Add a remote switch for an inverter?
I have a couple of pure sine wave inverters. They are bargain inverters; however, I find them to work well enough and they satisfy my needs. But I really wish I had a remote on/off switch for them. ...
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So to use this relay I would put it between the battery and inverter via the large lugs and then install a switch to the small lugs as the remote? In the questions about it, it says that requires 0.7A to hold it closed. So that means a 0.7A continuous draw in addition to whatever the inverter is pulling?
Yes, absolutely right. And you would only need to put the relay in the positive leg. This one is rated to 150 amps, but this kind of relay is also often used to feed charging power from the truck to the camper and is powered only when the engine is running.
.7 Amps is about 2/3 of the power to feed one single incandescent light bulb, so it really is not very much. I would get two very small lit toggle switches and use them to energize the relays as required.
Yes, absolutely right. And you would only need to put the relay in the positive leg. This one is rated to 150 amps, but this kind of relay is also often used to feed charging power from the truck to the camper and is powered only when the engine is running.
.7 Amps is about 2/3 of the power to feed one single incandescent light bulb, so it really is not very much. I would get two very small lit toggle switches and use them to energize the relays as required.
