Magnum Inverter/Charger Design Tradeoffs
FYI The Magnum Inverter/Chargers are very good but cost tradeoffs in the design were made. I discovered the following on my ME2012 (2KW inverter and 100A charger) and these cost tradeoffs were made ac...
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MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
Magnum is not TRACE
This is not the 1990's, labor, material and taxes are cruel in the USA today
A really nice 2,500 watt inverter charger would cost $5,000.00 USD.
A really nice inverter charger would include a TWO HUNDRED AMPERE rated high frequency charger protected against under frequency, and would have simple adjustments to tweak stage voltages and time retained at end of stages. Two optional temperature sensing inputs, selectable and freakin' ADJUSTABLE
Keep dreaming
Don't know where you got your figures, but at least since 1990 to about 2003, the COST of a quality RV designed Inverter/Charger was about $1 per watt. Now the cost is about .50 a watt or less. Doug( I installed a LOT of 2000/2500 watt Inverter/Chargers during that time period).
