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Old 05-17-2014, 06:19 AM   #17
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Will the battery monitor register the inverter DC use.

Thanks guys for all your input. I got a 125 amp fuse and will finish the install early next week. I don't think we will use the inverter for anything else but the TV. I did try our 1200 watt pop corn popper and it worked. That maxed out the inverter, but again it worked. The TV probably pulls max 300 watts.

I do have a question concerning the battery monitor and the inverter. I haven't had a chance to check it out yet, but will the battery monitor register the inverter use (DC side) with the hook up I've got. The inverter is connected to the positive terminal of one of the house batteries and the negative is connected to the negative side of the same battery. My house bank consists of 4 AGM batteries connected in parallel. The shunt of the battery monitor is connected to the negative side of one of the house bank batteries but not the same one as the inverter.

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