temp. problems if inverter under hood??

cotwild · 01-21-2004, 06:50 AM

hi all..

would it be a problem, if a place my 2 inverters under my cars hood?
it would be in the rear near driver cabine, save covered with plastic..

the temperatures are going down to -10° C sometimes..

would it be a problem??

grahamrb · 01-21-2004, 08:44 AM

I would check the manual for your inverter, it should list the operating temperature. I would be more worried about the inverter overheating if it is in the engine bay.

My inverter overheated the other day and I have it in the boot. The car was parked in the sun for a couple of hours on the 30degree day so the inside was pretty hot, but it would have been just as hot under the hood.

cotwild · 01-21-2004, 09:09 AM

that's right.. i'll have to check it! (but now it's cold outside..)

what would be the best (if i place them under the hood) for the inverters.. take them into a case? i think it's best to place them how they are...
(the place where i would mount them is near the fuse box of the car)

technical data of the inverter say that it's working up to 55-60° degrees celsius, but there's not listed how cold it can be...

thx for your comments..

MatrixPC · 01-21-2004, 09:51 AM

I have my inverter in the trunk of my Supra and its seem to shutdown after about an hr because of heat. Temperature is about 60-70F here in Southern Cali. If I have the window 1/2 or more down, it doesn't have that shutdown problem. If the window is close or almost close, then the shutdown problem come back. I just roll down the window all the way when it beep.