can this inverter be used in a solar power set up?
1649453
There should be battery back-up in parallel with solar panels to provide adequate current for operation. If there is a 4000 watt rating for the inverter, the battery should have 340A available for the inverter.
1649454
I purchased it and it was the worst investment I have ever made, 1st one I received was DOA, 2nd one would not invert, 3rd one would not charge, 4th one lasted about a month, 5th one the last one lasted almost a year and then it was out warranty it start tripping the breaker on the primary side.Don't waste you money.
1649455
As long as you are producing 24 volt DC and storing it in a battery bank, you will be able to draw power from the battery bank and produce the 120 VAC house current. Not for a direct hookup from the solar cells to this or any other inverter.
55133
I highly doubt it. Even if it made enough power per se, you'd still need an inverter that can make 240 power and handle the amps. This only brings 12v power out of itself.
683246
This controller does have a "load" connection for lights or any "Load', but the controllers rating is only 7 amp. Hooking up a power inverter and expecting it to never pull 7 amps would mean the load can't be over ~60 watts which seems pretty low for an inverter, so I'd not try it. Also if the inverter is running anything that has any kind of "surge" load, the controllers rating needs to be able to handle that too, so it doesn't sound like the best idea to have an inverter running through a controller like this (I've even seen the inverter alone create a fair arc as I connect up the wires to batteries because of charging capacitors). If you're pretty sure you have a steady load that will be under 20 amps at 12V, then there are controllers rated at that, but I'd not try it with something under ~20 amp rating even for a 100-150 watt inverter (which is almost the smallest size for inverters).
237324
Yes you can connect the inverter to a Breaker as long as the circuit panel is off grid
235037
i want to us this inverter for camping...to power up my small home heater or electric blanket..will this inverter work
881418
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.
2045030
I run mine from an inverter that is hooked up to batteries that are charged by my solar array. It uses very little power.
501707
Yes. But I have to tell you that I bought this inverter and after just two or three hours of use was damaged!
1318350
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.
323418
I am not familiar with the inverter you are talking about, but I used this unit in a RV with inverter and generator with no problems. It pulls 1800 watts
2192942
The inverter is designed and supported to be connected to a 12 volt battery. You can use the solar panel to recharge the battery while the inverter is in use.
1565596
Sorry for the Vagueness, I'm talking about using an inverter hooked to my car battery to power small appliances in my tear drop camper
1903936
No, it will not. The waveform of this Inverter is approximately sine wave, and your equipment mentioned are not discriminatory enough to experience any ill effects that will change their normal performance.
822911
this inverter is a under powered inverter. go with a aims inverter!! I picked up a pure sine wave aims inverter and have been loving it.
881415
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.
228176
I'm plugged into a standard apartment outlet. The cord and plug on this thing is pretty thick so I probably wouldn't try using an inverter.
703996
the inverter will work but you did not say what wattage it is. Are you making the 2 batteries into 12 volts? You will need a charge controller too.