double the inverter double the wattage?

[deckofficer]

Originally Posted by goboatingnow

aint ever seen that I must say

Dave

My very old Trace 2012 keeps the clocks alive in search mode, just doesn't display the time till it is running. Doesn't yours do the same?

[goboatingnow]

Originally Posted by deckofficer

My very old Trace 2012 keeps the clocks alive in search mode, just doesn't display the time till it is running. Doesn't yours do the same?

nope, not at all. Ive seen some invertors probably like your trace, when in standby mode, reduce the PWM to very small ratios, so they still generate mains AC , and then rapidly switch to full mode once a triiger current is detected. Those sort keep clocks alive becuase they are in effect generating mains.

Today, usually a pulse is sent out to energise any potential load, then the switcher starts up. That type of invertor basically shows 0VAC at the outlets and doesnt power up clocks or anything, ( its actually a mode I dont like anyway)

Dave

[deckofficer]

Dave,

If things are real quiet I can hear it pulse at the unit. I've used a neon test light to confirm it and just thought between regular pulses and capacitors in the circuits for the clocks, that was all that was needed to keep clock memory alive. So your telling me the newer inverters will not keep a clock holding time in search mode?

[goboatingnow]

If things are real quiet I can hear it pulse at the unit. I've used a neon test light to confirm it and just thought between regular pulses and capacitors in the circuits for the clocks, that was all that was needed to keep clock memory alive. So your telling me the newer inverters will not keep a clock holding time in search mode?

none of my cheapy ones do thats for sure, even though they are in a standby mode. Putting a scope on shows in effect a brief 220VAC pulse ( where I am) but that pulse is between 100ms to under 1sec in some invertors, so I cant see how that powers up clocks, which would need continuous albeit low power mains power.

dave

[senormechanico]

I used to have a Xantrex 1800 Prosine.
Used to have, because it ate itself for breakfast while on the power save mode.
Long before it died, I put my Fluke oscilloscope on the output while on power save.
It put out one sine wave, full ac voltage every two and a half seconds.

Steve

[Lake-Effect]

Originally Posted by drousy88

Can I hook two 1200 watt inverters together to continuously power a 2400 watt appliance?.... reason I'm asking is because its cheaper to buy two 1200s than it is to buy one 2400...

What are you powering that requires 2.4kW?

In general, more inverters will power more stuff, not bigger stuff.

[drousy88]

I don't need any of it. Just curious about inverters..