[C38] Invertors

[Charles]

I have an Aims 2500 watt inverter that I have been using for the past 
two years with no problem.  I paid about $240 for it and installed it in 
under the drawer (under the sink), so it would be very close to my 
battery bank.  Aims does not have the reputation in the sailing world 
that Xantrex has, but at the time an equivalent Xantrex was 
substantially more!   This inverter ran at least 12 hours a day for 2 
1/2 months last summer as I cruised the Great Lakes charging laptops, 
cellphones, powertools, etc.   With 195 watts of solar and a 400 watt 
wind generator, I had all the electricity I needed.  I will be 
installing a small microwave this summer and this inverter has no 
problem supporting this option.
Now for my confession.  I rigged a double male electric jumper cord that 
I store with my shore power cord.  When I am on the water, I simply plug 
the inverter into the AC power system (keeping the main breaker switch 
off and being sure to turn off the water heater and shore charger).  My 
shore power cord is tied and stowed with a large note telling me to 
uninstall the jumper cord before untying the shore cable.  I am out for 
days and this works great, but I don't see it as a good solution.  Too 
many places where I could forget and too complicated for someone not 
familiar with the boat.   Any ideas out there?

Charles Finn
Mighty Quinn #114
Great Lakes

Max Soto wrote:
> I´m using a Xantrex Heart inverter/charger hooked up to the AC system, 
> it is almost 10 years old and has worked flawlessly.It is only 750w, 
> so I bought another Xantrex 1500w without charger that is directly 
> hooked up for my microwave only. The freedom series are supposed to be 
> a great option.
> If I have to replace them, I'll go for xantrex again, that's for sure!!
> Hope this helps,
>  
> Max
>
>  
> 2009/1/22, PAUL NOTTE <panotte at shaw.ca <mailto:panotte at shaw.ca>>:
>
>     Hi All :
>       Iam going to buy an invertor for Impulse in the 2 to 3 thousand
>     watt range ,any input from any one would be appreciated as I am
>     suffering from info overload and a great fear of making the wrong
>     choice.
>      
>        Paul
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