My boat storage no electric,plan toby 25' extension with sp400 will i lose wattage with that lead thanks Bob
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Any length of wire will have a certain amount of loss. I suspect whatever losses there are would be negligible. I would trust the design engineers here and assume that the extra length will still give excellent performance.
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I would go to blue sea's tech department and ask them. Since it is for a 48 volt inverter i would assume the amp draw won't be to high and it should be OKbut if there was some kind of short it could quickly overload the system and cause a fire/damage best to check with the manufacture on this one
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it goes by the span of the run so the longer the strech the thicker the cables shoulld be,if its close to the inverter and dont have a constant 5000 watts u should be safe , listen up you have to put a buss fuse in the pos cable around 150 watts,you can find it here on amazon.
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You've probably checked on line, but this is a good site to reference http://www.chargingchargers.com/tutorials/solar.html 25 milliamps is really small, and may not generate enough watts to bring the controller into play. I connected the controller to a largish solar panel, output approx 20 volts, for keeping my boat battery topped up.. the combination seems to work well at this level. Hope this helps.
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I put this on an aluminum Jon boat. I was never worried about electrocution however moist air and water all around can lead to battery corrosion. With paddle splash and all others things that can happen on a boat I would cover it. You will also want to ad a fuse so if the battery shorts it doesn't ruin your fish finder .
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I use it on a 12 volt boat system. It is very bright, you need some power. I doubt what you suggest would be enough.
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Not at all. just need to determine where your gonna intercept the ignition power so unit only powers up when key is on (boat is running). I got under the console of my bass boat to the backside of instrument panel where ignition is and spliced on there. I used volt meter to test power to the wire by turning key on and off before I spliced.
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Add up wattage make sure your no over 60watt. You can only go 16.5 ft max. I had this problem 1 time I changed trams. And fixed problem
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well you need to sum the total load the power supply must drive and personally I recomend you to use any power supply at 70% of its maximum cappacity; That means you must sum the total load for your 8' led strips and divide by .7, the total you get is the recomended power load for the power supply you need, don't buy waterproof if you don't need it, a vented circuit works better than a sealed that is more expensive too
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No. This inverter is designed for portable use, RV, boat, etc. It will short it out, and burn it up if you try it. You need to buy one that is made to be hard wired, (very expensive), or just run an extension cord from the Samlex to the lights, appliances, etc.that you need to run. I know it's inconvient, but better than sitting in a dark house!
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Yes you can hook it straight to the boats 12 volt battery just make sure you use the included fuse.
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I have owned several and they are safe to leave unattended on my houseboat in the winter, but always plugged into a grounded wall socket. They pull too much voltage to plug into a cigarette lighter i would think. could drain your battery very quickly and maybe even short out the heater.
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I am not sure about wiring into the boats system but I have used an extension cord directly home house current very satisfactorily. I would think that if you are wiring directly into the boat's power system, you would want to put it on a separate fused circuit.
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I would have to know all about your electrical system to answer that question, (battery amp hours, equipment draw, hours the equipment will be used, how often your main engine alternator would run, alternator output, etc. etc.) unless your boat has room for many large panels, you will not be able to recharge you battery fast enough to keep up. Your best bet is to add another large deep cycle battery. Solar panels recharge your battery/batteries when your boat is sitting and your equipment is not being used, (over a long period of time).
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Nope. Cheap supplys like this will burn out under load. Spend a little more and get a bronze rated supply.
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I have 2 sets on my pontoon and am adding 2 more I will definetly run a secon battery, but if you put a switch on them and use them for 2 or 3 hours, you could probably get by with one battery, hope this didn't muddy the issue to much . It's always nice to have a extra battery on board, in case your starter battery decides to belly up. Good luck and enjoy !
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I say yes. I have 50 Amp service on my boat and I can run two 120 volt Mini 3 heaters simultaneously as well as a 1000 watt space heater. That's about my limit though.