T&T: 230v/50Hz

Scott H.E. Welch scott@firstclass.com
Mon Mar 5 14:29:03 EST 2007


My two cents worth here:

There are a bunch of solutions which are both costly & expensive.

However, if your onboard power requirements are modest (e.g. no air
conditioning, no dryer, no water heater) and can be handled entirely by your
existing inverter, there is also a very simple, inexpensive solution: get a
"universal input" battery charger such as the Xantrex XC5012 or XC2524. This
puppy will take pretty well any power in the world with no user setup
required. You can then use this to keep the house bank topped up, while
supplying all of the onboard loads through the inverter.

Not perfect if you want to run really heavy loads, but can't be beat from a
price/performance perspective.

Scott Welch
Product Manager, FirstClass Group

"If we continue to take an eye for an eye, then surely the whole world will
go blind." - Gandhi


Scott Welch
Product Manager, FirstClass Group

"If we continue to take an eye for an eye, then surely the whole world will
go blind." - Gandhi


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