IanInShawnigan
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Just curious if anyone has run across this.
I bought a Renogy 3000W PSW Inverter to add to my off grid system specifically to run my fridge and freezers.
My system is in my basement under the living room.
I noticed in a week that my cat would move away from her favorite spot on the couch when the fridge powered up.
Then my wife kept moving off the couch and complained of heart palpitations.
I bought a multi-meter and began checking out what was going on.
As it turns out, when the 3000W PSW Inverter powered up it puts off around 256 milligouse at the unit and upstairs in the living room, around 15 feet away, it was emitting around 60 milligouse, which caused my meter to register RED/SEVERE DANGER. WOW! Safe is 2 and under.
I turned off the Renogy 3000W PSW and I am now using an Eliminator 4000W Modified Sine Wave Inverter and I will be adding a 2000W MSW Inverter as well.
I know that PSW is best for appliances but the EMF/EMR is obviously extremely dangerous to the body.
With the MSW Inverter the reading is ZERO in the living room and low at the unit itself.
I built this myself with the guidance of Will's videos mostly. Prior to that I knew nothing about solar systems.
My 100% OFF GRID, self built system contained in my basement, is constructed of 6 Renogy Rover 40A Li MPPT controllers.
Each controller is hooked up to a 450W split cell (72) monochrystaline panel; 6 panels, each is independent from one another.
They are all hooked up to 1 battery bank. The system is grounded to the old grounding rod for my house that was no longer being used for the new breaker.
The battery bank has 18 - 6V AGM in series and parallel to make 9 - 12V, 250Ah for a total of 2250Ah and 1125Ah at 50% usage. With AGM there is a 50% rule. The safety factor is what is the most important thing.
AGM is the safest and best way to go I believe from the solar experts I have spoken with. No off gassing or risks that lithium batteries have. I use this system primarily for 4 small freezers and the fridge. I am adding another 8 - 6V (4 X 250Ah) to the current size for year round.
All 6 controllers are set at the auto identify factory setup as 12V, SLD. I have not changed anything in the parameters.
I bought a Renogy 3000W PSW Inverter to add to my off grid system specifically to run my fridge and freezers.
My system is in my basement under the living room.
I noticed in a week that my cat would move away from her favorite spot on the couch when the fridge powered up.
Then my wife kept moving off the couch and complained of heart palpitations.
I bought a multi-meter and began checking out what was going on.
As it turns out, when the 3000W PSW Inverter powered up it puts off around 256 milligouse at the unit and upstairs in the living room, around 15 feet away, it was emitting around 60 milligouse, which caused my meter to register RED/SEVERE DANGER. WOW! Safe is 2 and under.
I turned off the Renogy 3000W PSW and I am now using an Eliminator 4000W Modified Sine Wave Inverter and I will be adding a 2000W MSW Inverter as well.
I know that PSW is best for appliances but the EMF/EMR is obviously extremely dangerous to the body.
With the MSW Inverter the reading is ZERO in the living room and low at the unit itself.
I built this myself with the guidance of Will's videos mostly. Prior to that I knew nothing about solar systems.
My 100% OFF GRID, self built system contained in my basement, is constructed of 6 Renogy Rover 40A Li MPPT controllers.
Each controller is hooked up to a 450W split cell (72) monochrystaline panel; 6 panels, each is independent from one another.
They are all hooked up to 1 battery bank. The system is grounded to the old grounding rod for my house that was no longer being used for the new breaker.
The battery bank has 18 - 6V AGM in series and parallel to make 9 - 12V, 250Ah for a total of 2250Ah and 1125Ah at 50% usage. With AGM there is a 50% rule. The safety factor is what is the most important thing.
AGM is the safest and best way to go I believe from the solar experts I have spoken with. No off gassing or risks that lithium batteries have. I use this system primarily for 4 small freezers and the fridge. I am adding another 8 - 6V (4 X 250Ah) to the current size for year round.
All 6 controllers are set at the auto identify factory setup as 12V, SLD. I have not changed anything in the parameters.
