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Old 04-16-2014, 10:36 PM   #43
Cathy and David
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Interesting

You mention that that these inverters parallel shore or generator power to handle peak loads. If this is the case I still do not get the point in running high loads through an inverter since either shore power or the generator would have to be applied to handle the load. In the case of being on the hook your generator "noise maker" would be running during these parallel situations. If that is the case why not just let the generator supply the full load? Why not just sound proof the generator? A person can burn a lot of diesel for the price of these sophisticated inverters. I see the advantage of inverted power in light loads that do not tax the battery capacity and make it where you do not have to utilize generator power. I guess we can agree to disagree. To me I guess it boils down to an ROI and I can burn a lot of diesel through my Northern Lights generator at a lower cost than the cost of these sophisticated inverter systems.
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