I want to permanently attach this inverter to a wall. Is it ok to turn it and attach to a vertical surface?
199719
Sure, but face the volt display up top and the four fans on the bottom because heat tend to rise to the top....good luck...VU
199720
I do not know but I looked at mine and there are no mounting points anywhere on it. You can find the manual at: http://www.sunforceproducts.com/prodinfo/manuals/11260PureSineInverter.pdf and can call them at 1 888-478-6435. I did not see anything about mounting it at all. I haven't permanently mounted mine but if I did I would probably mount it on a shelf to keep it horizontal. The dimensions of the 2500 watt inverter are 13.96 x 6.69 x 9.19 inches (35.5 x 17 x 23.3cm). It's a good price for a 2500 watt pure sine wave inverter if it meets your needs. I hope this helps.
97623
I doubt that the invertor would see the same high temp, the roof surface underneath the panels will not have sunlight on it so will not get as hot as the unprotected parts. Just my opinion:)
445827
It can be hooked up if you have grid power other then the panels themselves. It will defeat the purpose if you are plugging it into your power inverter because that is pulling power from your batteries where the Battery Tender is trying to put a trickle charge back into them.
1318349
Inverter should be connected to the batteries the last port is for like lights or something like that I have my fridge connected there
492823
I would not advise that as hooking up an inverter to one battery while two batteries are in 24v could be harmful to the battery's lifespan. I would suggest 24v on the panel side and 12v on the battery side. Please let us know if you need further clarification. Kind Regards, AW
888368
I can't see why not either. While driving, this gadget and the car's battery are both being charged by the car's system, which has many times the necessary output to run everything all by itself. You wouldn't want to use the inverter when you were charging the battery from the wall charger, but there's no reason to try that in the first place.
80093
Ideally yes. It should work in any position, however in the horizontal position it will buildup more heat inside where the components are located, and heat shortensthe life of electronic components-so vertical mount to a metal (to help lower temp.) would be more ideal. Hope this helps.
547798
This is referred to as "Stacking" inverters. The problem is to do this inverters must be designed to work together, in phase. Some Inverters are specifically designed to be stacked. As far as I know Go Power Inverters are NOT able to be stacked. Good luck.
237320
In general, you should not connect to a breaker panel. This inverter has part of the sine wave present on the neutral/return wire, and part on the "hot" wire, that add up to the 120V sine wave. If you connect to your breaker in your home, the inverter will try to drive the ground in your home to the voltage potential it is trying to create. This is because your home has neutral and ground bonded together at the main circuit breaker.If you want to tie an inverter into your home, you should buy one that is specifically listed/rated to do so.
462099
Shouldn't be a problem mounting it vertically. Whatever works for you. I have mine mounted horizontally because my trolling motor batteries have extra terminals that easily fit the device. If you question the way it works like I did, then checking the switch with an ohmmeter is what I did. Works great. The switch that is....
466926
For the system I worked with, no -- I could not. I was able to place the converter behind the screen. I had received an adapter before, and broke the socket the wire plugged into because I tried to force it into the inverter position.
851225
I don't know if you can use this with an inverter. I do know that this has been removed from counter and is now sitting in the basement because it just didn't work well.
1480425
you can leave it connected 24/7 but make sure that you are using solar panels less than 24VDC. The inverter is advertised for up to 30VDC, but don't count on it. 18 volts is about optimum.
59844
I did buy this inverter..it did just what we wanted it to do... we use it for a small solar application on an off grid camp.. our biggest concern was running a small chest freezer converted to a run as fridge with a 5A start up needed. Have not had a problem.
1980480
Any way you want, all this does is connect sets of connections together, so the top screw on the right side connects to the top screw on the left side, but no other screws. same for 2nd screw down, 3rd, etc. You can use any set of screws for positive, negative, and even indifferent voltage... :)
1839260
The grid tie hooks directly to solar panels, you do not want to go through a charge controller nor do you want to hook to a battery bank. Using this small inverter I am assuming you have a twelve volt system, make sure you do not exceed the 250 wattage or you will fry the inverter For a little more money you can get a 500 or 600 watt inverter, I have 6 600 watt inverters that have been working great for over a year. I have 3 185 watt panels for a total of 545 watts on each 600 watt inverter, It is best to stay a little under what the inverter can handle
826464
No, actually there is not. What you have is in effect a local source of 120VAC, isolated from the power grid and from ground. I'm not sure what would happen if you grounded the output outlet. It might short the inverter circuitry to ground and cause a failure.