Yep.
Shore power -> Main breaker -> A/C, charger, hot water
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Inverter -> rotary switch
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Receptacles
Dennis C.
On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 9:15 AM, John Pennie via CnC-List <
[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks Dennis
>
> Got the first part - you effectively created a sub panel for loads allowed
> to be fed by the inverter.
>
> For shore power, it sounds like you are feeding the HL panel directly
> (after the main breaker) and then jumping to the rotary switch which then
> directs either inverter or shore power to the sub panel. Did I read that
> correctly?
>
> John
>
>
>
> On Mar 12, 2016, at 5:43 PM, Dennis C. via CnC-List <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> Mine doesn't have the internal switch but I wired it to ONLY the AC
> receptacles via a rotary switch and the receptacles breaker. I did the
> same with a friend's boat.
>
> That is, the switch is between the breaker panel supply buss and the line
> side of the AC receptacle breaker. The high amp AC users can never be
> powered by the inverter. The receptacles are always protected by the
> breaker whether fed by shore power or inverter.
>
> On my friend's boat, we cut the buss bar on his breaker panel and wired it
> so the bottom 2-3 breakers were dedicated to the receptacles only. The top
> part of the supply buss fed the hot water heater, air conditioner, and
> other high amp AC users.
>
> Dennis C.
> Touche' 35-1 #83
> Mandeville, LA
>
> On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 3:54 PM, John Pennie via CnC-List <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>> So I'm n the process of upgrading the electrical panel on Paws. DC is
>> straightforward using the new 360 panel from Blue Sea (really nice stuff).
>>
>> I do want to add a small inverter (~1000 watts) routed to the main
>> panel. Yes I know it won't run air conditioning.
>>
>> So the plan is to route the AC out from the inverter to a DP breaker to
>> a DP rotary source selector switch to the AC main panel. The problem is
>> that every mid sized inverter I've seen (such as the Xantrex Pro series)
>> wants to control everything via the transfer switch in the inverter. I
>> don't want a $300 inverter to have that much control.
>>
>> Can you simply by-pass the built in transfer switch by not connecting the
>> inverter "in" line?
>>
>> Feel free to tell me I'm an idiot. Already been flamed on CF.
>>
>> John
>>
>>
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