My 2000w inverter/charger died. Exact replacement is expensive. Can I replace the Combination unit with an inverter and a separate battery charger?
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Yes you can. As stated in my other responses, I used mine for all situations, from cell charger to running power strips to power my house. A separate battery charger is ideal, bc then the charger is mobile, not stuck with the vehicle. I would recommend the Die Hard Branded one from a local auto parts store, roughly $50, it will do AGM(deep cycle batteries), trickle charge and conventional batteries.
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I have separate charge controller for my batteries. I use the inverter to run my refrigerator most of the day. When the batteries get to low get to low on power I plug it back into the house power. Is your old combination unit a grid tie unit or a non-grid tie unit.
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Sounds like the 3000 should work fine! I've found this inverter to be very capable!!
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This is an inverter, it converts DC to AC. It does not hold any charge in the unit itself.
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Hope this helps. http://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Modified-Sine-Wave-Power-Inverter-2000W_60309768541.html?spm=a2700.7724838.29.1.XtvZrl&s;=p
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No, buy a solar charger, and fine a true or pure sine wave power inverter that suits your needs
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You're probably thinking of a charge controller, not an inverter. And yes, you always need a charge controller so you don't overcharge the battery with the solar panel
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You should look at running 2 - possible 3 100 watt panels, if an upgrade for future look at 10 gauge panel wire, it seems your running 12 volt, but your inverter and charger will depend. I've got a 40 amp 12/24 charger but batteries will run at 12 bought in a kit with 6 100 watt panels but told to only run 5 as my 60 amp also takes 1600 watts if at 24, but running at 12 so 800 watts mix up and I was sent a 12 both are mppt, you can probably run 5-6 100 watts if you have 2/ 25 amps combined, if not mppt they will keep charging but at a lower rate will destroy your batteries if not in use all the time, go with 10 gauge wire you will be happier.
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No. If you need 2000 watts you will need an inverter that puts out 2000 watts. You could connect two inverters to you batteries but not to each other.
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I don't know. I don't have such an inverter. I seriously doubt that the battery would produce many watts for very long anyway.
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That option works on my 2000 watt inverter but I do not use it. So many new appliances will not work unless they have power available all the time to run the internal controllers. I noticed however that if I turned on a load that it would not start right away you had to wait until the inverter decided it was time to start. Because of my experience on the 2000 watt inverter it was never tried on the 3000 watt inverter.
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If you are hooking this up by itself you'll only want a charge controller to prevent the battery from overcharging. If you are using this to hook up an ac plug in battery charger, then you need the inverter for the charger.
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Gene,We have a couple of inverters that would work. Are you going to set your system up as a 12 volt or 24 volt system.Joe
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Greg:I am very pleased with the inverter I have. I have the 24volt unit and my panels are wired, two in series to get 24 volt, back to trunkline to the inverter and then to grid. This utilises all the voltage they put out. If you are connecting to batteries your charger will hold the panels at 12volts and you will need wire up for 12 volt.calvinm@galaxycable.net
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Glad to help! The charge controller is Go Power's GP-PWM-30 30 Amp pulse width modulated digital unit. The inverter is Go Power's GP-SW3000-12 3000 Watt 12 Volt Pure Sine Wave Inverter.Regards,Lisa, forExplore Electric
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Mitch: It's not an inverter-quality "clean." Plug all your sensitive electronics into anAPC/UPC battery-backup-surge-protector and you'll be good to go. Or go througha transfer switch to your building's main circuit panel.H--da has "clean" ones... ahem.... half-the-power and THREE-TIMESthe price... Your choice, but these are good units. Good Luck!
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Yes, if you change the inverter. The inverter that comes with this system is a 12 volt to 120 volt output. You will need an inverter with a 220 volt output.Joe
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Excellent description.The one thing I'd add is to ensure the 12v. to 120 v. inverter provides a *PURE SINE WAVE* output which is identical (or often cleaner) than a normal utility power grid. Using a 120 volt "Modified Sine Wave" power source can damage and/or weaken electronics, motors, battery chargers, batteries, etc. Or if nothing else, cause them to be less efficient & effective. "Modified Sine Wave" outputs are fine for incandescent light bulbs, but I wouldn't risk damaging my electronics or battery chargers just by saving a few bucks on a lower-end inverter.That said, I'd personally spend a bit extra for a Pure Sine Wave inverter to run electronics, chargers, and/or laptops off of. Excellent description.The one thing I'd add is to ensure the 12v. to 120 v. inverter provides a *PURE SINE WAVE* output which is identical (or often cleaner) than a normal utility power grid. Using a 120 volt "Modified Sine Wave" power source can damage and/or weaken electronics, motors, battery chargers, batteries, etc. Or if nothing else, cause them to be less efficient & effective. "Modified Sine Wave" outputs are fine for incandescent light bulbs, but I wouldn't risk damaging my electronics or battery chargers just by saving a few bucks on a lower-end... » Read More Excellent description.The one thing I'd add is to ensure the 12v. to 120 v. inverter provides a *PURE SINE WAVE* output which is identical (or often cleaner) than a normal utility power grid. Using a 120 volt "Modified Sine Wave" power source can damage and/or weaken electronics, motors, battery chargers, batteries, etc. Or if nothing else, cause them to be less efficient & effective. "Modified Sine Wave" outputs are fine for incandescent light bulbs, but I wouldn't risk damaging my electronics or battery chargers just by saving a few bucks on a lower-end inverter.That said, I'd personally spend a bit extra for a Pure Sine Wave inverter to run electronics, chargers, and/or laptops off of. « Show Less