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Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 10-18-2016, 07:49 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 11,498
Posted By Brian B-P
:thumb: :) :confetti: Myron - thanks for...

:thumb: :) :confetti:

Myron - thanks for listening, and for sharing the experience with us.
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 10-17-2016, 03:00 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 11,498
Posted By Brian B-P
:eek: :facepalm: Sorry - cut-and-paste typo! ...

:eek: :facepalm:
Sorry - cut-and-paste typo!

The intended list:

positive supply from battery positive to inverter positive input (thick)
negative supply from battery negative to inverter...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 10-17-2016, 01:09 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 11,498
Posted By Brian B-P
There are not many cables - just post images and...

There are not many cables - just post images and ask about anything in the instructions which doesn't make sense. :)


positive supply from battery positive to inverter positive input (thick)
...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 10-16-2016, 03:34 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 11,498
Posted By Brian B-P
I was alarmed by the same issue when as Jon when...

I was alarmed by the same issue when as Jon when I saw the photo. Although the protective chassis ground of the inverter's AC side and the negative cable of the inverter's DC side both connect to the...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 10-16-2016, 03:00 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 11,498
Posted By Brian B-P
Alan already provided the correction, but I'm...

Alan already provided the correction, but I'm curious...

Where did this come from? It's certainly misleading, since it completely misses the point that skin effect is non-existent (not just "less...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 10-16-2016, 02:46 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 11,498
Posted By Brian B-P
At least with the 1500 watt inverter...

At least with the 1500 watt inverter installations done by Escape at the factory that I have seen in photos, instead of upgrading the size of the wiring to the batteries, the inverter is provided...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 10-15-2016, 12:25 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 11,498
Posted By Brian B-P
If comparing two cables with the same...

If comparing two cables with the same cross-sectional area of copper, the number of strands makes no difference to current-carrying capacity or resistance (for DC or low-frequency power). In a power...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 10-13-2016, 03:50 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 11,498
Posted By Brian B-P
Great size for the combined current of all loads....

Great size for the combined current of all loads. :thumb: :)
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 10-11-2016, 01:54 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 11,498
Posted By Brian B-P
So Escape didn't really create this whole setup,...

So Escape didn't really create this whole setup, since Myron added the inverter. I have no concerns with Escape's part, only the negative side of the inverter addition. I also have no concerns with...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 10-11-2016, 01:22 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 11,498
Posted By Brian B-P
Escape installed the inverter with the negative...

Escape installed the inverter with the negative cable going to the frame? I haven't seen that in other Escape installations. Perhaps they only wire the 1500 watt inverters directly to the batteries....
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 10-11-2016, 01:08 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 11,498
Posted By Brian B-P
There is a cable connecting the batteries, as...

There is a cable connecting the batteries, as there must be or nothing would work. It's kinda small, but it's there.
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 10-10-2016, 08:06 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 11,498
Posted By Brian B-P
Okay, so calculate the drop at the lower voltage,...

Okay, so calculate the drop at the lower voltage, and include all of the wire. :) By the way, why put in a 600 watt inverter if you're never going to come remotely close to using 600 watts of AC...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 10-10-2016, 03:07 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 11,498
Posted By Brian B-P
(These values from the Owner's Guide...

(These values from the Owner's Guide (https://www.xantrex.com/documents/Power-Inverters/PROwatt-SW/975-0529-01-01_Rev-C(Artwork).pdf) for the Xantrex PROwatt SW Sine Wave Inverter...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 10-10-2016, 01:28 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 11,498
Posted By Brian B-P
So then this is the situation: When the...

So then this is the situation:

When the inverter uses a hundred amps (for example) that big red positive cable carries 100 amps from battery to inverter (fine), the heavy black cable carries that...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 10-09-2016, 07:42 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 11,498
Posted By Brian B-P
Myron's second photo shows the connection between...

Myron's second photo shows the connection between batteries: positive of the left battery to negative of the right battery, making the two 6-volt batteries into one 12-volt battery. This is the only...
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