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That is another selling point for the system I describe. With several small inverters, you may find your guests plugging in items that the inverter can not handle (i.e hair dryers) My system will handle wull current at any outlet. And, when you are underway, or at anchor, you can plug the genset into hte shorepower plug to use the charger without making any other changes. Overall, this makes the boat AC system more user friendly for the guests. No worries about switching things on and off, or waiting for the house bank to recharge before using the a/c. As for power tools, the genset will probably be a batter source for running those items. The majority of my power tools are cordless Dewalt anyway, and I just keep the batteries in a charging station. Projects that would require more than that are done at dock. I am convinced about the advantages of a bypass however, as it would suck to have the inverter fail, and not be able to switch over to the genset. Again, especially with paying guests on board. I do have a battery switch on the inverter, so I can seperate the batteries from the inverter in case of the type of failure that Makai had. As for the computer, the DC to DC transformer is absolutely the way to go. I also have a 12 volt printer, the Cannon BJC85. I will also say that the Prosine inverters are a good quality unit, and worth the extra money. That said, Prosine, Xantrex, and Trace are all the same company. They used to be seperate, and for residential use, the Trace was by far the best, but Xantrex bought all of them out. I do not think the quality as suffered. Another aside, I would avoid the Triplite inverters, as tey are much less efficient, and lower quality.
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