I bought a 2300w converter and a 200A fuse for it. Since its a high draw converter should I connect directly to the battery and not the Renology?!
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Renology is limited to 30 amps. If you are using an inverter -- 12 volts to 110ac -- do not connect through the charge controller. I have a 2500 watt that I have connected directly to the battery. The charge controller is only connected to my solar panels and the battery
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Yes, the Inverter should hook directly to the battery, with very large cables. You can run your low wattage dc loads off the Renogy 30 amp charge controller. I run some 12 volt dc lamps off the charge controller. See the diagram on Renogy's web site for an example... Follow the hookup order for the cables to the charge controller
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An "inverter" should be connected to the battery since that is the source of power. The Renegy system generates power to charge the battery- cables from solar panels to controller & cables from controller to batteries. Separate cables from battery to inverter. This is what I did & it works very well. Hope this helps.
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Hi,The Inverter hooks directly to the battery, never to the charge controller.Thanks,RenogyTO
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No you will not. I assume you are using it as a 24v so this charger is a 2 bank which will have 2 fused wires & 2 ground wires that connects to your batterys. The diagram is in detail for which application you choose to use. Once you connect to your application when you get ready to charge all you do is plug in to s 120v outlet. Hope this helps. http://www.batterystuff.com/files/manual-gu2611a1.pdf
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You can just plug it in, the converter will only use what it can, I use this with 9V 3A to convert to 5V, the max current draw I measured is ~ 1.9A.
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As stated by the other responders, this pulls too many amps to us the tiny wires on a lighter plug-in. This must be wired with #2 or larger welding cable. This should be done by someone who understands the relationship of load and distance from the battery. Try a welding shop or battery shop.
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you are running on a 12 volt system I use 15 amp fuses, but I check my draw and output accordingly and don't push more than I need or run more circuits and have switches, like 6 flood lights and a separate circuit for appliances/tools, depends on your 12 volt battery, a trolling motor steady draw or a faster high output for tools with a short draw.
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I wouldn't put an LED in series before a power converter. What is the reason for this? I can help you more if you provide the details. :)
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No. You should not plug it into 230...unless the item has a range of 110v-230v. You would need an adaptor for it to run correctly,
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This is already 110v and u don't need convertor . If you already own 230v then u need to buy convertor from Sears or eBay
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You will need fuse for every connection. If your inverter size is 1000W, you have to consider the current draw from the battery is 1000/12=83Amp. When you size the fuse, typically you need to times 1.2, so a fuse size 100Amp is safe.
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Adding to what others have said, I would go a little higher than the max Amp rating but also limit according to your battery. My unit feeds anything from 225Ah to 360Ah battery banks. If you use the 10-15% of Ah capacity rule then a 30A fuse is fine. I would have to swap in a much smaller fuse if charging a smaller battery bank and of course limit the PV power coming in or connect it to a smaller array.
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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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I have read somewhere you should connect the inverter to the battery. Because of the potential load you are pulling could exceed the charge controller. I am just passing on what i read just got my panels will be installing them soon
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you need to use a big gauge wire size (I think I used 0 or 2, and they make really flexible ones now that are nice if you plan on running it around corners. The manual says 4 gauge is the smallest you can use). I'm not sure about fuses... I bought a couple of big fuses but didn't end up using them. I've just looked over the manual and it does show a fuse installed between the positive terminal on the inverter and the battery, so I better make the change. This inverter has been really great, though.... I might even get a second one.
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I have the same problem. I can tell you this, the wheel barrow draws a lot of power. I melted a charger (melted like a black plastic puddle) that was the right voltage, but not enough amps. I would hook one up and see if the charger is getting hot.
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I hooked up directly to the battery for now but you have to be careful because if you forget to manually turn them off you will kill your battery. I found that the hazard light switch has power that is controlled by the ignition so I will be changing power sources. Good luck.
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Need more info. Do you have the unit connected to anything else before you hook it up to the battery. If not, you most likely have a short somewhere, in other words, a bad unit. Send it back for a replacement and maybe even think about going up to the next larger size inverter for your needs. Better to have too much than not enough.
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Shut the unit off for a few seconds and back on again...if it continues to b&b then either your battery voltage is too low or the starting current of the device or devices you have turned on are too high. Turn off all your connected devices and note what the voltage is on the readout...when the converter is turned on without a load. It should be around 11 volts minimum. If lower than that most devices other than just lights will trip the overload circuit. Not knowing your device load it's hard to calculate but usually it's not enough battery power. The more 12v batteries you have in parallel the more reliable the unit will be and provide your 110v longer. More info about your device load and batteries would make an answer more accurate but usually the power source (your battery or batteries) just isn't enough. Hope this helps... Hank