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Naio
Explorer II
Apr 30, 2017

Any reason not to drill holes to ventilate inverter?

My cheap-azz HF inverter overheats easily when it's out in the open air and nights are freezing. In new van build, I plan to have an actual electrical cabinet. The inverter is going to freak out...
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westend
Explorer
Apr 30, 2017
One problem here is that the cost of fan, wiring, and circuit protection is going to be close to the price of the inverter.

My experience with these cheap inverters is that they do fail and a user should be OK with that. Sure, drill holes in the cover, put a fan on it or treat it however you feel best. In awhile it will fail and you can replace it with another that is of better quality.

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