In the Dakar Combi system, the inverter and the battery charger share the electronics and the transformer. As the Dakar combines low and high frequency switch technologies it is larger and heavier than the high frequency Mass series. Connected to shore or generator power, it recharges batteries quickly and fully. The Dakar has a main outlet for the service battery and a second outlet of 3A for the starter battery that also undergoes a 3-stage charging process for recharging a gel battery safely. The charge protocol can be adjusted with jumper regulators to suit the most common battery types. LED’s on the front of the Dakar Combi, or alternatively one of the remote control panels that go with the series, indicate the charging process.

temperature sensor

The Dakar Combi comes standard with a temperature sensor which, attached to the main battery, will ensure a safe charging process at all temperatures. To reduce the recharge time as much as possible, sensor wires can be connected to the battery minus and battery plus poles. Power sharing can be set to adjust the charging current to the available shore current - ideal for situations where the available shorepower or generator amperage is limited. The Dakar Combi series includes units of 35 to 100 Ampere charge current for 12, 24 or 48V DC.

Sine wave inverter for your comfort

All AC appliances without exception can be plugged in to the Dakar Combi. The inverter ensures a pure sine wave output. As with the Mass Sine series, the key concepts for the Dakar are performance, low no-load and high peak capacity.

How long will the battery last?

The battery is the energy reservoir for 12 or 24V appliances as well as the AC group. The larger the battery (expressed in Ah), the longer it will last. The table above shows how to calculate how long the battery will last in a 12V system with a Dakar Combi 12/1500. In this example, the battery provides 900 Watt/hour in 24 hours. Divide this number by the voltage (=12V) and you come to a battery consumption of 75Ah. Mastervolt maintains this rule of thumb: multiply consumption by factor 2. The result in this case is a battery capacity of 150Ah.

The Dakar Combi is energy-
efficient

As with the Mass series, the Dakar is fitted with an energy saving switch which causes the appliance to switch off when no current is required. You can read more about this in the ‘technical chapter’. The Dakar Combi is available in seven different basic versions, with inverter capacities ranging from 1500W to 5kW

Easy to install within a system

The Dakar Combi is fitted with the following AC connections: Shore power (or generator) in and onboard electrical system out. The appliance automatically regulates the inverter or charger functions: when shore power is connected the battery charger is switched on, when it is disconnected the Dakar automatically switches to inverter mode to supply the electrical system with AC electricity. The transfer system is heavy-duty: it can cope with max. 25A (about 6kW). Mastervolt supplies a special Masterswitch Combi for systems with a generator.

Wide choice of remote control panels

For each of these systems there is a remote control panel available for easy operation: ranging from a comprehensive analogue type to an extended digital one. The Masterlink/RC panel is the most basic model with the main remote functions: inverter on/off, charge current and/or shore power regulation and LED current/ voltage indication. The most advanced panel available is the Masterlink/CSCP. As well as providing many different functions for controlling the inverter and the charger, this panel serves as a full battery consumption gauge featuring indicators for two batteries. An important function is the POWER SHARING setting which allows the user to adapt the Dakar Combi to the available shore power, enabling the use of shore power to charge the batteries and use the AC appliances at the same time, even at low amperage power availability.