Inverter Mounting Near Battery Box?
While I wait for the Magnum Hybrid inverters to come out, I've been looking at installation options in my Voltage. I'm aware of the fact that inverters and open batteries in the same compartment ar...
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mena661 wrote:harold1946 wrote:My genny is exposed to the outdoors so no my inverter is not in the same "bay". I would not hesitate to put MY inverter in the compartment shown in the picture. The genny is sealed off and so are the batteries. As a matter of fact, when I had my 5th wheel my inverter was in the same front compartment as the batteries and the batteries were not sealed off BUT the compartment was vented.
Is your inverter located in the same bay as the genny?
My concern would not be the batteries as the picture indicates they are seperated. It would be the mounting of the inverter directly above the genny, or on the wall of the compartment next to the genny. Sensitive electronics do not tolerate heat well.
The picture indicates the only available space to mount the inverter is directly above the genny.
I seriously doubt that the inverter in any RV is mounted directly above or even in the same compartment as the generator.
