Inverter question
I have a 2013 voltage 3905 I would like to add a 5k inverter. I have 4 - 6volts 215 amphours each. They are set up in series/parallel. Has any one added an inverter and did you add a second transfer s...
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There is no free lunch with an inverter! You have to be able to recharge the batteries, and that can take hours and hours depending on the charger. The area between 50 and 85 percent is the real workhorse area once you leave shore power, as the area from 85 to 100 takes extended charge time to complete as amps accepted by the batteries tapers off. So in the attached spread sheet you have around 150 amp hours to really work with in the field, which is very little. You need an amp hour gauge and a lot more battery. I have 780 amp hours in my boat and can run about three days without charging by tightly managing usage, with refrigeration being my biggest user. The boat has a 140 amp alt and smart regulator on one of the engines just for the house bank, and the Heart West Marine 1500 inverter has a 75 amp 4 stage charger.
In the trailer I have it setup with a Honda eu1000i that powers the converter and will charge at around 40 amps. On the other side of the batteries is a Heart Freedom 10 inverter/charger that can power hair dryers and microwaves that the Honda will not. So I can dry camp and have full sat receiver and HD TV running on the inverter, and still take down the little Honda to cool and refuel before bringing it back online.
So getting the power out of the batteries to an inverter is only half the story. BTW this spread sheet is available on request via PM with an email address to send it to. It has a single cell to insert battery bank amp hours and computes the rest. Chris
In the trailer I have it setup with a Honda eu1000i that powers the converter and will charge at around 40 amps. On the other side of the batteries is a Heart Freedom 10 inverter/charger that can power hair dryers and microwaves that the Honda will not. So I can dry camp and have full sat receiver and HD TV running on the inverter, and still take down the little Honda to cool and refuel before bringing it back online.
So getting the power out of the batteries to an inverter is only half the story. BTW this spread sheet is available on request via PM with an email address to send it to. It has a single cell to insert battery bank amp hours and computes the rest. Chris
