I did this project last year, along with a DC rewire (engine and house banks)
For the inverter / shore power, I installed this from Blue Sea: https://dh778tpvmt77t.cloudfront.net/images/products/8467.jpg It won’t run an air-conditioner (I don’t have one), but it will get the outlets working when needed. As a rule, I don’t use the inverter unless the engine is running and charging the system. See also: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15162917/ENTERPRISE/electrics.jpg <https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15162917/ENTERPRISE/electrics.jpg> and: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15162917/ENTERPRISE/EnterpriseWiring-Draft.pdf <https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15162917/ENTERPRISE/EnterpriseWiring-Draft.pdf> All the best, Edd Edd M. Schillay Starship Enterprise C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B City Island, NY Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log <http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/> > On Mar 14, 2016, at 10:31 AM, Dennis C. via CnC-List <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Yep. > > Shore power -> Main breaker -> A/C, charger, hot water > | > \/ > Inverter -> rotary switch > | > \/ > Receptacles > > Dennis C. > > > > On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 9:15 AM, John Pennie via CnC-List > <[email protected] <mailto:[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] >> <mailto:[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] <mailto:[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 >> >> >> Sent from my iPad >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Email address: >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom >> of page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >> <http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Email address: >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom >> of page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >> <http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > <http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
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