How far is too far for the inverter?
My inverter is going to be about 4-5 feet from the battery bank, and maybe an additional foot or two by the time I run the wire. I am using 2 gauge wire. Is that too far? The inverter will only see...
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With some (all?) inverter manuals they call for wire to handle the surge amount, which is twice the rated amount, so you can way over-do it by following the rules.
You actually "need" wire to handle what you will actually do with the inverter, not just the max what the inverter could do. Same with the fuse size they want. Pick the wire for more than what you will ever do, and then fuse for that wire. Never mind what the inverter "could do."
At least one inverter seems to be saying the ANL fuse is what gives it the "surge" capability, by when it will blow, never mind the wire.
(If you do more than you set it up for, it will blow the fuse chosen for that wire you actually used. So don't do that again. :) )
You actually "need" wire to handle what you will actually do with the inverter, not just the max what the inverter could do. Same with the fuse size they want. Pick the wire for more than what you will ever do, and then fuse for that wire. Never mind what the inverter "could do."
At least one inverter seems to be saying the ANL fuse is what gives it the "surge" capability, by when it will blow, never mind the wire.
(If you do more than you set it up for, it will blow the fuse chosen for that wire you actually used. So don't do that again. :) )
