Wireless On Off Switch for Inverter

[Johann]

I think what you are looking for is like this. You tube video

[greg8325]

Ok, got it. That's what I figured. Is hitting the off switch enough for a standard inverter or do you need to completely disconnect the leads to stop any battery draw?

[Mike90250]

I can use wifi to turn my inverter ON-OFF via the ComBox. But generally, better inverters have a wired/less remote control panel. Trying to add something is not likely to work well

[greg8325]

Hey guys, and gals, I'm new to solar power and this community. I've done a DIY solar panel system with 2 100 watt panels hooked up in parallel that run through a solar charge controller to 5 car 12 volt car batteries and then to a DC to AC converter. Is it ok to leave the inverter on all the time even if no current is being pulled from it? If that's bad or wasteful is there a way to wirelessly turn the inverter off with something simple? I have a Bestek 1000w inverter for reference. Here's an amazon link if you need to see what inverter I'm talking about. I can't wait to learn more about adding more solar power to my house! I can post some pics of my very DIY project so far. It's nothing amazing but I'm new and trying to learn and I figure this forum would be a good place to start! Thanks for any help in advanced!

http://www.amazon.com/BESTEK%C2%AE-O...to+AC+inverter