Really need advice with a kill switch for an inverter

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  1. tobiasrook

    tobiasrook Light Load Member

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    I really need advice:

    I purchased a 1600W inverter and wired it to the battery....Problem: From my understanding the remote kill switch you can buy only kills the outlets...I wish to kill power to the unit completely from a switch mounted in the cab while leaving the inverter switch to the on position....for clarification....I wish to turn it on/off with a switch.

    Any advice will help....
     
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  3. S M D

    S M D Road Train Member

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    Does your power inverter have a remote.aka.acc wire.or is it just power and ground
     
  4. tobiasrook

    tobiasrook Light Load Member

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    power/ground
     
  5. tobiasrook

    tobiasrook Light Load Member

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    only switch is the one on the unit itself
     
  6. dannythetrucker

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  8. dannythetrucker

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  9. magoo68

    magoo68 Road Train Member

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    a simple battery switch like a battery shutoff on freightliner would handle the voltage
     
  10. Edgar2191

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    If you use a fuse on your power wire (that I recommend you do) you can just remove the fuse when not in use. A cuircuit breaker for 12volt cars would also work.
     
  11. Richter

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    why do you need to kill the dc side of it? If its turned off it wont draw power.
     
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