12-Volt Dc Receptacles; Usb Receptacles; Converter/Inverter - Tiffin Motorhomes Allegro Bus 2016 Owner's Manual

12 VOLT DC (VDC) RECEPTACLES
Your Allegro Bus is equipped with a 12 VDC receptacle conveniently lo-
cated inside of the center console (Figure 8-9). This 12 VDC receptacle
can be used for providing power to various items, such as cellular phones,
personal computers, or portable communications equipment.
This receptacle is usually found on the bulkhead in front of the passenger's
seat so that it is conveniently available to be used by the personnel in the
cockpit area. This receptacle accommodates the "cigarette-lighter" type of
connector.

USB RECEPTACLES

CONVERTER/INVERTER

Your motorhome is equipped with a 2800 or 2000 watt
Magna Sine Wave Inverter. When the 120 VAC power is
not available, either from the power cord or the genera-
tor, the inverter/charger (Figure 7-15) may be used. The
control panel for the inverter/charger is located above the
driver's seat.
The inverter/charger has two modes of operation: IN-
VERTER (providing power to your appliances from the
batteries) and AC (running from shore power or a gen-
erator). Whenever the inverter is in AC mode, it passes
power directly to your appliances as well as recharges the
batteries using a 3-stage battery charger (Bulk, Absorp-
tion and Float). This approach to battery charging pro-
vides rapid and complete charging cycles without placing undue stress on the batteries. Inverter oper-
ation must be enabled on the remote panel.
With search mode enabled, the inverter pulses the AC output looking for an electrical appliance (typ-
ELECTRICAL FEATURES
The Allegro Bus is equipped with USB ports conveniently located on the
front dashboard and in the bedroom area as well as on the passenger con-
sole. These ports allow for easy access when charging cell phones, laptop
computers, iPods, iPads or other tablets.
Figure 8-10:
USB receptacle
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Figure 8-9:
12 VDC receptacle
Figure 8-12:
Converter/Inverter