NEW WZRELB (Reliable) 3000W 48V Split Phase Inverter

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Brad Cagle

Күн бұрын

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@BeeneEnergy Жыл бұрын

I like the built in pre-charge resistor. That's slick.

@BradCagle Жыл бұрын

That is pretty handy!

@vt20247 3 күн бұрын

Holy cow...at 12:50 where did that ninja cat came from. You are lucky to still be alive as that thing can eat you!

@Roll2Videos Жыл бұрын

As always great video 👍

@BradCagle Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@ww321 2 ай бұрын

I purchased one but it's 3500w. It has 100A fuse inside. It looks identical to yours. The end plate is labeled L1,N,L2,G, and the universal plug is marked 240v. Thanks for the video.

@davebruessow6842 2 ай бұрын

I just pulled the trigger on the 3500w version (it has some funky wireless remote I won't use). How is yours working for you?

@budmartin3344 Жыл бұрын

2:03 that does not look right, each Hot (Line) terminal of each duplex is joined by that one red wire between the duplex Hot terminals and then the other Red wire goes to the PCB, so each Hot (LIne) of each duplex is not connected to proper L1 and L2. Am I seeing it correctly? If you measure AC Voltage between the Hot terminal of each duplex, do you get 240VAC?

@davebruessow6842 2 ай бұрын

I actually like the idea of the universal 240 volt outlet. It's like a NEMA 5-15/6-15 in one, allowing you to use either type plug (great idea) when necessary/in a pinch. I'd really like to see what the sine wave looks like though...

@BeeneEnergy Жыл бұрын

My JBD BMS's don't detect under 1 amp of draw very well. I have that Schneider on a battery and it pulling 40w idle is imperceptible in the app so now the battery is dead but shows 160ah remaining, lol.

@BradCagle Жыл бұрын

Ahh, that makes sense.

@leftofone 4 ай бұрын

I've read transformerless inverters can fail and damage equipment that is connected to them. Is this true? Is this a transformerless inverter?

@icarus901 Жыл бұрын

Would one of the enphase inverters initialize if connected to 240v? If so....when there's a balanced load on each leg (or a consistent 240v load like an immersion heating element), does the load shown by the inverter drop by the enphase input?

@BradCagle Жыл бұрын

Funny you asked this. Chris Beene, and I were just discussing this, and I think we will be experimenting with this.

@tinysparky 5 ай бұрын

Any luck @@BradCagle

@rogue0921 Жыл бұрын

I believe that's a universal plug for the UK, Australia and may be and RV plug as well.

@BradCagle Жыл бұрын

Ahh, thanks for the info

@kokopelli314 Жыл бұрын

I have the 36v 4000w version. The LVC is 37.5. This would be ~equivalent to 46.8 for yours. To me, for LiFePO4 that seems high @ 3.125v per cell.

@davebruessow6842 2 ай бұрын

Fans come on every four minutes for about fifteen seconds and are very loud on my 3500W (must be on a timer). They scared me/loud like your yard blower. Also the display comes on randomly and constantly. Power-wise it seems to have a low self-consumption@idle rate (about 14W according to my shunt) and runs everything so far, but I haven't really pushed it either. Going to hook up a 12k btu window A/C unit (possibly two of them) and give it the torture test later today... OK, now I've tested this with a 12k BTU Midea U-shaped window A/C unit plugged in and running, and immediately noticed a high pitch/high frequency tone emitting from the inverter (very evident). It handles the load (no problem) though. Going to plug in the second one... Yep, no problem running both but fans run constantly/loudly and draining my 100ah battery bank pretty quick (not enough solar to keep up). You will want this unit mounted next to your charger and batteries, away from your living space, due to all the noise (which is required by law anyways). I've got til November 15th to fully bake this thing and decide if I want to keep it or not (Amazon policy)...

@ebenwaterman5858 Жыл бұрын

13:50 Cue the X Files theme. I didn't watch this when it came out 'cause I wasn't interested in 220. Am now, kinda'. Thanx anyhow. :)

@BradCagle Жыл бұрын

Haha, I think that my wife walking by the back door. Or is it 😬

@ebenwaterman5858 Жыл бұрын

@@BradCagle :O

@bruceeverett5372 Жыл бұрын

What is the use case for this at 240v and only 3000W? I don't think this would handle the in-rush of my well pump or a/c, and all my other 240v household loads are much higher 4500W+.

@BradCagle Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure yet. I've been meaning to test some 240v loads. Like dryer, pool pump, etc.. I'll get round to it. Thanks

@TechMechRandom Жыл бұрын

I am think it is just for powering a small house/cabin panel that has breakers on both legs 120/120v. I am not running anything in my cabin that requires 240v but need both legs powered for upstairs lighting. I am thinking about getting one of these as the price and power consumption from the EG4 split phase is both kind of high.

@howardwrentworth3359 Жыл бұрын

3000w is enough to run a mini split, especially the newer high efficiency models.

@curtchase3730 2 ай бұрын

Agree. Any device that requires 240 is usually a serious load. Range, water heater, well pump, central A/C, etc. I wouldn't think an inverter of this wattage (3000) would be practical for real world use, except for the sole purpose of mimicking a standard grid format of 120v on each leg to neutral and 240 across each leg. I'd say a split phase inverter over 10Kw would be the smallest I could see, if equipped with the proper supporting power supply, could run a small home including that well pump, A/C etc. .

@mountaindan1840 2 ай бұрын

I would expect this inverter to handle a 1 or 1 .5 ton inverter mini split with no problem. Maybe two eyes on a range. A small water heater. Well pumps and anything with an electric motor will be a challenge due to inrush current. Even a 120 v washer may give it trouble if other loads are on.

@Code_hack_ Жыл бұрын

Great video Brad! Have you been using this inverter much lately? Do you know if the 3000w at ~240v is continuous. The provided documentation isn’t clear. Follow up video please!

@roosterprice 3 ай бұрын

Were the neutral and ground bonded?

@PWoods-cd6tk Жыл бұрын

The anti spark feature is pretty cool. Did you say the neutral and the ground are not bonded together inside? So this could be plugged directly into a manual transfer switch at home?

@BradCagle Жыл бұрын

I measured no continuity between the neutral and the ground lugs, so it seems it's not internally bonded. I did later measure some AC voltage between the neutral, and ground so I need to figure out if a ground/neutral bond is acceptable on this unit. Because using a generator transfer switch would eventually cause a bond since there is bonding in the panel right?

@PWoods-cd6tk Жыл бұрын

All I know is that you only want one ground neutral bond and that is typically in your main panel. I think this one would work. I see people stick in regular inverters into their transfer switches anyway without any consequences. Thanks for the video I really appreciate it.

@BradCagle Жыл бұрын

@@PWoods-cd6tk You're welcome 🙂

@justinmitchuson8992 Жыл бұрын

Much better than 150watts idle,

@BradCagle Жыл бұрын

Totally! 😁

@vt20247 3 күн бұрын

at 15:30; just tape it over or get one of those child protection plastic outlet cover. Problem solved.

@jimfields9491 7 ай бұрын

So what size breaker/ fuse do you have between your battery and inverter?

@varman001 7 ай бұрын

do the math, around 60A

@gfl1957 5 ай бұрын

Any update, is it still working?

@thedabbler2753 Жыл бұрын

The bit that's making me hesitate on buying this inverter is in the Amazon QA for the device. From the page, "The hardwire terminal can connect to the circuit panel in the house directly to get 120VAC or 240VAC, L1 for live, N for neutral, L2 for live, G for ground. L1+L2=240V, L1+N=120V, L2+N=120V. Note: can not L1+N+L2 at the same time!!!". The first two points seem to make sense, but then the note doesn't. I thought you were supposed to put L1 & L2 into a double pole breaker, land the neutral and ground on the neutral and ground bars, job done, but the note reads like don't do that. Hoping you have some insight, or can hook it to an off grid sub panel or something in another video. What I'm hoping is the 'note' is nonsense and one wires up as I suggested.

@BradCagle Жыл бұрын

Hmm, that's a very strange note. So seems to be saying Don't use 240v, and 120v at the same time? I need to revisit this thing. I haven't used it since the video.

@thedabbler2753 Жыл бұрын

@@BradCagle re haven't used, I'm guessing one would forget all about the WZRELB after getting the EG4 6000! Hope that's going good.

@BradCagle Жыл бұрын

@@thedabbler2753 It seems to be going good. I really want to get around to doing more videos with it, and installing it somewhere I can put some solid use on it. 😜

@WattsinWattsout Жыл бұрын

I just picked up a 24v 4000w model and will be testing for a panel install. Interesting you brought that up in the manual. The Universal 240 outlet has 2 hots @ 120 ea. and the ground is connected to the case ground, terminal and 120v outlet grounds. If you install with a panel the grounds will become neutral bonded and the Universal socket will have 220 and two 120 legs potentially. I have tested a few of these WZRELB 120v inverters and they are running fine with earth ground neutral panel connections as long as you check the 120v outlets that can have polarity issues. .

@thedabbler2753 Жыл бұрын

@@WattsinWattsout as your reply came in I just ordered the 48v 3k model. With a gift card & rewards it was $390. Arrives Saturday. Will be giving it a whirl then.

@johnshaw359 Жыл бұрын

That 240V socket should be appropriate for the US 240V standard only. WTF.

@BradCagle Жыл бұрын

I agree.

@johndesousa7379 9 ай бұрын

can anyone tell me if this is a bidirectional inverter?

@BradCagle 9 ай бұрын

It's not

@kennethnguyen3382 11 ай бұрын

I had the 4000w one and the problem with that is when the battery drops down to 48 volts, the inverter shut down and no where that I set it to like 46-40 volts.

@BradCagle 11 ай бұрын

Bummer, mine I think shuts down between 40-42v