50 amp service, Inverter vs Converter
Sorry I originally had this posted in travel trailer section then moved it here. I am in the process of gutting out an 18 foot travel trailert, all I have left is the shower and head. I have some ...
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I am slowly marinising my 5er. The wet cell batterys went bye bye & in went a 4D AGM. The ratty converter/charger that so many RVs are equipped with went bye bye too & in went a very nice 2kw PURE sine wave inverter/charger.
The inverter is capable of running almost everything 110 but the battery bank is not big enough for it to last long.
The wiring method was simple enough. The inverter is wired to the battery & also to the feed of the 110 box.
We operate the inverter manually so as not to drain the battery with the inverter powering the fridge or water heater. If the inverter is going to be used the circuit breakers for the fridge & water heater are turned off so that they remain on propane.
On edit, after reading a previous poster, you might consider powering your 12V circuits the marine way & do away with those nasty fuses & installing a circuit breaker panel for the 12V system. No more worries of blowing your last spare fuse while troubleshooting a problem. No more need to carry fuses period.
The inverter is capable of running almost everything 110 but the battery bank is not big enough for it to last long.
The wiring method was simple enough. The inverter is wired to the battery & also to the feed of the 110 box.
We operate the inverter manually so as not to drain the battery with the inverter powering the fridge or water heater. If the inverter is going to be used the circuit breakers for the fridge & water heater are turned off so that they remain on propane.
On edit, after reading a previous poster, you might consider powering your 12V circuits the marine way & do away with those nasty fuses & installing a circuit breaker panel for the 12V system. No more worries of blowing your last spare fuse while troubleshooting a problem. No more need to carry fuses period.
