MotoMaster 1000 Watt pure sine wave Inverter sale this Fri

Mine was more like 11.1/2 as seen on the Trimetric (not quite the same as at the inverter) ISTR.

My latest set-up with another inverter had a high alarm voltage which was confusing, but eventually I found the culprit.

It was where I joined two shorter wires lug to lug to get a long enough wire, and the joining nut and bolt was a bit loose, as discovered by how it heated up so much. Took me a while to accidentally discover how hot that was there. ( You can IR your set-up if you are keen, and avoid such things lasting so long.)

Wire gauges were ok; it was that bad connection. All good now.

brulaz wrote:
Yes, I was wondering if others are seeing the low voltage LUP(?) and hearing the squeal at 11.6V? It's essentially the battery voltage in my case as I recently upgraded to short 1/0 cable and heavy soldered lugs.

SoundGuy wrote:
I'm still powering my CT 1000 watt inverter with a single G27 so it's not surprising it would alarm well below full load but earlier you mentioned you're running 400 AH of battery power so I'm curious as to what your battery bank consists of that it would so easily suffer voltage drop sufficient to cause the inverter to alarm? :@

brulaz wrote:
It takes a while at 950W to get it down to 11.6V (4 gc2 batts)
But 11.6V seems too high for it to start complaining.

Agree - 11.6 volts seems high for the alarm to sound. Unfortunately I really don't recall what the voltage is when my CT inverter alarm sounds - sorry. :(

Considering I'm running just a single G27 but you have 4 GC-2s I am surprised you're seeing that much of a voltage dip under load from just 950 watts. I'd never go more than two batteries, either a pair of G31s or pair of GC-2s, but now I'm questioning the value of even bothering with 2 when 1 that's load supported by my truck seems to work fine for my needs. If I were dry camping all the time this wouldn't be a viable solution but the for the few times each season we may want to use the inverter I'm now thinking I may just let my current G27 run to the end of it's life and eventually replace it with a single G31. Thanks for your info! :)

SoundGuy wrote:

brulaz wrote:
Yes, I was wondering if others are seeing the low voltage LUP(?) and hearing the squeal at 11.6V? It's essentially the battery voltage in my case as I recently upgraded to short 1/0 cable and heavy soldered lugs.

I'm still powering my CT 1000 watt inverter with a single G27 so it's not surprising it would alarm well below full load but earlier you mentioned you're running 400 AH of battery power so I'm curious as to what your battery bank consists of that it would so easily suffer voltage drop sufficient to cause the inverter to alarm? :@

It takes a while at 950W to get it down to 11.6V (4 gc2 batts)
But 11.6V seems too high for it to start complaining.

brulaz wrote:
Yes, I was wondering if others are seeing the low voltage LUP(?) and hearing the squeal at 11.6V? It's essentially the battery voltage in my case as I recently upgraded to short 1/0 cable and heavy soldered lugs.

I'm still powering my CT 1000 watt inverter with a single G27 so it's not surprising it would alarm well below full load but earlier you mentioned you're running 400 AH of battery power so I'm curious as to what your battery bank consists of that it would so easily suffer voltage drop sufficient to cause the inverter to alarm? :@

hammick wrote:
I'm assuming at that price it doesn't have a built in battery charger?

No.

I have found These guys especially if you're on the Island. They do ship. VERY knowledgeable.

I'm assuming at that price it doesn't have a built in battery charger?

Purchased the inverter today and also got a $20.00 gift card for spending more then $100.00. Mind you, I could not apply the $20.00 to the inverter today but can use the card on any other future purchase. All in all, a very good deal.

pianotuna wrote:
Hi,

These prices are in Canadian Dollars and FOB in Calgary.

http://www.wholesalesolar.com/solar-panels

bcbigfoot wrote:

pianotuna wrote:
No, that's not a good price for solar in Canada.

bcbigfoot wrote:
Just to add there is a in store clearance special at some Canadian tire stores of 2x 100 watt (200 watt total) Coleman solar panels for $369.00 can. plus taxes. Good solar panel prices for up here in Canada.

I suppose not if you live close to a solar wholesaler, many don't and must factor in transport. Around here rv dealers still charge over 5$ a watt for panels. For many it is a good price.

Great prices on big panels, however apple to apples the 100 watt panels down the page are a little over 2$ dollars a watt, making them more than the Canadian tire panels. They are high voltage panels as well, would they not require a expensive mppt controller? I'm not very knowledgeable on solar. There also a 6 hr drive from me.

Hi,

These prices are in Canadian Dollars and FOB in Calgary.

http://www.wholesalesolar.com/solar-panels

bcbigfoot wrote:

pianotuna wrote:
No, that's not a good price for solar in Canada.

bcbigfoot wrote:
Just to add there is a in store clearance special at some Canadian tire stores of 2x 100 watt (200 watt total) Coleman solar panels for $369.00 can. plus taxes. Good solar panel prices for up here in Canada.

I suppose not if you live close to a solar wholesaler, many don't and must factor in transport. Around here rv dealers still charge over 5$ a watt for panels. For many it is a good price.