Gui 2.0 =0

[jason howard]

nothing tags a project explanition better than an evil laugh

[GUI]

New photo.

[derelicte]

dumb question:

why would you need a generator and an inverter?

I like your bilge pump clamps. did you buy or fabricate those clamps?

thanks!

[GUI]

Go to lowes and you will find them.


The generator and invertor is to run GUI for long periords of time. I have been able to run GUI for over 5 hours on one tank so far =)

[derelicte]

maybe I should have worded my question differently.

both the generator and the inverter make ac voltage. why do you need both?

do you primarily run off a battery and use the inverter to make the ac and just use the generator to charge the battery?

[GUI]

There isnt a need for a battery in this setup. Its all dc voltage passed the inverter. Gui runs on dc power
:mrgreen:

[derelicte]

so the generator only makes dc?

does the inverter run a computer?

I'm still not seeing why you need both.

[fluffy111]

Generator make VAC. Inverter invert VAC into VDC. VDC is use on ROV but he can still use VAC for computer (if he does).

Regards
fluffy

[derelicte]

that could be my confusion. I've always heard that inverters convert dc to ac, not the other way around.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverter_(electrical)

if his "inverter" takes in ac and outputs dc, then it is a power supply, not an inverter.

that makes sense.

[thegadgetguy]

Yea, I'm confused too. Most American generators generate DC and have a built in inverter which converts to AC.