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Has anyone got a decent inverter that is quiet? Ours is not that noisy but the fan is always running & when you are on the boat is a drone in the background . We have 4 batteries so no problem with power. I could put one in the engine bay but it would need a remote on off when needed. Any suggestions will be very welcome thanks.
john2443 said:
dudleybloke said:
Nice bit of Black Country boating there.
Did you have any problems with the lack of depth at Titford pools?
Thanks.Did you have any problems with the lack of depth at Titford pools?
We didn't go into the pools, just up to the bridge by Aldi/Asda because we thought it might be very shallow!
classicaholic said:
Has anyone got a decent inverter that is quiet? Ours is not that noisy but the fan is always running & when you are on the boat is a drone in the background . We have 4 batteries so no problem with power. I could put one in the engine bay but it would need a remote on off when needed. Any suggestions will be very welcome thanks.
I have always used Victron but I think you have to check why the heat is accumulating and causing the fan to run in the first place .SimonTheSailor said:
I thought all invertors ran with fans going as they had to get rid of the heat they were generating ?
Victron obviously has a name for itself now but does seem pricey.
What power range are you talking about ?
I want 1000w minimum to run the microwave, we have 4 large batteries so that should be OK. I think I might have to put the inverter in the engine bay, I have a battery charger in there that the fan is on most of the time and you cant hear that in the boat so might be the best bet.Victron obviously has a name for itself now but does seem pricey.
What power range are you talking about ?
classicaholic said:
SimonTheSailor said:
I thought all invertors ran with fans going as they had to get rid of the heat they were generating ?
Victron obviously has a name for itself now but does seem pricey.
What power range are you talking about ?
I want 1000w minimum to run the microwave, we have 4 large batteries so that should be OK. I think I might have to put the inverter in the engine bay, I have a battery charger in there that the fan is on most of the time and you cant hear that in the boat so might be the best bet.Victron obviously has a name for itself now but does seem pricey.
What power range are you talking about ?
A mistake a lot of people make is to treat the boat the same as a house with the same appliances and find that they hit upon issues with power. An easier life can be had running the bare minimum of things off of 240v and using 12v or 24v where possible. We've recently ditched our mains TV for a 12v model.
^^WHS^^
A few years ago when I was running the local marina we had a lovely family turn up with a very big, expensive motor cruiser. At that time the shore power needed swipe cards which we sold.
The skipper asked how much power he got from a card and I told him, 4kW/hours.
Hmm, he says. Will that run my dishwasher?
A few years ago when I was running the local marina we had a lovely family turn up with a very big, expensive motor cruiser. At that time the shore power needed swipe cards which we sold.
The skipper asked how much power he got from a card and I told him, 4kW/hours.
Hmm, he says. Will that run my dishwasher?
SimonTheSailor said:
I don't have a microwave, toaster or electric kettle. All can be done with my gas cooker that has a grill.
Keeping it simple certainly makes things simple.....
Some boats even have induction hobs, and then need a second diesel engine to make them work (or stay in the marina on shore power). Madness.Keeping it simple certainly makes things simple.....
classicaholic said:
SimonTheSailor said:
I thought all invertors ran with fans going as they had to get rid of the heat they were generating ?
Victron obviously has a name for itself now but does seem pricey.
What power range are you talking about ?
I want 1000w minimum to run the microwave, we have 4 large batteries so that should be OK. I think I might have to put the inverter in the engine bay, I have a battery charger in there that the fan is on most of the time and you cant hear that in the boat so might be the best bet.Victron obviously has a name for itself now but does seem pricey.
What power range are you talking about ?
The input power requirements are typically double the output. So a 650w microwave isn't going to get out of bed for less than 2kW inverter output, properly need a 3kW (peak) to give the required duty cycle and or start up current.
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dhutch said:
classicaholic said:
SimonTheSailor said:
I thought all invertors ran with fans going as they had to get rid of the heat they were generating ?
Victron obviously has a name for itself now but does seem pricey.
What power range are you talking about ?
I want 1000w minimum to run the microwave, we have 4 large batteries so that should be OK. I think I might have to put the inverter in the engine bay, I have a battery charger in there that the fan is on most of the time and you cant hear that in the boat so might be the best bet.Victron obviously has a name for itself now but does seem pricey.
What power range are you talking about ?
The input power requirements are typically double the output. So a 650w microwave isn't going to get out of bed for less than 2kW inverter output, properly need a 3kW (peak) to give the required duty cycle and or start up current.
Damn that Mr Ohm and his law...
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