sterling inverters??

[ralf2]

Hi there in the process of fitting a 1000 w inverter fitted it clean connections etc ,but the inverter is sounding an alarm,power is up,what could this be?
The connections are to 12v battery but these are in paralell,does this mean its more than 12 v?
Currently in net cafe awaiting replies.........

 

[VicS]

cant help with the alarm but two 12volt batteries in parallel is still 12 volt.

If you think the alarm is due to low volts check all the battery connections again, clean with Scotchbrite pot scourer. Is the battery bank big enough for that size inverter are the batteries in good nick and charged.

 

[damo]

Your batts may not be sufficient, and temperature is also an issue. Sterling inverter information here:


http://www.sterling-power.com/products-230vi-pure-info.htm

 

[saltwater_gypsy]

Is there anything connected to the invertor when the alarm sounds? eg, microwave, electric kettle, computer???

 

[ccscott49]

you should have some way of showing the voltage going into the unit, is the unit hot, is it connected the right way round, is it already under load? Check all that first.

 

[richardabeattie]

Are you quite sure your batteries are wired in parallel? Pos to pos and on to the pos side of the load - neg to neg and on to neg side.

 

[TrueBlue]

My sterling sounds an alarm for about 3 seconds when first connected to the battery as well as taking a thumping in ital load (capacitor charging up).

Probably best to RTFM - it may be explained. The unit is reasonably boater proof and there are indicator LED's to explain the error condition. If there is a large load connected at the mains side it might be an idea to disconnect that completely before powering up the inverter.

 

[SunyBay]

You might want to keep an eye on your inverter. My parents have gone through three through no fault of their own. They work for a while, and then gradually take longer and longer to turn on: you press the power switch, and have to wait a while before it comes on (and it makes a funny noise!). The last two finally went 'poof' and smoke came out of the back. Sterling, when confronted with the first inverter that went 'poof' (we took it direct to Sterling, as we were in the area), claimed that the circuits had corroded due to being in a marine environment and therefore it was our fault!!

No mention of course that these were marine inverters, designed with boats in mind! And the fact that our inverter was kept in a wheelhouse, underneath a seat, where no water got at all, didn't seem to make much difference to them! It took quite a bit of persuading to convince them to give us another one, which just went 'poof' (exactly the same symptons) a couple of weeks ago.

So, whilst I can't help you with your alarm problem, I can advise you to keep it as dry as humanly possible!!

 

[ralf2]

got it sorted in the end ,i was connecting it wrongly,thanks for all the help.

 

[Richard10002]

What were you connecting wrongly? May help others in the future as Sterlings instructions are often unclear in certain areas.