My intent is to have a quality inverter/charger for brown/blackout backup and solar integration with the hope that the batteries can handle the load for short-term utility outages and off-peak time in extended outages. The challenge is the integration of a genset for extended outages (which, admittedly, are rare where I live) when the batteries will need charging and/or the house load (cooking, AC, etc) exceeds the capacity of the battery bank for startup load. In that case, I need something that will take the place of the utility source (i.e. pure sine and an auto-transfer).
Thanks for the info on the VWs. It's a long-term pipe dream anyway, so it might just be on the project bench for a while
Dan
_________________
2005 Silver CRD Limited
245/75R16 GoodYear Duratracs
Fumoto drain | ProVent CCV Filter
Stanadyne FM100 filter | Cummins fuel pump
GDE Eco | SEGR | BoulderBars | FrankenLift | Frankenskids