DGA
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I'm adding a 1500 watt inverter to my 382, and wonder how others have done it. The boat seems like it has all it's original wiring and hasn't been hacked much, if at all. Power into the inverter seems simple, basically two battery cables to the batteries in parallel, although I have not looked at how the main switch handles one or two batteries.
Aside from that major detail, and not being able to provide inverter specifics here, is it normal to disconnect the inverter when going on shore power? Like, unplug the 110vac outlets to the boat before connecting shore power?
I'm worried that the shore power will backfeed the inverter; send it 110 vac to it's outlets. Or do some just switch the inverter off?
Once I go back to work on it this weekend, I can study the wiring in detail, but trying to get a basic plan in my head before I go, possibly buy more items that it might need for that.
Aside from that major detail, and not being able to provide inverter specifics here, is it normal to disconnect the inverter when going on shore power? Like, unplug the 110vac outlets to the boat before connecting shore power?
I'm worried that the shore power will backfeed the inverter; send it 110 vac to it's outlets. Or do some just switch the inverter off?
Once I go back to work on it this weekend, I can study the wiring in detail, but trying to get a basic plan in my head before I go, possibly buy more items that it might need for that.