Moonstruck
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- Nov 27, 2008
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- Vessel Name
- Moonstruck
- Vessel Make
- Sabre 42 Hardtop Express
Seahorse II wrote:
Of course there is a 115V feed running through the inverter when on shore or generator power.* That breaker is in the AC group of breakers.* I only run the TV, icemaker, refrigeration, and one outlet off the inverter.* Those breakers are in the lower right hand corner of the main AC panel.* The chrarger is not connected.
The inverter breakers are totally isolated from the 115V breakers.* I did this by cutting the bus bar with a large gap between and separating the grounding so that the inverter breakers are grounded with no connection to the main panel ground.* Of course the inverter breakers come straight off the inverter, and are not connected to the main panel.
This allows running refrigeration and icemaker underway with no generator running.There is a dedicated 90amp aternator for the house bank when underway, and a 90amp for the starting batteries.
Probably many other ways to set them up.* That was mine.* Anyone else?
I had a similar happening a few years ago. House batts were dead but starting batt (not connected with house batts) was fine!
Solution: I don't have a generator on the boat & I left my inverter on when I left the boat & the batt charger (110v) was still on! The inverter continued to invert and run the batt charger until the house went dark.
Walt, here is how I set my electrical panel up to have the inverter separated without adding a sub panel for the inverter.I have learned to turn the breaker to the charger off* when I'm running (I need 110v for the refrig, coffee pot, TV, etc.) or at anchor and can last 3 full days on the inverter alone.
Of course there is a 115V feed running through the inverter when on shore or generator power.* That breaker is in the AC group of breakers.* I only run the TV, icemaker, refrigeration, and one outlet off the inverter.* Those breakers are in the lower right hand corner of the main AC panel.* The chrarger is not connected.
The inverter breakers are totally isolated from the 115V breakers.* I did this by cutting the bus bar with a large gap between and separating the grounding so that the inverter breakers are grounded with no connection to the main panel ground.* Of course the inverter breakers come straight off the inverter, and are not connected to the main panel.
This allows running refrigeration and icemaker underway with no generator running.There is a dedicated 90amp aternator for the house bank when underway, and a 90amp for the starting batteries.
Probably many other ways to set them up.* That was mine.* Anyone else?