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Nharrison5 wrote:Qr Bbpost

mjk1040 wrote:Qr Bbpost Well no one putting a solar array in too?

Not sure there would be a place in n the boat to place them. If you have them, where did you install them?

You could probably get about 1000 watts of power if you filled the top of the hardtop!

(of course, that won't work for a 33SS, but for the 355/356 guys....)

km1125 wrote:Qr Bbpost

Nharrison5 wrote:Qr Bbpost

mjk1040 wrote:Qr Bbpost Well no one putting a solar array in too?

Not sure there would be a place in n the boat to place them. If you have them, where did you install them?

You could probably get about 1000 watts of power if you filled the top of the hardtop!

(of course, that won't work for a 33SS, but for the 355/356 guys....)

Ok. That would be really neat if I could work it out. But, you are right, it wouldn’t

How about a wind turbine?

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tomschauer wrote:Qr Bbpost How about a wind turbine?

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Imagine how much electricity you could save on a 22kt cruise!!!

Just for reference. This is what the inside of the panel box looks like. The wires are nice and neet and well labeled.

amanphoto wrote:Qr Bbpost Just for reference. This is what the inside of the panel box looks like. The wires are nice and neet and well labeled.

Sorry I derailed your post. I think the answer to your initial question is listed above in other posts. Seeing the answer in a photo would go a long way.

I think maybe we would both benefit by having someone post a picture of what the AC wiring looks like from their inverter into the panel. I have found many diagrams online, but no pictures.

Tom: Not sure I agree with you. A decent brand of inverter rated for 2000 watts will usually handle surges of 4000 watts for 1-3 seconds, plenty of time to start the compressor. My old inverter (pure sine wave) started my full size fridge, ran an icemaker full time, and a small deep freezer. So if your wiring is solid and you have plenty of battery reserve, I think it unlikely all 3 would ever be starting at exactly the same time. Just be sure you have plenty of battery reserve capacity. That's important. ps, just checked, a new, full size household fridge by LG uses about 600 watts running. Triple that and you still have plenty of reserve. Just my opinion

I would definitely check the surge rating and the voltage output while in the surge zone, a good inverter will have a chart that shows how far the out put voltage drops when operating above rated capacity.
The average compressor draws 250% of rated current during start up, if you have full rated voltage, drop the voltage the current raises and the duration of increased current increases.
Will a good 2000 watt inverter start a boat sized ice maker, sure. Will it put added load on the start relay and start windings of the compressor, again sure. Will it shorten the life, most likley.

tomschauer wrote:Qr Bbpost I would definitely check the surge rating and the voltage output while in the surge zone, a good inverter will have a chart that shows how far the out put voltage drops when operating above rated capacity.
The average compressor draws 250% of rated current during start up, if you have full rated voltage, drop the voltage the current raises and the duration of increased current increases.
Will a good 2000 watt inverter start a boat sized ice maker, sure. Will it put added load on the start relay and start windings of the compressor, again sure. Will it shorten the life, most likley.

Probably not worth connecting the ice maker to the inverter then.