Double pole Double Throw Switch For inverter
I got a 2k watt inverter and will be running all the outlets in my camper with it. My best friend is a Electrician and he suggested using this type of switch instead of a transfer switch. I will h...
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The BLUE SEA was $300 and I didnt get to see how much the C3CONTROLS model was. You have to be serious about using these high dollar switches.
The big advantage here is you can switch OFF some circuits that you dont have enough power to run using these. Like the A/C etc...
I saw you installed HOT MALE prongs sticking out on your one receptacle. Was wondering why you just didnt get one of these to use instead...
Can't believe you can buy something like this haha...
I chickened out installing my inverters - I have a 600W PSW that just feeds two 120VAC extension cord drops with multiple connections - one to home entertainment center area and the other to the bedroom area. When you need to use them just plug into them... I guess you can call this a poor man transfer switch...
I also have a 1500WATT PSW Inverter for a back up and it is wired so I can use a short adapter and plug the shore power cable into it but then have to go switch off a bunch of breakers because its isn't strong enough to run everything. I only use it for a backup or at a minimun make my 120VAC receptacle inside and out active so I can run a fan or someother 120VAC item outside when I need it...
Even just running the 600WATT inverter about half loaded down runs me down to 12.0VDC the next morning when I need to recharge my 255AHs capacity battery bank. I get to run about 20AMPS from the batteries using the INVERTER for a few hours steady and then 1-2 AMPS for the rest of the night for keep alive items. Then I am down to 12.0VDC on my 255AH battery bank and need to re-charge to do it all over again the next day/night battery run.
Inverters and batteries don't go together very well... What I really would like to do is have about 120WATTS of solar available to catch the sun during the daytime to help charge the battery bank.
When camping off the power grid I really watch my Dc POWER MONITOR PANEL real close. Don't want to drop below 12.0VDC which is somewhere around 50% charge state they tell me....
I still may install something like i posted here switching out 120VAC circuit I can't use when camping off the power grid.
The C3CONTROLS switches are called ROTARY CAM SWITCHES - I see Grainger is selling a three pole one for $78 so maybe they arent so expensiv after all...
Roy Ken
The big advantage here is you can switch OFF some circuits that you dont have enough power to run using these. Like the A/C etc...
I saw you installed HOT MALE prongs sticking out on your one receptacle. Was wondering why you just didnt get one of these to use instead...
Can't believe you can buy something like this haha...
I chickened out installing my inverters - I have a 600W PSW that just feeds two 120VAC extension cord drops with multiple connections - one to home entertainment center area and the other to the bedroom area. When you need to use them just plug into them... I guess you can call this a poor man transfer switch...
I also have a 1500WATT PSW Inverter for a back up and it is wired so I can use a short adapter and plug the shore power cable into it but then have to go switch off a bunch of breakers because its isn't strong enough to run everything. I only use it for a backup or at a minimun make my 120VAC receptacle inside and out active so I can run a fan or someother 120VAC item outside when I need it...
Even just running the 600WATT inverter about half loaded down runs me down to 12.0VDC the next morning when I need to recharge my 255AHs capacity battery bank. I get to run about 20AMPS from the batteries using the INVERTER for a few hours steady and then 1-2 AMPS for the rest of the night for keep alive items. Then I am down to 12.0VDC on my 255AH battery bank and need to re-charge to do it all over again the next day/night battery run.
Inverters and batteries don't go together very well... What I really would like to do is have about 120WATTS of solar available to catch the sun during the daytime to help charge the battery bank.
When camping off the power grid I really watch my Dc POWER MONITOR PANEL real close. Don't want to drop below 12.0VDC which is somewhere around 50% charge state they tell me....
I still may install something like i posted here switching out 120VAC circuit I can't use when camping off the power grid.
The C3CONTROLS switches are called ROTARY CAM SWITCHES - I see Grainger is selling a three pole one for $78 so maybe they arent so expensiv after all...
Roy Ken
