Samlex Inverter Power Draw Question
I just finished a Samlex pure sine wave PST 3000-12 inverter install. I ran 00/2 cables because that was recommended in the user manual. I added a Renogy 30 amp transfer switch with the charger wired ...
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EMD360 wrote:
I am disappointed that the charger draws so much more power that the old WFCO did.
Micro ran ok on inverter just not on shore power 20 amps.
Charger on shore power and the rest on inverter is a very interesting idea! The charger plug is in a difficult position but I might try this. Thanks.
The WFCO didn't really work. That's why it didn't draw much power.
Great news on the microwave. It may work on shore power, with the converter turned off.
This is called double conversion. I often only had a 15 amp circuit, with no access to the shore power breaker, so I'd routinely run just the converter. The rest of the loads were carried on a 2500 watt Cobra MSW inverter rated to run motors. If you are going to do this, it may be a good idea to carry replacement fuses for the converter. DAMHIK
I did have a large battery bank of 875 amp-hours.
