inverter

[windspeed]

will a magnum inverter 4000w run ok without an input line

can I output 240 V with two wires on the dual model

windspeed

[TomW]

I am sorry, can you post this again with clear and concise questions?

What did Magnum say when you asked them? Since they built it they would be the first logical ones to ask.

No clue what you are asking at all.

So in the spirit of non negativity, I will say of course, but only if it is Thursday.

Tom

[wooferhound]

I can not think of any inverter that will run without an input line. Most inverters require a 12v input line, but as the quality of the inverter goes up, they can run off of 24v or 48v input lines. You will for sure need 2 wires to get any kind of output from the inverter.

[windspeed]

sorry woof

I meant to say 240 V input for the battery charger

I will be connecting my 24V battery bank to the low voltage input.

this inverter has dual output 120 v and 240 v I just want to use the 240 v alone

there are three output connections neutral.. hot 1.. and hot 2........I assume I use neutral and whichever hot gives me 240 v.

Windspeed

[zeusmorg]

 Well, not knowing exactly how it's wired,, you SHould get 240 v between the two output lines. and of course with 240 in the united states you will need the ground unless you like nasty shocks..

 It does seem rather strange that the manual that came with this inverter doesn't tell you how to use it?

 I'm assuming your battery charger is 240 v a/c,, and usually those are quite hefty units, can this inverter handle the load?

 Typically, (in the united states) you will have 120v on one and 120 v on the other hot,,so between these two you get 240 v. between the 120 v line (either one) and ground you get 120 v..

 

[windspeed]

yes I have the manual online

but have not bought the inverter yet

just that I need 200 % clarifaction before I will buy

I find some of U.S. companies dont make the european applications very clear (maybe its just me )

the manual states..to connect a neutral wire and a 1 hot wire with a jumper from the other hot

Windspeed

[zeusmorg]

 Ignore my comments, since this is a European application and the specific wiring I am not familiar with.

[(unknown)]

I have a Vector 1000 watts inverter. I switch it on one day and the red and green lights were on, the red one was blinking as the power level meter lit up and down while the fan revved up and down. The unit was getting hot too. There was no output power. Does anyone know whats wrong here?

[ghurd]

This should be in it's own story.

"doctech"?

Vector is good about their warranty.  Call them and send it back.  The replacement unit may not be the same one you returned.

Remove the 4 corner screws from the front.  Look for a small short on the rear of the sockets.  Sometimes a tiny short will cause that.

Check the battery connections, from the battery, to the clamp's connection to the cable, to corrosion inside the cable, to the inverter.  That tends to be an intermittant problem for larger (over 100W) loads.

If you can not return it under warranty, remove the board and look for a single strand of wire going from somewhere to somewhere else it should not be going.

After that, buy a new one.  Save the reciept and packaging.

G-

[TomW]

G;

Yeah thread jacking at its finest.

Tom