bigcol Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 Hi there just seen these on eBay, I know there's a few Chinese cheap ones arround and most things are made in china but has anyone bought one of these?? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3500W-5000W-Power-Inverter-Charger-Pure-Sine-Wave-for-motorhome-caravan-boat/222515602041?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D43783%26meid%3D4f39cd7311d74263bfc9a1758c178819%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D6%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D222515601629 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycloud Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 (edited) I have been looking at the Volt Polska range and also wondering if they are good quality. Edit: the 12v ones only go up to 700w. Edited June 16, 2017 by Psycloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mross Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 (edited) You would be putting all your eggs in one basket; if it blew up you would have no solar, no battery charger and no inverter. But that's your choice! Edited June 16, 2017 by mross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotEver Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 Unless I'm misreading the spec it's also only a 700W inverter, assuming a 12V boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycloud Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 37 minutes ago, mross said: You would be putting all your eggs in one basket; if it blew up you would have no solar, no battery charger and no inverter. But that's your choice! Victron do one for £1150 (1600w). Would that be any better do you think? https://www.victronenergy.com/upload/documents/Datasheet-EasySolar-1600VA-EN.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mross Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 My brother's Mastervolt combi blew up and he lost all the 230V sockets in the boat, even on shore power. I sometimes think these multis are getting too complicated. But that Victron seems to give you a lot for the money. Is 1600VA enough? It wont give you 1600W unless all your loads are resistive. I would go for Mastervolt, Sterling or Victron as they are well known and have agents in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jddevel Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 8 hours ago, Psycloud said: Victron do one for £1150 (1600w). Would that be any better do you think? https://www.victronenergy.com/upload/documents/Datasheet-EasySolar-1600VA-EN.pdf Bought my Victron 3000 pure sine wave from Paul Hands at Evesham Marina chandlery. Good deal and excellent service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stegra Posted June 19, 2017 Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 I've been considering this product for a while now. They're a little bit cheaper on the company's own website but considerably less in Poland. I happen to have a ex-girlfriend who's Polish and happy to source it for me if Sterling hasn't made that idea defunct by the time I get to purchasing. Although I share with "all eggs in one basket" concern, I rather like the fact that everything is built to work together. The unit switches to the required mode as necessary. It works as an uninterruptible power supply so can switch to battery power when mains is unavailable and switch on the generator when needed to maintain the batteries. I suspect there could be a few issues in this regard with separate units. From my own perspective the 20A charger is rather low. I'm going with electric drive and will have around 500Ah (48v) battery bank. In good light the solar and a fully charged bank should provide ample for cruising but in poor light with a partially charged bank, the 20A (48v) will likely to be found wanting... Of a downstream route and tailwind! However, it will certainly reduce my generator requirements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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