Inverter Swap 1000 for 2000watts
I have a fried 1000watt inverter/ charger, and I am wondering if I can swap it w a 2000watt one without any other changes to my electrical system.? They are the same brand and are the same exact unit,...
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You can have safe ampacity and fusing, but the wiring be too long and thin and/or not enough battery bank size in AH to stay above inverter alarm/shut off when running the high amps.
So even if the 10 wiring is "safe" for the 20, you might not be able to use the 20 to run a microwave or whatever.
You can fatten up the wiring but still not have enough battery bank AH to prevent the inverter from alarming due to voltage drop at the higher amp level or VV. You have to get the right combo of inverter/wiring/battery bank size for it all to do the job right.
You can have a situation where you can only run the microwave if the batteries are near full, but not when they are at 60% SOC.
You want to be able to run the toaster on inverter to make breakfast before campground generator hours when the batts are low from watching movies the night before and then the furnace was on all night because it is winter. You can run the gen later on to recharge the batts, but that does not help you right now when you want to make toast! :(
So even if the 10 wiring is "safe" for the 20, you might not be able to use the 20 to run a microwave or whatever.
You can fatten up the wiring but still not have enough battery bank AH to prevent the inverter from alarming due to voltage drop at the higher amp level or VV. You have to get the right combo of inverter/wiring/battery bank size for it all to do the job right.
You can have a situation where you can only run the microwave if the batteries are near full, but not when they are at 60% SOC.
You want to be able to run the toaster on inverter to make breakfast before campground generator hours when the batts are low from watching movies the night before and then the furnace was on all night because it is winter. You can run the gen later on to recharge the batts, but that does not help you right now when you want to make toast! :(
