mena661
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Have you put that thing to the test? I'm thinking about trying their 2kW inverter.
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mena661
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DRSmart wrote:Wow. What kind of current would that unit draw from the batteries if it was actually putting out 5000 watts? You must be running full sized battery cables from the battery bank to the inverter.  Probably 500A.
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Chris Bryant
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I hate to be negative, but I simply cannot see how a 22 pound inverter can put out 5000 watts. There simply cannot be enough copper in it to do that.
My guess is nobody will ever come close to that load.
Of course, I remember thinking the same about Bob Carver's power amps when they first came out, so....
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pianotuna
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Hi Chris,
I'll let you know.
Apparently it is two 2500 watt units tied together at the 110 volt outlets for a total of 5000 watts available.
I'm off on my way to Florida--so it will get a work out then.
DrSmart, that would be 500 amps if a person went to 5000 watts.
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pianotuna
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Hi smkettner,
Ah yes...but yours is pure sine is it not? On the other hand my microwave is a *hog* at 1591 watts.
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Capt.Storm
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How much wattage can each outlet put out?
How many outlets?
There must be a breaker for each outlet correct?
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BFL13
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pianotuna wrote:Hi Chris,
I'll let you know.
Apparently it is two 2500 watt units tied together at the 110 volt outlets for a total of 5000 watts available.
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Yes, beware of the watts per outlet trick! That Sunforce "1000w" inverter Can Tire sells has two 500w receptacles, for instance.
If you plan to do "whole house" by plugging your shore power cable into the inverter which has more than one 15 amp receptacle, you want each 15amp receptacle to carry full watts. Read the fine print before buying!!!
My Vector inverter is ok for that and AFAIK the Xantrex inverters (and other brand names built by Xantrex) are ok too. If the store clerk won't let you read the manual out of the box first, often the manual is on line in a pdf link on the brand's site.
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pianotuna
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Hi BFL13,
The twin inverters are wired in parallel and feed *both* outlets. So each one can do 5000 watts. Of course I'm not likely to do 5000--I'd max out at 3600 watts, other than for surges.
Hi Capt Storm,
There are no breakers--just internal fuses (which I'm not too happy about) The 12 volt side has two banks of 40 amp "car" fuses. Twin "multi country" type outlets.
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gandude
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Can someone please explain how you can have 5000 watts available on a NEMA 5-15, 5-20 or 5-30 outlet and conform to NEC?
Is that inverter UL listed?
I don't mean to sound like "Dave Downer" but this imported stuff is getting out of control!
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pianotuna
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Hi gandude,
You can't. But then it is some queer "multi national plug".
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