Can I connect the inverter to a 12 volt battery? Or must it be solar panal? If a solar panel is needed, Do you sell that panel?
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Needs to be connected to a panel then plugs into a electrical outlet. This is designed to provide power to your home grid. You are thinking of a different type of inverter
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The intended purpose of this device is to directly feed the power off the solar panel to this inverter with its 120 vacpower to the grid. If for any reason you come off the battery the voltage to the inverter must be at leastthe minimjm dc input voltage of the inverter, usually around 24 vdc. All in all I dont see the inverter workingoff the 12 volt battery.
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you need a araey of solar panels or a wind turbine that makes a peak 900w to 1000w
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In theory you can, but its not recommended and the NEC wouldn't approve. If you want to connect a 12 V battery to an inverter (to make it act as a power source) then look for an off-grid power inverter instead. They can come in 12V, 24V, 48V configurations.
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this inverter must be connected to a 24 volt system or battery. if u connect batteries to it without something to charge the batteries they will drain very fast. you can get solar panels from amazon. the more watts the panels have, the more power it will make. look on youtube there are vids on solar they helped me alot.
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all you need are the cables to connect the two terminals. battery will need a charging source at some point but inverter and battery alone will run until battery reaches 10.2 volts
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You won't want to connect the panel directly to a battery, as it could damage or overcharge it. The panel itself only provides a voltage, you need a charge controller between the panel and the battery. The one I used (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001HWQZNQ/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1) is not currently available, but should give you an idea of what to look for. You want a controller that can handle at least 30 watts and 17.5 volts input for charging 12v batteries.
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The instructions doesn't give enough explanation. I called the company for my inverter and asked if solar is compatible with their inverter hooked up to the charge controller. They said to keep the inverter connected to the battery. The only thing I can think of is using a 12 volt light or a small apliance could be connected directly to it instead of using the battery power. If a 12 volt light is connected directly you are taking advantage of the solar imediatly. If the same light was connected to the battery instead, the charge controller doesn't let the solar charge the battery until it drops to a certain voltage. So solar panel isn't being used to its full advantage.
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if you bought the renogy solar panel bundle, you have everything you need to charge your batteries. the inverter you use will depend on how much power you would like to use at one time. to give you an example of how much to expect from solar panles and batteries. i have six solar panels and 8 -35 amp deep cell battiers. hooked up to a 3600 watt. inverter. at night i can run my tv, computer, vcr, printer, and a fan for 5hrs. and still have 12 volts or more in my batteries. by noon the next day all the batteries are back to 13 volts. if i run a big electric space heater the batteries are used up in about a half hr. so as you can see it depends on how much sun you get and what you are going to power. hope this helps.
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As long as you have a large enough battery bank feeding it there should be no problem. I have a series-parallel battery bank with 12 batteries with a 1,400 amp capacity & my inverter never misses a beat.
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Greg:I am very pleased with the inverter I have. I have the 24volt unit and my panels are wired, two in series to get 24 volt, back to trunkline to the inverter and then to grid. This utilises all the voltage they put out. If you are connecting to batteries your charger will hold the panels at 12volts and you will need wire up for 12 volt.calvinm@galaxycable.net
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You will need a deep cycle battery, or battery bank. 12 or 24 V will both work. You will need an inverter, best to get one rated for 2X the wattage you use. If you used 2.5kW get a 5kW inverter, these need to match your battery/bank in Voltage. 12V is cheaper for both batteries and inverters. However, you can just run two 12V in series to get 24V. 24V charges faster and uses less amps. Thus, is more efficient. Yes, this can be hooked directly to your breaker box. You may also want to get an inline fuse to go between the battery/bank and inverter. Inverter max watt/10. 2kW = 200 amp fuse.
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inverters put out 120 VAC. I'm not sure what you are asking, it you are trying to power a 19 volt or a 24 volt device you don't need an inverter as it will be way over-voltaged. The inverter converts 12 VDC to 120 VAC.
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You're probably thinking of a charge controller, not an inverter. And yes, you always need a charge controller so you don't overcharge the battery with the solar panel
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For a battery of this size, I'd not go over 240 watt inverter. Actually, you can use any inverter (I got a 400 watt unit that came with a lighter plug as well as other wires), but I'd not connect up a load greater than that ~240 watts. I have at least 2 reasons. First, the lighter outlet that you'll likely want to use is for sure intended for under 20 amps (and maybe fused for only 10 amps). Secondly, the battery is likely rated "18 amp-hour" hinting it can give you 18 amps for 1 hour, or 9 amps for 2 hours, etc. For something needing just 1 amp at 120V the inverter will pull 10 amps at 12V from the battery making it last under 2 hours (or under 1 hour for 2 amps at 120V). I recommend against pulling power faster than it's rating (~20 amps) since I've seen statements in manuals like "Don't crank a car for even 5 seconds because the battery will overheat internally" and I think you're pushing your luck to expect more than that continuously.
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You will need a deep cycle battery and big enough inverter to run it use solar panel to keep battery charged
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Probably not the best idea. You could run the 12v unit off the connectors on one battery but that imbalance could shorten the life of the two batteries since they won't automatically balance. Best options - get a separate 12 volt battery for the inverter, or the company makes a 24 volt inverter. I've been very happt so far with the 12 volt model. It powers the coffee brewer and microwave oven in my RV just fine. Jim
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I don't think the inverter can be hooked up 24v but your system should be 2-12v batteries that you should be able to get 11 v to power the inverter. Check with your mechanic to verify before you purchase...
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You won't want to connect the panel directly to a battery, as it could damage or overcharge it. The panel itself only provides a voltage, you need a charge controller between the panel and the battery. The one I used (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001HWQZNQ/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc;=1) is not currently available, but should give you an idea of what to look for. You want a controller that can handle at least 30 watts and 17.5 volts input for charging 12v batteries.
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yes, this unit has an inverter, which converts battery power (12 volt) to ac power, like you have in your house
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Yes, the solar panel controller & 12v supply of the solar system may need to be isolated from the inverter-charger when connected in parrelel. Check with the mfg of the solar panel system.