Magnum Hybrid Inverters

Just get the Victron and turn off the charging portion.

Don't know if the shoe fits if I should wear it? My wife drives a Volvo S80 twin turbo, does that mean I should have a Magnum?

BTW: I drive an old Malibu. Still got a little old moldy left. Laid down the tools of the trade @ 50 and I'm now 79. Only worry, health.

Hi Roy,

No, I was unwillingly put in a position where my house was sold. (not a financial issue--but it would have cost me too much to buy out my wife's share). I decided I would earmark ten grand for upgrades. I needed new tires--so I went with larger wheels. I looked very seriously at a solar trailer, but fell to the siren song of a Yamaha 3000 iSEB genny.

I have a 2500 Cobra MSW and wish to replace it with a PSW. In an ideal world I'd go with 3600 watts (or 4000) but no one makes a 12 volt in that size (a reliable one, that is).

I would really prefer a stand alone inverter.

I have 5 grand left of the ten. Want to help me spend it?

RoyB wrote:
Don - what happened - You get a big contract for tuning up piano's recently hehe.

Roy ken

pianotuna wrote:
Hi Jeff,

That's an unfair comparison--but my ideal inverter would be PSW, stand alone, 12 volt and 3600 watts continuous.

I could start with one Victron and add a second one if need be. Magnum doesn't offer that feature. Don't get me wrong, I believe the Magnum is a great unit.

The Victron Quattro can be connected to dual 120 volt power sources. "More Power

Two AC inputs with integrated transfer switch. The Quattro can be connected to two independent AC sources, for example shore-side power and a generator, or two generators. The Quattro will automatically connect to the active source. "

All very good points.

Jeff

Comparing features is interesting as well. They both let you set a maximum AC input current so you won't overload the little 2000i generators or your 15 amp house outlet. They both have temperature compensated 4 stage battery charging. The Vic can add a maximum of 13 amps power assist to what ever your generator is providing. If I limit the shore input to 12amps so I don't overload my little 2000i I can have a total of 25amps to start my Coleman Mach3+. With the optional start cap installed in parallel with the run cap my inrush current is supposed to be around 20 amps so were within spec. Determining the Mag power assist is more complicated as they give far more detailed specs for outputs but don't list a max for the power assist. The stated maximum AC outputs are 25amps continuous, 70amps 1 ms, 40 amps 100ms, and 32.5amps for 5 seconds. We should be past compressor start up at this point. They also state max DC input as 400amps. Sounds to me like it does more power assist.

Jeff

Don - what happened - You get a big contract for tuning up piano's recently hehe......

Looks like a good upgrade for you... I am still playing with my plug it in here or plug it in there. haha

Roy ken

Hi Jeff,

That's an unfair comparison--but my ideal inverter would be PSW, stand alone, 12 volt and 3600 watts continuous.

I could start with one Victron and add a second one if need be. Magnum doesn't offer that feature. Don't get me wrong, I believe the Magnum is a great unit.

The Victron Quattro can be connected to dual 120 volt power sources. "More Power

Two AC inputs with integrated transfer switch. The Quattro can be connected to two independent AC sources, for example shore-side power and a generator, or two generators. The Quattro will automatically connect to the active source. "

pianotuna wrote:
Hi Unyalli,

The Victron can be stacked. I'm not sure the Magnum can be.

Understood but now were talking 4 grand instead of 2 grand.

Jeff

Hi Unyalli,

The Victron can be stacked. I'm not sure the Magnum can be.

The comparison is interesting.
Mag vs Vic
3000 2500 continuous output power watts
8400 6000 peak (surge) power watts
60 50 transfer relay amps
125 120 max charger output amps


Mag made in USA
Vic foreign

I'll give a few hundred bucks more for the mag no problem.