Inverter question.

[Tim120]

I have a Victron Multiplus 3000 and fogstar 460 battery.
Is it safe to have the inverter ON when driving thereby making the three pin plugs live?
Thanks for any replies.

 

[edina]

I leave mine on all the while. It powers the mains fridge/freezer so can't really turn it off.

 

[Molly 3]

Don't forget inverta have drain of about 15 percent when turned on .

 

[wildebus]

I have a Victron Multiplus 3000 and fogstar 460 battery.
Is it safe to have the inverter ON when driving thereby making the three pin plugs live?
Thanks for any replies.

No Problems.
As been said, plenty (including me) have inverter running to power 240V fridges. Sometimes I will turn on the Truma Ultrastore Element (850W AC) on a trip so it heats the water while I am driving so arrive with a nice hot tank of water instead of having to wait to heat it after I arrive

Don't forget inverta have drain of about 15 percent when turned on .

The Multiplus is nowhere near that.
If it is set for one of the standby modes (Search or AES), it will have an average 'drain' of between 3-9W, and if just left on and nothing using it, will have a 'drain' of 13W. I've pasted the data below and highlighted the relevant numbers in pink.

I have my Multiplus Inverter switched on 24/7 but it is actually actively "ON" maybe 25% of the time, when the Fridge requires power. The rest of the time it is in 'Search mode', where it will check for a load demand every couple of seconds and then go into standby again - or as Victron calls it, "Low Power" Mode.

All automatic and beats having to switch it on whenever you want to do something imagine being at home and if you want to boil a kettle, or turn on the TV, or use the Microwave, you have to go to the consumer unit and turn a breaker on, and then go and turn it off again when finished
I'll accept a 'drain of 3W (or around 6Ah/Day) for the convenience

 

[Tim120]

Thanks all for your answers, much appreciated.