Inverter Question
Searched various threads pertaining to "inverter installations". Obviously, the installs range from simple to elaborate. The most simple seems to involve wiring an inverter to the battery and simp...
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Gdetrailer wrote:2oldman wrote:Gdetrailer wrote:Mine's on all the time. Ain't no thang.
Not to mention getting all the family members to remember to turn the inverter OFF when no longer needed, hence the comment of leaving it on 24/7 which WILL happen.
Then you should stop whining about folks with chinese gens parking beside you.
My PV1250 inverter is a rather smart inverter, it KNOWs when a AC load is present and turns on and when the load is turned of it turns off. Saves a lot of battery capacity, lessens that length of gen run time required.
Hard to conserve battery if your inverter is running 24/7, a lot of Ahrs are being burned up by an idle inverter (Up to 2.5A per hr).
2oldman's solar could idle 5 inverters and not be a worry.
We will still complain about the generator running all day just to watch a movie on a nice day. Chinese, Japanese, USA made does not matter.
