"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Sat, 29 May 2004 07:23:37 -0400, "Jeff Morris"
wrote:
Actually, I'd be happy to get 50 or 60 Amps, but some of the advice seems to
be
25 Amps might be all I might expect. But the need is for 100 Amps-Hours or
more, so a low current charger is not a good solution if I have to run the
genset 4 hours a day.

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The Xantrex Prosine inverter chargers claim to be corrected for power
factor. I'd call their customer service group, discuss what kind of
generator you intend to use, and ask them to guarantee performance.

http://www.xantrex.com/support/docserve.asp?id=237

In my experience you're much better off with a sine wave inverter
regardless.

Yes but that means replacing an expensive piece of equipment with an even more
expensive piece. Frankly, I don't use the inverter much to worry about it - the
microwave seems to do OK, and so does the coffeegrinder. Of course, on the next
boat ...

Actually, it would be neat would be to have a version of the EU1000 that put all
its power out at 14+ Volts, with intelligent charging, of course. Maybe I
should write a letter to Mr. Honda.