Inverter Charger
My 12 year old Xantrex Prosine 2.0 has finally bit the dust. I used it in 2 RV's and it has served me well. I learned about the Prosine 2.0 on this forum years ago. It was a 2k watt pure sine inverter...
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Hi,
Victron is hard to beat. Outback has a good reputation. Magnum may be cheaper and may get the job done.
I now have a 350 watt Victron psw inverter for small loads. It weighs over 8 pounds. It was less than $80. I use my small inverter much more often than the big one.
I can't speak to converters. I can say some inverter/chargers have custom battery settings which means the charging profile can be idealized.
For part time use, a well designed solar charging system blows a converter out of the water as it is a one time cost and can be set up and left alone. Before I was full time, my battery bank was totally full before any trip I took. I added a trick-l-start, so the chassis battery was also maintained.
Victron is hard to beat. Outback has a good reputation. Magnum may be cheaper and may get the job done.
I now have a 350 watt Victron psw inverter for small loads. It weighs over 8 pounds. It was less than $80. I use my small inverter much more often than the big one.
I can't speak to converters. I can say some inverter/chargers have custom battery settings which means the charging profile can be idealized.
For part time use, a well designed solar charging system blows a converter out of the water as it is a one time cost and can be set up and left alone. Before I was full time, my battery bank was totally full before any trip I took. I added a trick-l-start, so the chassis battery was also maintained.
sandstravels wrote:
Sounds like good advice, thank you. Now let me re-ask the question, What is the latest and greatest charger/converter and the latest and greatest inverter?
