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[HaRVey]

We just completed our first dry camping trip with our 2018 Thor Palazzo 33.2 and had issues with a few of our electronic devices. A little background on our rig - I set it up for occasional dry camping by swapping the batteries with LiFePo and added 680W solar, so adequate battery power/reserve would not be an issue and to minimize generator use.
First, my wife's heating pad failed (melted control) and the new replacement wouldn't even work. Second, her juicer and blender would not work unless we turned the generator on and unfortunately the generator died with only 59h hours on it...(going to Cummin Service for repair tomorrow...)
I called Magnum who said that the model inverter Thor installs (ME2012, modified sign) should NEVER be used with heating pads (many fires reported) and will often cause problems with anything with a motor and digital controls. Magnum also said that while the equipment Thor installs in their RVs will work (fridge, micro, etc.) that the modified sign wave will cause them to run inefficiently and significantly shorten the life of user electronics such as coffee makers, etc., compared to their Pure sign models (MS2012). The retail price difference between the two models is ~$500, so there is no excuse for cutting corners on something which can have severe safety consequences especially when Thor provides no such warnings with their RVs. A new inverter is now on order...