Re: Stus-List Wiring an inverter

I have had good luck with this transfer switch: http://www.westmarine.com/buy/kisae-technology--ac-transfer-switches--P014159982 Only thing you need to watch is if you plug something like a heater into it and the shore power dies, your batteries will be dead soon after. If I leave the boat with h

Re: Stus-List Wiring an inverter

I did this project last year, along with a DC rewire (engine and house banks) For the inverter / shore power, I installed this from Blue Sea: https://dh778tpvmt77t.cloudfront.net/images/products/8467.jpg It won’t run an air-conditioner (I don’t have one), but it will get the outlets working whe

Re: Stus-List Wiring an inverter

Ditto genuinedealz. I've bought quite often from them. Fair pricing, quick shipping. Dennis C. On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 9:21 AM, Ryan Doyle via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hey John, > > I just did a complete rewiring of Nobody's Bargain and added a Blue Sea > panel and an inverte

Re: Stus-List Wiring an inverter

Yep. Shore power -> Main breaker -> A/C, charger, hot water | \/ Inverter -> rotary switch | \/ Receptacles Dennis C. On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 9

Re: Stus-List Wiring an inverter

Hey John, I just did a complete rewiring of Nobody's Bargain and added a Blue Sea panel and an inverter. However, I'm DC only so I don't have an answer to your specific question. I did just want to tell you where I got the best deal on marine DC connectors and heat shrink: www.genuinedealz.co

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Thanks Dennis Got the first part - you effectively created a sub panel for loads allowed to be fed by the inverter. For shore power, it sounds like you are feeding the HL panel directly (after the main breaker) and then jumping to the rotary switch which then directs either inverter or shore p

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John — I recently found an online supplier with what I think is the lowest prices on genuine Molex heat shrink crimp terminals: www.waytekwire.com You’ll easily save about half of what you'd spend buying Ancor-branded (but really Molex…) terminals at Waste Marine...

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Thanks - will definitely compare. Scary when you start to add up all the "little" pieces. It's going to be a fortune just in shrink terminals! John Sent from my iPad > On Mar 13, 2016, at 11:10 AM, Bill Coleman via CnC-List > wrote: > > Just a note here, I notice Del City is now handling

Re: Stus-List Wiring an inverter

Just a note here, I notice Del City is now handling a lot of Blue Sea inventory. http://www.delcity.net/productsearch?search=blue+sea&x=0&y=0&it=#search=blue %20sea&mpp=72 Don't know how their prices compare. Bill Coleman C&C 39 Erie, PA -Original Message- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-l

Re: Stus-List Wiring an inverter

Mine doesn't have the internal switch but I wired it to ONLY the AC receptacles via a rotary switch and the receptacles breaker. I did the same with a friend's boat. That is, the switch is between the breaker panel supply buss and the line side of the AC receptacle breaker. The high amp AC users

Re: Stus-List Wiring an inverter

/19/14, Stevan Plavsa wrote: Subject: Re: Stus-List Wiring an inverter To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2014, 9:51 AM As an aside, charging tablets and phones doesn't necessarily require an inverter. One could go with something like this:http://c

Re: Stus-List Wiring an inverter (iDevices)

My caution on tablets and phones, apple or not, is matching the output of the built in transformer plug or car charger to the draw required by the device.  Too low and you may get a fire hot charger with little device charging.  If the charger is too large there is the risk of overheating the ba

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m> $210 Subject: Re: Stus-List Wiring an inverter +1 to what Stevan said. Sailboat Owners had some testing results published recently and charging an iPad (of all things) came about 20-25% less over a DC charger (compared to the inverter/AC charger combo). These inverters are not as effic

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Marek   -- Message: 9 Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 12:51:27 -0500 From: Stevan Plavsa <stevanpla...@gmail.com> To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List Wiring an inverter Message-ID:

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gt; > > Ed > > > > Prime Interest > > 1982 C&C 38 Landfall > > Toronto, Canada > > > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Stevan > Plavsa > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 19, 2014 12:51 PM > > *To:* cnc

Re: Stus-List Wiring an inverter

-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Wiring an inverter As an aside, charging tablets and phones doesn't necessarily require an inverter. One could go with something like this: http://ca.binnacle.com/p8953/BLUE-SEA-1016-DUAL-USB-CHARGER-2-SOCKET-5V-2.1A MP/product_info.html Phones and

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Plavsa To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" Subject: Re: Stus-List Wiring an inverter Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" As an aside, charging tablets and phones doesn't necessarily require an inverter. One could go with something like this: http://ca.binnacl

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verters are not efficient when powering tiny loads. >> >> Joe Della Barba >> Coquina >> C&C 35 MK >> >> -Original Message----- >> From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Rick >> Brass >> Sent: Tuesday, February 18

Re: Stus-List Wiring an inverter

cient when powering tiny loads. > > Joe Della Barba > Coquina > C&C 35 MK > > -Original Message- > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Rick > Brass > Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2014 11:15 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subj

Re: Stus-List Wiring an inverter

Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2014 11:15 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Wiring an inverter My Admiral's hair dryer is 1875 watts on high power setting, so it would draw over 15 amps AC, and 170 amps DC to power the inverter. That needs like size 0 battery cables from the batte

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Maybe some one can get Froggy to "plunk his magic twanger" and deliver it. On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 03:27 PM, Frederick G Street wrote: I could drive it down in the DeLorean... :^) ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cnc

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ry 18, 2014 3:33 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Wiring an inverter When I used to be in that business we divided the AC panel into "inverter" and "non-inverter" sections to keep things like water heaters and battery chargers from running from the inverter.

Re: Stus-List Wiring an inverter

When I used to be in that business we divided the AC panel into "inverter" and "non-inverter" sections to keep things like water heaters and battery chargers from running from the inverter. And no - you can't use a battery charger and an inverter to make a perpetual motion machine. Prime reason

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I could drive it down in the DeLorean... :^) Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > On Feb 18, 2014, at 2:09 PM, Wally Bryant wrote: > > PS. Of course, nothing I do makes any sense to anyone but me. > > Can anyone ship a new Flux

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I have one in my bucket of loose ends. Stand by. Rich > On Feb 18, 2014, at 16:09, Wally Bryant wrote: > > PS. Of course, nothing I do makes any sense to anyone but me. > > Can anyone ship a new Flux Capacitor down here? > > > > I wrote: >> Dan - Having totally rewired my LF38 you might f

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PS. Of course, nothing I do makes any sense to anyone but me. Can anyone ship a new Flux Capacitor down here? I wrote: Dan - Having totally rewired my LF38 you might find some ideas ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.c

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Dan — 1000W doesn’t sound like much. But it’s over 8 amps at 120 volts, which means the draw on your batteries at 12V will be over 80 amps (at full load)! That would drain your house bank really fast, no matter how big. You don’t want to touch battery #5, as that’s your starting battery. Fre

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Dan - Having totally rewired my LF38 you might find some ideas on my web site. Note, though, that I started doing it over a decade ago and some parts are obsolete, and of course some things could be done better because I keep learning. Also, some parts have been replaced, like the combo charg

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Thanks Fred, very helpful. I have can make the two house banks into one using the existing 4 way. I think.  I can use the other 4 way to isolate the starter battery, I believe. And, if the started idolater works like the echo charge, and I think it does, and if it's hooked up correctly, then al

Re: Stus-List Wiring an inverter

Mine is a 90A. The toggle broken off just means it's harder to turn it off or on accidentally, and I almost never turn it off. Everything happens at the battery switch. Here's a picture: http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3703/12600176555_b287dd3c93_o.jpg Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victori

Re: Stus-List Wiring an inverter

Your main DC breaker is probably a 50- or 100-amp breaker. The inverter would ideally be wired THROUGH THE APPROPRIATELY SIZED FUSE and through a disconnect switch, directly to the main house positive bus. As your house batteries are apparently split, this makes it a little more complicated.