Guest guest Posted September 11, 2011 Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 Hi, I just purchased a stetzerizer and was horrified to find that it's reading on my boat varied from 400 - 1900. It's our inverter and battery packs I guess. Does anyone have any suggestions? The filters don't really work as it may cause the inverter to blow up - terrible noises and fluctuations when I plugged in hi-capacity filter. Boating is a family affair and my husband will never give it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2011 Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 > I just purchased a stetzerizer and was horrified to find that it's reading on my boat > varied from 400 - 1900. It's our inverter and battery packs I guess. > > Does anyone have any suggestions? Buy a higher quality inverter? :-) Buy a nice filtering power strip? Or would that cause the same issues as the Stetzerizer filters? (I don't know) How much time do you spend on this boat? If it's not a lot, then maybe you don't really need to worry about it. Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2011 Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 Go to a DC system? Some inverters are better than others. A power strip with inductors will have smaller capacitors and might be OK with the inverter. Not sure if any are rated for marine use. Turn the invert off when you don't need it. On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 4:15 PM, iluvrdi <lisapal@...> wrote: > ** > > > Hi, > I just purchased a stetzerizer and was horrified to find that it's reading > on my boat varied from 400 - 1900. It's our inverter and battery packs I > guess. > > Does anyone have any suggestions? The filters don't really work as it may > cause the inverter to blow up - terrible noises and fluctuations when I > plugged in hi-capacity filter. > > Boating is a family affair and my husband will never give it up. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Thanks for the feedback so far. I heard I should get a pure sine wave inverter and that would help a lot. I used a 6 slot hi capacity filter but that was the one that was making everything over exert. I am thinking about trying my earth calm product up there and seeing if I just feel better afterwards. I'm also going to bring up my mrs 2000 mat and try to go barefoot on the islands as much as I can. Oh and I will see if I can turn the inverter off at night. Thanks everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 iluvrdi wrote: > Hi, > I just purchased a stetzerizer and was horrified to find that it's reading on my boat varied from 400 - 1900. It's our inverter and battery packs I guess. > If the levels go down when the inverter is turned off, then yes. I thought boats would be a good place to go, as I found it successful to be in a travel trailer when the AC power was unplugged. 12V lights, heater, and propane fridge was very quiet for me. Even my former boss, where I got sick 18 years ago, said it was better for him to be on the water. In hind sight, being farther from towers and power lines, should indeed be better health wise. Why does your boat need inverters? Can you run the boat on 12V alone? Just as with solar panels, going green may not be all that simple, or good for the environment, including us. Inverters are a wild card, and often noisy. Better to not need them. -- http://seahorseCorral.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Hi First you must determine what the type of inverter. Quasi sine wave inverters are normally cheaper and they produce very dirty electricity possibly accounting for the high readings observed. The output wave form in quasi sine wave inverters is square hence rich in harmonics. Pure sine wave inverters could help solve the problem they are readily available now on ebay from de-commissioned computer UPS back up power supplies and have outputs 600-700 watts normally 24 volts. Also consider changing appliances to run on DC as suggested. This reduces all the fluctuating emf's associated with ac voltages and could help maximise the health benefits of a marine environment. all the best panayis zambellis luton UK > > Hi, > I just purchased a stetzerizer and was horrified to find that it's reading on my boat varied from 400 - 1900. It's our inverter and battery packs I guess. > > Does anyone have any suggestions? The filters don't really work as it may cause the inverter to blow up - terrible noises and fluctuations when I plugged in hi-capacity filter. > > Boating is a family affair and my husband will never give it up. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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