cmcardle75
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It seems to me that the sort of decent B2B chargers I lust after are about £250 quid, which is a bit steep for the likes of me, especially given my 12V system is currently solar only (mains and engine chargers currently defunct).
However, a reasonable 7 stage mains charger appears to be about £60, and a good quality 300W inverter to run it costs about £50. For this, compared to a B2B charger, you can get a mains charger for free if you add about £20 of automatic switching. Why shouldn't I just run a mains charger off an inverter instead of spending a fortune on a B2B. (by the way, this is a trick question, as I am a qualified electronic engineer, and understand that the question is ultimately economic in that inverters and mains chargers are mainstream, and hence cheap, whilst a B2B charger is only sought by the few, hence grossly overpriced).
However, a reasonable 7 stage mains charger appears to be about £60, and a good quality 300W inverter to run it costs about £50. For this, compared to a B2B charger, you can get a mains charger for free if you add about £20 of automatic switching. Why shouldn't I just run a mains charger off an inverter instead of spending a fortune on a B2B. (by the way, this is a trick question, as I am a qualified electronic engineer, and understand that the question is ultimately economic in that inverters and mains chargers are mainstream, and hence cheap, whilst a B2B charger is only sought by the few, hence grossly overpriced).