Xantrex Charger/Inverter
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Xantrex Charger/Inverter
Does anyone have any input or reviews on the Xantrex charger/inverter? I'm looking at the small 1000 series for my limited charging and inverter needs. The brochure says it has a built in 30 amp breaker. It also says that the AC/DC outlets can be hard wired directly to the unit. Does this mean that with this unit I wouldn't need an AC breaker panel for my main and my outlets? Thanks
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I have the yellow Xantrex charger in my boat and what I did was hard wire the male end of the plug onto one side and on the other side just wired it directly into the batteries so when ever I had the opportunity, I just plugged my boat into an extension cord. I had one on my last boat and transfered it to my current boat and it's always worked great for me.
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So there is no breaker panel? Does it charge each battery bank seperately or both at the same time as one bank? I am really undecided if I actually need a panel with this unit. I would understand if it was a stand alone charger with seperate outlets wired in. All the outlets seem to run directly off the inverter. That being said, why would you have to have a breaker for the outlets?
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i have the freedom 1000, there is no breaker panel. i decided to hardwire my ac to it, then use a blue sea ac panel in the berth to control two circuits off it.
You can download the manual off xantrex. It has diagrams, installation, & operating instructions.
You can download the manual off xantrex. It has diagrams, installation, & operating instructions.
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Ok...correct me if I'm not reading this right. You brought your AC power directly in from the shore power plug to the charger/inverter directly, and hard wired it. Then you went to a panel in the berth from the charger/inverter to control the two circuits. What did you do with the outlet that is already on the charger/inverter? Is that one wired into your panel also some how?
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Ok...correct me if I'm not reading this right. You brought your AC power directly in from the shore power plug to the charger/inverter directly, and hard wired it. Then you went to a panel in the berth from the charger/inverter to control the two circuits. What did you do with the outlet that is already on the charger/inverter? Is that one wired into your panel also some how?
Here i the installation doc to the one i have http://www.xantrex.com/web/id/1974/docserve.aspx
it covers different installation methods.
i did not use a source panel because my only ac source to the xantrex is shore power. i do not need to switch between shore & geny ac source.
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yes the ac from the external shore power plug is wired to the "ac in" on the xantrex. the ac outlet that is on the inverter/charger is removable. You can either plug devices or extension cord into the receptical, or disconnect it & run ac wire then to another ac load panel. i disconnected mine, so it then is "ac out" & a wire run goes to another panel. i then use that panel to control the main ac & the two branch circuits.
Here i the installation doc to the one i have http://www.xantrex.com/web/id/1974/docserve.aspx
it covers different installation methods.
i did not use a source panel because my only ac source to the xantrex is shore power. i do not need to switch between shore & geny ac source.
Here i the installation doc to the one i have http://www.xantrex.com/web/id/1974/docserve.aspx
it covers different installation methods.
i did not use a source panel because my only ac source to the xantrex is shore power. i do not need to switch between shore & geny ac source.