healthy inverter for boats

Hi,
I just purchased a stetzerizer and was horrified to find that it's reading on my boat varied from 400 - 1900.  It's our inverter and battery packs I guess.

Does anyone have any suggestions?  The filters don't really work as it may cause the inverter to blow up - terrible noises and fluctuations when I plugged in hi-capacity filter.

Boating is a family affair and my husband will never give it up.  

Lisa

> I just purchased a stetzerizer and was horrified to find that it's reading on my boat
> varied from 400 - 1900.  It's our inverter and battery packs I guess.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions?  

Buy a higher quality inverter?  :-)

Buy a nice filtering power strip?  Or would that cause the same issues
as the Stetzerizer filters?  (I don't know)

How much time do you spend on this boat?  If it's not a lot, then maybe
you don't really need to worry about it.

Marc

Go to a DC system?  Some inverters are better than others.

A power strip with inductors will have smaller capacitors and
might be OK with the inverter.  Not sure if any are rated for
marine use.  Turn the invert off when you don't need it.

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Thanks for the feedback so far. I heard I should get a pure sine wave
inverter and that would help a lot. I used a 6 slot hi capacity filter but
that was the one that was making everything over exert.  I am thinking about
trying my earth calm product up there and seeing if I just feel better
afterwards.   I'm also going to bring up my mrs 2000 mat and try to go
barefoot on the islands as much as I can.  

 

Oh and I will see if I can turn the inverter off at night.  

 

Thanks everyone!

 

Lisa

 



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iluvrdi wrote:
> Hi,
> I just purchased a stetzerizer and was horrified to find that it's reading on my boat varied from 400 - 1900.  It's our inverter and battery packs I guess.
>  

If the levels go down when the inverter is turned off, then yes.

I thought boats would be a good place to go, as I found it successful to
be in a travel trailer when the AC power was unplugged. 12V lights,
heater, and propane fridge was very quiet for me.
Even my former boss, where I got sick 18 years ago, said it was better
for him to be on the water. In hind sight, being farther from towers and
power lines, should indeed be better health wise.

Why does your boat need inverters?
Can you run the boat on 12V alone?

Just as with solar panels, going green may not be all that simple, or
good for the environment, including us. Inverters are a wild card, and
often noisy. Better to not need them.

Stewart
--
http://seahorseCorral.org

Hi Lisa

First you must determine what the type of inverter. Quasi sine wave inverters are normally cheaper and they produce very dirty electricity possibly accounting for the high readings observed.

The output wave form in quasi sine wave inverters is square hence rich in harmonics.

Pure sine wave inverters could help solve the problem they are readily available now on ebay from de-commissioned computer UPS back up power supplies and have outputs 600-700 watts normally 24 volts.

Also consider changing appliances to run on DC as suggested. This reduces all the fluctuating emf's associated with ac voltages and could help maximise the health benefits of a marine environment.

all the best

panayis zambellis luton UK



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