Circuit breaker or fuse?
So. I’ll be installing a 3000W inverter and with that, what is better? A 300A circuit breaker or an ANL fuse? I like the circuit breaker so I don’t have to keep spare fuses and a circuit breaker will ...
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KD4UPL wrote:
I would want a way to disconnect power to the inverter quickly in an emergency. A breaker allows for that. I'm not sure why you think you wouldn't need a spare fuse. I would think a spare would be a good idea. Sometimes inverter go a little crazy and power cycling them will reboot the processor and make it work again. It's a lot easier to power cycle with a breaker as well.
I just seen that. I missed typed. I like the circuit breaker because I don’t need fuses. But the fuses seem to be cheaper. And for as often as it sounds like they fail ( almost never) I would only need to keep a couple of extras.
