Renogy 12v 2000W Pure Sine Wave

[Lee bay]

Has anyone any used one of these and is it any good?

 

[BouncyBoatFolk]

I don't have that make, but they're generally well liked by those that have them. The only downside is they are supplied through drop shops and lack assistance if things aren't going as planned. Actual owners will comment shortly.
Mike.

 

[WESTY66]

Has anyone any used one of these and is it any good?

They work great, but they’re only as good as the battery power behind them, I had one it was great but unfortunately the battery power wasn’t up to it. I’ve upgraded to a full victron set up but have my renogy 2000w inverter complete with remote in the shed (used 3 times).
If anyone wants one they can have this one for £75 plus postage

 

[BouncyBoatFolk]

They work great, but they’re only as good as the battery power behind them, I had one it was great but unfortunately the battery power wasn’t up to it. I’ve upgraded to a full victron set up but have my renogy 2000w inverter complete with remote in the shed (used 3 times).
If anyone wants one they can have this one for £75 plus postage

That's a shame, it's 100mm+ longer than the Sunshine one so won't hang in the same place where I have the current one fitted.
Mike.

 

[Growly bear]

That's a shame, it's 100mm+ longer than the Sunshine one so won't hang in the same place where I have the current one fitted.View attachment 1054664
Mike.

I fitted 2000w under the drivers seat. Just fits! Fiat ducato 2015 hymer. If the seat bases are the same it's completely hidden!

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[Grummyb]

I've got2 in the breakdown van which is an ex Thames water van and it's whst the converters fitted so I'm guessing there ok because I know the converters and they are a big set up so wouldn't use and od rubbish and I've got q on the moho and so far it's been ok

 

[Just smiffy]

They work great, but they’re only as good as the battery power behind them, I had one it was great but unfortunately the battery power wasn’t up to it. I’ve upgraded to a full victron set up but have my renogy 2000w inverter complete with remote in the shed (used 3 times).
If anyone wants one they can have this one for £75 plus postage

Yes please…

 

[Gaston aires]

They work great, but they’re only as good as the battery power behind them, I had one it was great but unfortunately the battery power wasn’t up to it. I’ve upgraded to a full victron set up but have my renogy 2000w inverter complete with remote in the shed (used 3 times).
If anyone wants one they can have this one for £75 plus postage

Are you going to either the Swaffham bash, Bridlington, or Drax. If so I’ll have it.
Phil

 

[jezport]

I'm using one with no problems

 

[MisterB]

Has anyone any used one of these and is it any good?

We have a 3000w and never had a problem in the just over three years we've had it, does what it says on the box !!

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[WESTY66]

Are you going to either the Swaffham bash, Bridlington, or Drax. If so I’ll have it.
Phil

Sorry it’s just sold.

 

[tkk]

Has anyone any used one of these and is it any good?

Ive got one , used it for two years infrequently and no problems. Have tested the output with (good quality,as cheapies wont work with its output) multimeter and its steady at 230V. Very happy with it but as always with these quality may vary with batches

 

[ivorantony]

No problem with mine, I swapped it over from the old van to the new one, still working a treat,

 

[AshWattGuardz]

We are now offering the brand new REGO 12V 3KW HF inverter/charger combi. We have already installed 2 units with a further one being fitted tomorrow. Feedback from the customers has only been positive especially as it can be monitored and controlled through a mobile application.
The new Renogy (REGO) equipment is even better than their older models so I honestly believe they are going to give Victron a good run for their money going forward.

 

[Lee bay]

Thanks for all your replies Magnum motorhomes have an offer on the 2000w one wich is plenty for my use will order one now.

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[Saucer]

Thanks for all your replies Magnum motorhomes have an offer on the 2000w one wich is plenty for my use will order one now.

I’ve seen them on there. Good price too.I’m tempted

 

[BouncyBoatFolk]

I fitted 2000w under the drivers seat. Just fits! Fiat ducato 2015 hymer. If the seat bases are the same it's completely hidden!

That space currently has, 280A/H Fogstar. Shunt.Remote shutdown unit. 2 x Buss bars. Fuses. Lots of 35mm wire, doubled up for 70mm supply. Ram jammed full. Passengers seat has, Elektrobloc. Anderson Sockets, Solar controller. B2B, Fogstar 40a charger. + lots.of wiring, again completely full.
Mike.

 

[Ray-Vic]

I had a 2000w one (still got and will be putting it up for sale) and upgraded it to the 3000w as I have 630Ah of lithium. They don't have any bells and whistles like bluetooth and apps etc, but mine have had no issues powering everything, including computers etc and the built in power pass-through works great.

 

[Growly bear]

That space currently has, 280A/H Fogstar. Shunt.Remote shutdown unit. 2 x Buss bars. Fuses. Lots of 35mm wire, doubled up for 70mm supply. Ram jammed full. Passengers seat has, Elektrobloc. Anderson Sockets, Solar controller. B2B, Fogstar 40a charger. + lots.of wiring, again completely full.
Mike.

Wow!

My 280ah lithium is in my usual place adjacent to the seat. The b2b is under the passenger seat. The inveryor, busbars, fuses, step controller and fiat additional fusebox is under the drivers seat!

 

[BouncyBoatFolk]

Wow!

My 280ah lithium is in my usual place adjacent to the seat. The b2b is under the passenger seat. The inveryor, busbars, fuses, step controller and fiat additional fusebox is under the drivers seat!

Ah yes, being an A class you get that extra space at the front,that helps considerably.
Mike.

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[Growly bear]

Ah yes, being an A class you get that extra space at the front,that helps considerably.
Mike.

TBH I would have loved to fit a 3000w but it was about 10cm too long... At 6m I can't have everything

 

[rwg]

Hi,

I have a couple of questions about the 2000W Renogy - wondering if anyone has the answers...

1) Does the pass through power stay active if the inverter is turned off?

2) Is the pass through power limited by the 2000W rating of the inverter? That is, if you have mains input so that the inverter is just passing power through from the mains input to the output, is it happy allowing that mains pass through to go above 2kw?

cheers,

Robin

 

[jezport]

Pass through is limited to 10A

 

[MisterB]

Why not consider the 3000W Renogy? Ours has been great for over three years ...

 

[Tombola]

never head a problem wth the renogy 3000

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[jumar]

Ours gets fairly heavy usage....connected to our Lithium Bank....so far it's worked well for us..

 

[peterc10]

Does the pass through power stay active if the inverter is turned off?

No.

Pass through is limited to 10A

Which is well enough for us.

 

[Ray-Vic]

Hi,

I have a couple of questions about the 2000W Renogy - wondering if anyone has the answers...

1) Does the pass through power stay active if the inverter is turned off?

2) Is the pass through power limited by the 2000W rating of the inverter? That is, if you have mains input so that the inverter is just passing power through from the mains input to the output, is it happy allowing that mains pass through to go above 2kw?

cheers,

Robin

Yes, the passthrough works with the inverter off. Obviously then it doesn't work as a UPS as if the power goes off the inverter won't automatically take over, but it does mean that if you don't really use it in that way then you don't need to leave the inverter on unless you're using it via the battery supply.

The power available via passthrough is a bit of an odd one to get to grips with. I have a 3,000W unit and the outlets are UK sockets, so you would assume 13A (3,000W @230V when running via the inverter). However, the AC input is an IEC socket (C13), most of which are rated at 10A. Given this I would be inclined to say 10A on passthrough, but I suspect the actual relay etc is rated for higher, it's just about the socket ratings. This of course is at 230V so above the 2,000W of the inverter output and fine for most things. If you need more power on hook up (assuming you have a 16A supply) then you may be best to install a changeover switch so that you can choose not to use the inverter bypass when on hook up and using such large loads.

I have a support case with Renogy regarding this and they don't seem to be able to give me a straight answer, to date just saying the the passthrough current is linked to the input (no mention of the socket capacities), which I'm saying it can't be as the UK outlets can't supply 16A, so there must be a limit of either 13A (if their IEC socket is 13A rated) or 10A if it is a fairly standard 10A one.

 

[rwg]

Hi folks,

thanks for the answers - interesting about the input power connector only being theoretically rated at 10A (not something I had considered). If they supply a plug in cable with the device then ought that be fused at 10A if the connector is 10A? I suppose on the upside, neither a 10A fuse or a connector rated at 10A will have anything bad happen to them instantly at 11 or 12A, so a short or small excursion above 10A would cause no real harm. As a point of reference, I just looked at the fuses in some of the plugs on kettle leads in my 'big box of random cables' and found 3A, 5A and 13A fuses...

Choice of 2000 or 3000W model will come down to space - trying to find spaces to put this that doesn't eat significantly into the main storage spaces of the van (only 6M). Similarly a for separate transfer switch - space is a consideration.

I have also been digging around for info about the remote switch, and it looks like people have worked out the pin out for it - given that and a spot of electronics, it should be possible to rig it so that the inverter is set to off when the 12V van power is switched off, which avoids the hassle of having to remember to switch multiple things on/off

cheers,

Robin

 

[Growly bear]

Hi folks,

thanks for the answers - interesting about the input power connector only being theoretically rated at 10A (not something I had considered). If they supply a plug in cable with the device then ought that be fused at 10A if the connector is 10A? I suppose on the upside, neither a 10A fuse or a connector rated at 10A will have anything bad happen to them instantly at 11 or 12A, so a short or small excursion above 10A would cause no real harm. As a point of reference, I just looked at the fuses in some of the plugs on kettle leads in my 'big box of random cables' and found 3A, 5A and 13A fuses...

Choice of 2000 or 3000W model will come down to space - trying to find spaces to put this that doesn't eat significantly into the main storage spaces of the van (only 6M). Similarly a for separate transfer switch - space is a consideration.

I have also been digging around for info about the remote switch, and it looks like people have worked out the pin out for it - given that and a spot of electronics, it should be possible to rig it so that the inverter is set to off when the 12V van power is switched off, which avoids the hassle of having to remember to switch multiple things on/off

cheers,

Robin

I fitted my renogy 2000w under the drivers seat. Just fits. 2015 fiat hymer