For Tiffin owners (or anyone with a Magnum inverter), having the auto-generator start (AGS) enabled is a good idea, even if you are normally connected to shore power. It’s useful so if there is an extended power cut at the RV park, the generator will turn on before the battery level gets too low. (I have mine set to come on for 2 hours when the battery drops to 12.2V, which is about 50%, since I have AGM batteries.)

If you boondock at any time, or use your generator while driving for AC in hot months, or even just the monthly exercise you should be giving it, you may find an annoyance with the system: if you manually start the generator, it will automatically disable the AGS feature.

But fear not, there is a solution:

1. Press the AGS button on the Magnum control panel.
2. Turn the dial until you get to the AGS TECH item, and press the dial to select that.
3. Turn the dial until you get to the AGS Mode item, and press to select.
4. Turn the dial to change from RV to Other, and press to select.

Now the AGS will remain on, even after starting the generator manually. Much more convenient.

Here’s what the AGS TECH menu item looks like:

And with AGS Mode: Other selected:

I hope this helps!

One big issue that we got Davidson RV to investigate was that our main TV lift wasn’t going down reliably; it would often stop partway, requiring pressing the down button several times. They investigated, and determined that the lift controller was bad:

Here’s the TV laying on our bed while they investigated:

They couldn’t get a replacement in time, so as a temporary workaround, they installed a switch to bypass the controller:

I contacted the manufacturer, Venset in Denmark, and they referred me to their US distributor, Wood Technology.

I emailed Wood Technology, and Mike Fisher replied. We exchanged several very helpful emails, photos, and documents, discussing the issue and solutions. He provided me with a replacement controller:

The new controller, installed:

It was super easy to sync our existing remote control to the new controller, then I was able to successfully raise and lower the TV:

Here’s a peek of the lift mechanism:

Another potential issue that Mike discussed was that the curly cord could get tangled, preventing the lift from raising. So he recommended either cutting it out, or detaching the lower portion and rerouting the wire:

I did the latter, bundling the curly cord with the other wires coming from the TV:

That should avoid that issue. And we’re very glad that the lift mechanism is working properly again. Much appreciation to Mike at Wood Technology!

In a basement compartment of our coach was a subwoofer, presumably synced with the outside TV. We hardly ever use that TV, and wouldn’t want to be booming loud bass sounds when we do, so I’ve had the subwoofer unplugged for ages, and recently removed it and put it into storage.

Here’s the subwoofer, nicely mounted on a shelf:

It is a wireless subwoofer, so the only attachment is a power cord:

The empty shelf:

That seemed like a good place to put a fire extinguisher and first aid kit, so they’re out of the way, but always reachable:

A much better use of that space!