Where should I install Pwr Inverter???
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Where should I install Pwr Inverter???
i have a 32' Fever and am installing a Tripp Lite APS2012 2000W power inverter/battery charger to run my portable a/c unit in the cabin. The Inverter is pretty big at 21 x 15 x 13.2 inches and 46lbs. I'm trying to figure out where i can mount this thing? Def not in eng compartment because of the heat. too big to mount under sink area cuz i already have 3 amps down there and i do not want to lose the sink. I'm force to lean toward installing it under the back seat but really didnt want to do that since i had plans to install 4, 10" subs under there. Any thoughts? thx.
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so I'll try and mount as close to the batteries as possible... but then I'll have to run an extension cord up to the cabin. won't that be the same thing as the inverter being too far from batteries?
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I take it you have a cruise-air type deal that sets in the hatch? I would probably use one of those honda generators they are 40 pounds and you can set them on a rubber mat on your deck. I think you are gonna need alot of battries and even then im not sure it will last long. Not to mention this all sounds like and electrical fire waiting to happen......Keep us updated im really curious how well this works
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But I am with Flying J, you are going to need a ton of battery for a inverter big enough to run a AC unit. Before you go to all the work, test it in a small room, see how long those batteries last.
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I guess what im asking here is 120vac has to be able to support the current draw of an air conditioner better than 12vdc otherwise more boats would have it. However, it seems that you must have a generator or be plugged into shore power to run an onboard air condioner. Meaning you must have your 120vac bus powered. Now that being said is it the compressor drawing the load or the seawater pump?
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I guess what im asking here is 120vac has to be able to support the current draw of an air conditioner better than 12vdc otherwise more boats would have it. However, it seems that you must have a generator or be plugged into shore power to run an onboard air condioner. Meaning you must have your 120vac bus powered. Now that being said is it the compressor drawing the load or the seawater pump?
Yea you are correct 120Vac is easier then the 12V system.
But if you want to try and run some type of AC unit without shore power or gen, I would say the 12Vdc units would be better because of the loss converting 12Vdc to 120Vac. Still would need a lot of battery power.
The last one,,,,, just a guess but I am going with the compressor being the higher current draw.
Freaky,
How long are you trying to run the air, and how much do you want to drop from ambient?