Inverter on board

[rogerthebodger]

You won't go wrong with Victron.

Here's your recommendation of a Victron

He told me so.

 

[PaulRainbow]

Here's your recommendation of a Victron

He told me so.

Post #29, in response to post #28 asked by RupertW

Misquoting to make yourself look right, very poor.

 

[rogerthebodger]

Post #29, in response to post #29 asked by RupertW

Misquoting to make yourself look right, very poor.

You see you were not privy to the conversation I had with sailaboutvic and it actually non of your business.

 

[PaulRainbow]

You see you were not privy to the conversation I had with sailaboutvic and it actually non of your business.

How does that relate to you misquoting forum posts to make them say something different, to make you look right ?
It's the same thing as telling lies, isn't it ?

 

[rogerthebodger]

How does that relate to you misquoting forum posts to make them say something different, to make you look right ?
It's the same thing as telling lies, isn't it ?

As this is a public forum any recommendations is open to anyone who reads the forum. If you intend your recommendations to go to only the person who askes yo should simply PM them otherwise it becomes am open recommendation.

 

[PaulRainbow]

As this is a public forum any recommendations is open to anyone who reads the forum. If you intend your recommendations to go to only the person who askes yo should simply PM them otherwise it becomes am open recommendation.

Don't be ridiculous.

vic asked for advice on a portable solution, which might be made permanent, in post #27 i gave some general advice on solutions for both installations. No mention of one make or another.

Rupert asked a different question, he asked for a recommendation of make for a permanent installation. I gave him my answer.

Neither answer applies universally to every inverter question asked and there is no need to exchange PMs, the questions were publicly answered (as they should be) and directly quoted to the respective posters.

 

[rogerthebodger]

Don't be ridiculous.

vic asked for advice on a portable solution, which might be made permanent, in post #27 i gave some general advice on solutions for both installations. No mention of one make or another.

Rupert asked a different question, he asked for a recommendation of make for a permanent installation. I gave him my answer.

Neither answer applies universally to every inverter question asked and there is no need to exchange PMs, the questions were publicly answered (as they should be) and directly quoted to the respective posters.

Are these rule published somewhere are are they just your incarnation to try to dig yourself out of the hole you are in

 

[PaulRainbow]

Are these rule published somewhere are are they just your incarnation to try to dig yourself out of the hole you are in

What rules, i didn't mention any rules.

 

[JMcKillop]

If it doesn't have an Earth connection, don't buy it. Inverters must be Earthed, anyone who doesn't correctly do so is an idiot.

If you shore power Earth is grounded on the boat, connect it to that point. This can be the hull of a metal boat, the ground plane (if fitted), a hull anode or any other below the water metalwork. Basically, it needs to be connected to the water, therefore the Earth.

There is a little more to fitting an inverter. Do you plan to have it connected to onboard systems (existing sockets etc) through the boats consumer unit, or to have it "freestanding", where you just plug things into the inverter itself ?

Sorry to resurrect an old post. Can I connect the invert chassis earth to the engine block which has connectivity thought the prop shaft to the water? This will be a stand alone with just a dedicated RCD socket outlet. As instructed in the manual, I have connected the neutral and earth to the inverter chassis and RCD. All I need to know if it is in order to then connect the chassis earth to the engine block??