1000 watt Yamaha generator?
I had an Alpenlite fifth wheel and got a Yamaha 1000 watt inverter generator when I needed a new convertor, I put in a 45 amp convertor thinking that it would be handled nicely in the rare instance wh...
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mike-uswest wrote:
Now I have a TT with a 60 watt convertor. Will my generator give this some power if the solar can't handle the clouds, or will it just shut the 1000 watt generator down? If it does, I will have to go generator shopping, and I like that Yamaha.
Not necessarily. At the risk of offending PD aficionados you could simply keep the EF1000iS you like so much, turn off the PD, and instead invest in a stand alone charger like this CTEK Multi US 25000 which does do a proper 14.4 volt bulk charge, offers temperature compensated charging, and won't overload your EF1000iS. You haven't indicated the size / type of battery or batteries you have but that would obviously determine just how long you may have to run your genset for sufficient recharge when the sun isn't co-operating as you would prefer.
