Svenn said:I want to turn my inverter on from the driver's seat, 6ft away from where it sits in the rear of my vehicle. Do I really have to buy 12ft of heavy 2AWG wire to make that happen or is there some easier way??
Optimistic Paranoid said:Put a continuous duty solenoid in the positive wire between the battery bank and the inverter. Control the solenoid with a simple toggle switch mounted wherever you like. And of course, leave the inverter "ON" all the time, with the solenoid controlling when it gets power and when it doesn't.
Svenn said:Each one I googled seems to use power while not in use, do you have a recommendation?
Optimistic Paranoid said:Don't see how a solenoid can use power when it's turned off. I'm thinking you're misunderstanding some published spec. Now INVERTERS use power when turned on, even if they're not powering something.
As far as a recommendation, depends on what size inverter you have. How many amps is the inverter going to draw from the batteries when it's in use? I will say stick to a good brand like Cole Hersee rather than some nameless Chinese crap. Amazon sells Cole Hersee.
Almost There said:Not sure why a continuous duty solenoid would be useful!
tx2sturgis said:As the title of the thread suggests, he wants to control the inverter from 6 feet away, maybe its in a cabinet or other location thats not handy from the bed.
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