inverter or inverter/charger
A KISAE 2000w pure sine inverter, for example, can be had with or without the charger. With the charger the price roughly doubles. I've got a typical WFCO (8955?) trailer charger that's admittedly not...
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Alternator for a sloop ketch yawl schooner or multihull :)
Matt I have a lot of respect for techs who savvy cruiser electricals. As you will smile with - the perfect system matches the owner's needs and lifestyles.
I always lean heavy on the premise that a <55' cruiser will rely on an AC charger far more when tied up. For larger vessels like The Black Swan the owner darrel could not stand the charger integral to the large inverter. So I fashioned a 200-amp alternator and fitted it to an Ample Power true programmable regulator. The vessel has a Yanmar 17 Kw genset.
Would it be worth mentioning the auto transfer feature of the AC from gen or sgore to inverter? Some folks really like a seamless transfer and this would be a characteristic of many integral charger inverters.
But a reg lockout bypass to a 50-watt 30 ohm Ohmite rheostat really appeals to the marine side of me. I advertised my wares for marine as being appropriate for circumnavigation. David Snead owner of Ample Power always could be counted on for a good 2 hour chat :)
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Alternator for a sloop ketch yawl schooner or multihull :)
Matt I have a lot of respect for techs who savvy cruiser electricals. As you will smile with - the perfect system matches the owner's needs and lifestyles.
I always lean heavy on the premise that a <55' cruiser will rely on an AC charger far more when tied up. For larger vessels like The Black Swan the owner darrel could not stand the charger integral to the large inverter. So I fashioned a 200-amp alternator and fitted it to an Ample Power true programmable regulator. The vessel has a Yanmar 17 Kw genset.
Would it be worth mentioning the auto transfer feature of the AC from gen or sgore to inverter? Some folks really like a seamless transfer and this would be a characteristic of many integral charger inverters.
But a reg lockout bypass to a 50-watt 30 ohm Ohmite rheostat really appeals to the marine side of me. I advertised my wares for marine as being appropriate for circumnavigation. David Snead owner of Ample Power always could be counted on for a good 2 hour chat :)
