inverter update

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Syversens

Syversens

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Oct 29, 2006
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Beneteau 381 Olympia, WA
Hi All, not sure if anyone remembers but I wanted to get an inverter installed on my boat. After numerous calls to local installers and had them all look at the installations and estimates but as they quickly has passed $1000 its not scrapped. I am having the galvanic isolator installed for about 1 hour. the inverter might be on the table later when we find the specific needs but for now I'll focus on getting a few 12V outlets for TV and such..... Anyone have experience with this ?
 
Jentine

Jentine

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Jun 1, 2004
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Beneteau 393 Newport
Inverters are cheap and

installation is simple. I paid $185 for an inverter (1500 watts) on ebay and installed it in 20 minutes. You need to ascertain your electrical draw and purchase the necessary wattage unit, connect two cables to the battery and connect the outlet side to the 120 v circuits. Jim
 
Syversens

Syversens

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Oct 29, 2006
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Beneteau 381 Olympia, WA
more information on location and wires ?

Hi Jentine, I always thought this was way easier than a 8 hour job by a professional. can you give me some more details on where you put it and what type of cables you use (both from battery and to outlets) ? Also, from your pose it seems you just "plugged in" the inverter, does that power up all the outlets ? I was a bit worries that the inverter could be fried by leaving it on and connecting shore power but I think I can work around that for almost $1000 in installation cost
 
Jentine

Jentine

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Jun 1, 2004
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Beneteau 393 Newport
Inverter installation

My batteries are located under the aft bunk on the other side of the wall from the port locker. I mounted the inverter in the locker and ran one red and one black 00 gauge wire to the batteries from the inverter. That supplies the inverter with power. I then ran a 12/2 with ground wire from the 110v side of the inverter to an A/B switch which I mounted next to the A/C electrical panel and connected the shore power to one side of the switch and the inverter to the other and its output to the panel. When we are on the hook, I switch to inverter; when we are at a dock, I switch to shore power. The whole thing should take no more than 6-8 hours. The most difficult part of the project is running wires through the boat. Jim
 
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