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Some INVERTER WIRING References:
Inverter High Load Isolation: http://www.bluesea.com/Article_detail.asp?Section_ID=137&id=85 Wiring Inverter Load Groups (Sub Panels): http://www.bluesea.com/Article_detail.asp?Section_ID=137&id=89 http://ipphotos.com/default.asp?CatLevel=3&Cat1_ID=8&Cat2_ID=162 HTH - but if it doesn't - ask again ... Gord
Inverter High Load Isolation: http://www.bluesea.com/Article_detail.asp?Section_ID=137&id=85 Wiring Inverter Load Groups (Sub Panels): http://www.bluesea.com/Article_detail.asp?Section_ID=137&id=89 http://ipphotos.com/default.asp?CatLevel=3&Cat1_ID=8&Cat2_ID=162 HTH - but if it doesn't - ask again ... Gord
Suggest you provide a second circuit
I do not know what those references say so this may be repeating something. If your inverter is a Heart inverter / charger which automatically switches itself, I suggest that you might want to wire a second AC circuit which bypasses the inverter. I had one fail on me once and it was a lot more difficult to work on the boat at the dock since no AC was available as it all came out of the inverter which was broken.
I do not know what those references say so this may be repeating something. If your inverter is a Heart inverter / charger which automatically switches itself, I suggest that you might want to wire a second AC circuit which bypasses the inverter. I had one fail on me once and it was a lot more difficult to work on the boat at the dock since no AC was available as it all came out of the inverter which was broken.
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Also try Xantrex they have their manuals posted online with wiring diagrams from the installation book. Do a google on statpower, too. I reemmber donloading the whole manual when I helped a friend put his in. If you can't find it, let me know and I'll email it to you. If you're putting in a separate inverter you MUST use a Blue Seas 8032 switch, or equivalent. It keeps the inverter power separate from the incoming AC so you can't ever use both at the same time. Re Patrick's suggestion: It would be relatively easy to switch the power back on if the Heart I/C charger fails (I have one), because I wired the AC through a terminal block, which simply means having to switch three wires. Sure, you could do it with a switch, but it would certainly have to be either well hidden, or well marked to avoid "the brother-in-law" syndrome heard many times about the 1-2-Both switches.
Also try Xantrex they have their manuals posted online with wiring diagrams from the installation book. Do a google on statpower, too. I reemmber donloading the whole manual when I helped a friend put his in. If you can't find it, let me know and I'll email it to you. If you're putting in a separate inverter you MUST use a Blue Seas 8032 switch, or equivalent. It keeps the inverter power separate from the incoming AC so you can't ever use both at the same time. Re Patrick's suggestion: It would be relatively easy to switch the power back on if the Heart I/C charger fails (I have one), because I wired the AC through a terminal block, which simply means having to switch three wires. Sure, you could do it with a switch, but it would certainly have to be either well hidden, or well marked to avoid "the brother-in-law" syndrome heard many times about the 1-2-Both switches.
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