Invertors need to breathe, they dissipate heat, so unless your loads are really minimal a locker is going to need effective ventilation.
Steve Thomas From: e...@schillay.com Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 10:29:02 -0400 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Inverters All, I’ve always wanted to have a setup like this, but, as part of it, put the inverter in a locker or behind the instrument panel so the wires and the big metal box are hidden. Does anyone have something like this set up? And, if so, how do you power on the inverter? Or do you have the inverter out and have a cord plugged into one of the outlets that runs back inside to your shore/gen switch? All the best, Edd Edd M. Schillay Starship Enterprise C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B City Island, NY Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log On Mar 27, 2014, at 10:07 AM, Ken Heaton <kenhea...@gmail.com> wrote:Edd, Blue Seas makes a couple of different ways to switch between an Inverter and Shore Power. Either solution could be mounted next to the AC Panel beside the Chart Table on the Enterprise. Here are links to the switches (two ways of doing this): http://www.bluesea.com/products/8367/AC_Rotary_Switch_Panel_30_Ampere_2_positions_%2B_OFF_2_Pole or http://www.bluesea.com/products/8032/Traditional_Metal_Panel_-_120V_AC_30A_Toggle_Source_Selector The Rotary Switch is a little cheaper than the Breaker solution and you don't need the breakers as you have a main breaker in the AC panel right next to the suggested switch location. To wire this up, the existing wire from the existing shore power inlet (which goes directly to your existing AC Panel) would now go directly to one side of the Rotary Switch and a new, short wire would jump from the Rotary Switch to the existing AC panel. A new wire from the inverter would go to the other side of the Rotary Switch. Simple. Ken H. On 27 March 2014 10:44, Edd Schillay <e...@schillay.com> wrote: Dennis, Interesting. Where do you have your shore/gen switch and how is everything wired up? All the best, Edd Edd M. Schillay Starship Enterprise C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B City Island, NY Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log On Mar 27, 2014, at 9:34 AM, Dennis C. <capt...@gmail.com> wrote: Ray, It's a small 120 Volt AC travel dryer. It works OK for the admiral. When on the hook all my 120 v receptacles are powered by the 1000 watt inverter through a "shore/gen" switch. She can plug it in to any of 5 receptacles throughout the boat. Dennis C.Touché 35-1 #83Mandeville, LA Sent from my iPhone On Mar 26, 2014, at 11:36 PM, RAYMOND SHIBE <rsh...@optonline.net> wrote: Dennis,Now take that new hair dryer and connect it to your car battery to see how it works. My situation is somewhat different but we had a 12 v coffee maker. 45 minutes to make coffee. We now use a Sea Cook propane stove in the cockpit, 10 minutes to perc a pot and better coffee.. Ray Shibe _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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