AM
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Established Member
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: CO Western Slope
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Progressive Industries EMS location
For those that have hardwired in a Progressive Industries 50 amp EMS, what location did you mount it? We are purchasing a 2018 3811MS and want to add the EMS right away.
Thanks for your help!
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John & Lisa
2008 F450 | 6.4 PS | full delete | FASS system
2nd Montana - 2018 3811MS
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10-14-2018, 09:45 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Kamiah
Posts: 324
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Installed mine next to our power panel, so shore power and Gen. power goes through it before anything else.
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Ron&Sue
2017 Montana 3720RL Legacy
14' Ram 3500 DRW
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10-14-2018, 10:24 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Arlington
Posts: 1,515
M.O.C. #18081
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Under the stairs accessed behind the rear wall of the basement. Lots of recepticle cable to make the splice and centrally located for our generator wiring convenience as well and out of the way. Placed the remote in the controls cabinet straight above the electrical panel. Very easy and straight forward install. A glow stick makes nice work to get through the existing chase behind the panel and closet (from the basement to the controls cab) in our rig.
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2015 Volvo VNL780 D13, iShift, 32k ET air hitch, Idle Free LiFePO4 APU
16.8KWhr LiFePO4, 2.52 kw solar, 10kva Victron split phase
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10-14-2018, 07:51 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: westminster md
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Previous owners of my unit installed it on the basement wall, 2 feet or so inside the compartment door. He also installed a 2nd 50amp plug in, on the front of the camper for a genny hook up. There is a manual transfer switch box next to the unit to switch between the front and rear hook up.
The stock rear hook up goes through the EMS the front one does not.
From what I understand the EMS will NOT allow the genny power through it unless you fool it and connect the neutral and ground together in the cord.
My Ems is an older one that does not have the capability of a remote readout inside the camper.
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2018 Chevy 3500 LTZ Dually Diesel 4x4 CCLB
2011 Montana 3455 SA. 6 point level up. Disc brakes. Curt Q24 Hitch. 5 step glow steps
Progressive EMS. Valterra tank valves. Sailun G637 tires. ARP fridge control. All led lighting. Mor Ryde IS
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10-14-2018, 11:54 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Rancho Santa Margarita
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Instead of putting the neutral and ground together, you can buy a 15amp male plug from hardware store and take a short 12 gauge wire to jump from neutral to ground. Then put this plug into an available receptacle on the generator. I leave the plug in my generator so whenever I plug in my shore power cord the EMS will work as it should.
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Russ and Linda, So. California
2004 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD, D/A, SRW, SB
2005 2955RL, Pullrite Superglide 16K hitch. Bridgestone Duravis R500 tires. EZ Flex Equilizers with wet bolts.EMS HW50C, Disk brakes
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10-15-2018, 11:21 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Arlington
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M.O.C. #18081
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Quote:
Originally Posted by h2ojocky
Instead of putting the neutral and ground together, you can buy a 15amp male plug from hardware store and take a short 12 gauge wire to jump from neutral to ground. Then put this plug into an available receptacle on the generator. I leave the plug in my generator so whenever I plug in my shore power cord the EMS will work as it should.
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Not a problem with the onboard gen sets.
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10-15-2018, 07:50 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: westminster md
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M.O.C. #17894
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h2ojocky, That's exactly what I stated, just done in a different way. Never thought of that though. I will have to try that.
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2018 Chevy 3500 LTZ Dually Diesel 4x4 CCLB
2011 Montana 3455 SA. 6 point level up. Disc brakes. Curt Q24 Hitch. 5 step glow steps
Progressive EMS. Valterra tank valves. Sailun G637 tires. ARP fridge control. All led lighting. Mor Ryde IS
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