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ja2tn

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Inverter question
« on: August 15, 2005, 12:31:44 PM »
OK, Another question...


Why buy say a Xantrex/Trace SW 5548 inverter and get 5500 watts of power for $2795.99 when you can buy 2 Prowatt 3000 (@ $800 each) and one Prosine 1000 (@ $890)... that totals 7000 watts (6000 MSW and 1000 TSW) for $2490.00?? Wouldnt this be cheaper all together or is there a reason that I am not seeing??


I got the prices for the Prosine and Prowatt from here: http://www.xantrex.com/web/id/10/inter.asp


And the SW 5548 from here: http://www.affordable-solar.com/inverters---by-manufacturer.html OK... I guess that will do for now!


Thanks,

Jerry

in the mountains of Tennessee

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Bruce S

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Re: Inverter question
« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2005, 06:39:49 AM »
Jerry

 The main reason is that with the 5548, there is the ability to pull a max of 5500 watts from one unit; if you where to purchase the other units you would have to have seperate wiring panels for each of the inverters and you would be limited by their short burst maximums.

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edy252

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Re: Inverter question
« Reply #2 on: August 15, 2005, 06:55:02 AM »
Jerry


The idea is that u cant simply connect the inverters' outputs in parallel and get higher power.......their sinewave won't be in phase

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