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โMay-13-2018 12:56 PM
dpgllg wrote:MrWizard wrote:
This ^
Disconnect for RV storage, not while camping
When camping and not using INVERTER power for something
Just turn the inverter off, the control drain, is not going to have any noticable affect on your camping power use
MrWizard I think your message got truncated
โMay-13-2018 10:37 AM
dpgllg wrote:BFL13 wrote:
There is a difference between a switch for the 120v side of an inverter and one for the DC side. The DC side needs to be beefy for the ampacity of the inverter to battery wiring. The DC switch will have different amp ratings for 12v and 24v too.
I have some cheaper DC switches good to 100amps. I noticed that when "open" they still "leak" a little, so that is another thing with switches.
For storage, it seems easier IMO to remove the wires from a battery post.
I already have this switch to completely shut off the power to everything.
Battery Disconnect
If there is a concern about the inverter drawing to much power while shut off I would add another on of these to control power to the inverter.
We do not dry camp but might stop overnight at a rest area to get some sleep. That is where my concern came from the inverter draining battery while power is on but inverter is not being used.
โMay-13-2018 10:27 AM
MrWizard wrote:
This ^
Disconnect for RV storage, not while camping
When camping and not using INVERTER power for something
Just turn the inverter off, the control drain, is not going to have any noticable affect on your camping power use
โMay-13-2018 10:26 AM
BFL13 wrote:
There is a difference between a switch for the 120v side of an inverter and one for the DC side. The DC side needs to be beefy for the ampacity of the inverter to battery wiring. The DC switch will have different amp ratings for 12v and 24v too.
I have some cheaper DC switches good to 100amps. I noticed that when "open" they still "leak" a little, so that is another thing with switches.
For storage, it seems easier IMO to remove the wires from a battery post.
โMay-13-2018 09:26 AM
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โMay-13-2018 08:58 AM
MrWizard wrote:
Inverters mfg today
Most will draw something, when off
Because they are not truly off
The switches are control switches, not main power switch, they are too small to carry even the 25 amp load of a 300w inverter
No way are they going to carry the power of a larger inverter
If they built them with mechanical electrical relays operated by the switch
There would be no drain when off
But it's all electronic controls, and there is always some drain,
For storage mode you need a mains power disconnect
โMay-13-2018 06:42 AM
brulaz wrote:
With mine, as long as the inverter power switch is off, no power is drawn.
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