Touche' has a 1000 watt inverter. I don't run any sensitive electronics from it, just the coffee maker and the Admiral's low wattage travel hair dryer.
The unique thing about Touche's inverter system is that it can power all the 120 AC receptacles throughout the boat. I have a rotary isolator switch which switches the receptacles from shore power to inverter power while still routing the power through the boat's AC panel. That is, all the breakers on the AC panel except the AC receptacles' breaker are shore power only and the receptacles' breaker is switchable between shore power and the inverter. Took some creative configuration behind the panel to do that. Inverters can require a tremendous DC current. Be sure to properly size the cables from the batteries. Be sure to install an appropriately sized breaker. Typically, a 1000 watt inverter needs a 175 amp breaker and perhaps a 2/0 cable depending on TOTAL cable run (there AND back). Touche's house bank is two Delco Voyager Series 29's. Reserve capacity: 210 each -- Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Tue, Oct 17, 2023 at 3:03 PM CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > OK, an DC/AC Pure Sine Wave inverter looks attractive > > I've heard some boats have 1000 watt, some 2000watt and some 3000 or more. > What size inverter is right for a boat equipped with two 100Ah AGM > batteries? > One battery provides 12v x 100ah: 1200watts. My system can provide 2400 > watts but I usually reserve one battery to restart the engine and run on > the other battery. Does the inverter get fed from a bus common to both > batteries, or to the selector switch marked, "Off, 1, both, 2"? > > Thanks, > Chuck S > > > Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and > help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > Thanks for your help. > Stu
Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks for your help. Stu
