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Old 07-01-2015, 12:56   #1
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Anyone in Ft Lauderdale that can help me with my batteries?

I have installed a new 2000 watt pure sine wave and have 6 120 amp hour get batteries. Every time I put a heavy load on it it shuts down because of low voltage input? Anyone in the area qualified want to come help me?

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Old 07-01-2015, 23:39   #2
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how old are the batteries?


how far away from the batteries and what size cable on the inverter?
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Does it still shut down with the engine on?
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Yeah, I'd check your cables. My 2000 watt requires 2/0 cables. That cable is about 1/2" dia. without the insulation. It could be starving for amps.
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Old 08-01-2015, 10:37   #5
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Call Complete Yacht Service in Ft.Lauderdale, ask for the owner Mark, (USMC) he is the local Yanmar/Perkins dealer and knows everybody doing marine stuff in town, tell him Pat N. now living in tampa told you to call.
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Same questions important is, master.


Batteries verified as good?
Cabling from inverter to batteries is what gauge and length?


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Crackerjack is your engine bay like, always a surprise inside!
It's also very accessible.
As a Maintenance/Repair Machinist for over 40 years I keep everything spic-N-span. The first sign of trouble on motors, compressors and other reciprocating/spinning machinery usually shows up on the outside by leaks or parts coming loose. So keeping it clean is a part of doing scheduled maintenance. And as another member states "Rust never sleeps".

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What is Ur distance from inverter to batteries ?
The further away Ur inverter is from batteries the higher the resistance will be and U will need bigger wire size.....M U C H BIGGER
To avoid the problem install the inverter as close as posible to the battery bank.

For testing try to do the same load test with shorter temporay wires ...max.1 meter/3 feet length
Don´t look any further until U have performed that test

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I have installed a new 2000 watt pure sine wave and have 6 120 amp hour get batteries. Every time I put a heavy load on it it shuts down because of low voltage input? Anyone in the area qualified want to come help me?

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What is Ur distance from inverter to batteries ?
The further away Ur inverter is from batteries the higher the resistance will be and U will need bigger wire size.....M U C H BIGGER
To avoid the problem install the inverter as close as posible to the battery bank.

For testing try to do the same load test with shorter temporay wires ...max.1 meter/3 feet length
Don´t look any further until U have performed that test

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All I gotta say is your your the man, went out and got thicker cables and tested is and it works fine. I swear I almost payed hundreds just to get a dude out here.

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All I gotta say is your your the man, went out and got thicker cables and tested is and it works fine. I swear I almost payed hundreds just to get a dude out here.

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Re: Anyone in Ft Lauderdale that can help me with my batteries?

I would suggest a fuse in the positive cable near the battery post - 250 amp would be a good choice.
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