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Old 06-15-2012, 02:55 PM   #1
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Hello all, I just purchased an inverter charger to replace the charger only in my 2400scr. I am unsure where the AC line back from the inverter to the main panel gets wired to?.....the main 30amp breakers or just to the circuit breakers I want powered...ie the receptacles and microwave.....also, I want to make sure that I am only pulling power from the "house" batts when powering, but want the charger to charge both the "starting" & "house" batts. Do I need to install a batt isolator to accomplish this?
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Old 06-15-2012, 03:58 PM   #2
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are you replacing a charger??..if so then you should already have it wired up to the ac panel....which will have a 15A breaker assigned to the batt. chgr....

the wire from the ac panel to the chgr is in marine romex white in color....so...it should be just a simple matter of putting one wire from the old breaker to the new one...


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....yes the boat is wired for the AC into the charger, what I am talking about is the AC from the inverter/charger back to the panel. The inverter/charger has an AC in and AC out, as well as the DC hook up to the battery's. The Maxum wasn't designed or wired for an inverter so I will have to run new wires back to the panel, just not sure where to hook it up to?....or just use the GFI on the inverter with an extension cord, but I was hoping to hard wire it.
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ooboy...I've never done an inverter to batt charger back to panel before..I would have thought that would get tied into the main buss on the ac panel....


I'll do some checking...

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I am also installing an inverter. My concern with hardwiring to the main A/C panel is what happens when I plug in to shorepower. It seems to me that I should not have the inverter and shorepower connect at the same time.
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Many of the inverters (cheaper models) have 60 VAC between ground and hot as well as 60 volts between neutral and ground (split voltage scheme). I am not an electrician but I would imagine that feeding 60 VAC though your boat's neutral (white) would be a potential shock hazard. Look through your manual for wording such as, "Do not connect any AC load that has its neutral conductor connected to ground to the XPower inverter.".
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Many of the inverters (cheaper models) have 60 VAC between ground and hot as well as 60 volts between neutral and ground (split voltage scheme). I am not an electrician but I would imagine that feeding 60 VAC though your boat's neutral (white) would be a potential shock hazard. Look through your manual for wording such as, "Do not connect any AC load that has its neutral conductor connected to ground to the XPower inverter.".
I never realized this, thanks for point it out! It's a dangerous point, and I further wonder how it would affect galvanic issues on a boat?
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