Your plan sounds a lot like my "House" (Class A RV) in that I have a very nice Pioneer Home theater sitting nest to my Main TV next to my Video Electronics Cabinet (Digital OTA TV convewrter, Vintage NTSC only DVR (hence the converter) Sat Receiver (Optional currently elsewhere.. i go to put one in there again some day cause I want to watch one FREE TO AIR Sat channel... The FTA receiver can do that.. It can't show me CSI but it can NASA).
InverterL TRUE SINE WAVE. IN days of old when I was bold I visited the Xantrex web sitek since mine is a Xantrex no longer produced product (hence I can not recommend it) Xantrex used to have a document on their MSW inverter sites "Thingns that might not work as well on MSW inverters"
Sat Receivers
Audio Receivers
Televisons
Any device with electronic components, including Clocks, Coffee pots with timers, Electric Blankets, Night lights.
and even nearby Battery operated radios (IE a pocket radio)
The list was ever growing and now has dissappeared.
Here is the list for TSW inverters
Any device or combination of devices needing more than (Inverter rating) Watts.
For example for my Prosine 2.0 (2,000watts) that's 2,000 watts.
Brands:
In another thread on another forum this question was recently ask. And as it turn out my "Generic" answer is standing up well.
With low end MSW inverters.. Some are indeed ****.
But with high power (1000 watts or more) True sine in-line inverters like my 2000 watt Prosine, which as I said is no longer in production,, Most all of them are very good, Well built and I'd have no problem recommending any of them.
Things to look for:
Load sense: This is a system that looks to see if anything plugged in (120 volt side) wants power. if not the inverter goes into a Standby mode. I do not use this feature but this is because say a 75 Watt Light plugged in to an inverter set to sense 100 watts.. Will BLINK Yes I can adjust the load sense. But I'd have to go mighty low to have the Microwave clock be load enough and. Well. I don't want it blinking at me. Thus I leave the load sense off so the unit operats as a UPS and keeps power to the Clocks all the time.
Programmable Battery pramaters:
On my prosine I can set the charge profile. Bulk, absorption, float and equalize voltages and current limits. Time limits if desired and more.
This is a good thing because if I change battery types. I can re-program for the new batteries (Tried that once, Had the Inverter on a pair of Group 31 AGM's. They were the newest batteries in the RV, the Prosine was set to AGM, and ... they were the first to die, Lasted only about half as long as the Flooded wet cells which were eating off a Progressive Dynamicsa 9180 with wizard (Both the Prosine nad the Wizard get top ratings from me) Went back to all Wet cells.. Much happier now. I see your plan is Flooded wet cells. very good.
I would also look for a Remote Control panel
Though I did state that both the charger in the Prosine and my Progressive Dynamics Wizard converter are top rated (for different reasons) I like the PD IntellaPower's program slightly better (we are talking like 99%/100% here They are both top end 3-stage PLUS one feature. it's the PLUS I like better and this is actually a personal preference, not a technical one.
So I simply turn off the charger in the Prosine from the Remote... UNLESS
1: Since I more than doubled my battery bank (From 22o hamp hour to over 500) when running on Generator I can use the extra amps so I switch on the Prosine and
2: My PD is a "plug in" model in an outside compartment.. From time to time I've accidently pulled the plug.. Well,,, This is an issue because it don't work that way :).. I often get up around 3-4 Am to visit the "inner office" (the one with the plumbing) and to check into a Radio Net.. Notice the battery voltage indicator is reading a tad low and think "Oh ****!. The Converter is off line again.. now I have two choices, Get Dressed, Grab my TAC-1200 flashlight, go out and plug it back in.. Or Flip the switch on the remote panel INSIDE.. Guess which I choose :). Radio is happy, I'm happy and tomorrow. I don't need to run down the battery on the TAC-1200 super flashlight. :)
