Hey folks! I'm looking at seriously beefing up the battery bank on our boat to LiFePo4, and adding a powerful (3~4kW) pure sine inverter. These things take up space, and I was wondering where other people might have located their components?
To get the thread started: I thought about putting the battery bank next to where the current one is (the starboard lazarrette), and the inverter where the current charger is (under the starboard settee). However a 3~4kW inverter running at 12V would pull up to 333A, which requires at least 2/0 AWG! I think wiring that distance doesn't make any sense, and it's probably better to keep the bank next to the inverter. But where?
To get the thread started: I thought about putting the battery bank next to where the current one is (the starboard lazarrette), and the inverter where the current charger is (under the starboard settee). However a 3~4kW inverter running at 12V would pull up to 333A, which requires at least 2/0 AWG! I think wiring that distance doesn't make any sense, and it's probably better to keep the bank next to the inverter. But where?