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Old 06-13-2012, 07:30 AM   #6
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X3 on the fire hazard! Anytime you direct wire an inverter to the power source it should be straight to the battery and as close as possible with the proper size wire & a proper size fuse/breaker should be used.

Inverter Size
< 3 ft
3ft - 6ft
6ft < 10ft

400 Watts (40amp fuse/breaker)
8
6
4

750 Watts (75amp fuse/breaker)
6
4
2

1000 Watts (100amp fuse/breaker)
4
2
1/0

1500 Watts (150amp fuse/breaker)
2
1
3/0

2000 Watts (200amp fuse/breaker)
1/0
2/0
250

2500 Watts (250amp fuse/breaker)
1/0
3/0
350

3000 Watts (300amp fuse/breaker)
3/0
4/0
500
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