Solar Inverters with electronics

[SolarinOregon]

My Solar panel system is completely off grid. The inverter I chose is a 24vdc with an modified sine wave output. The system operates all my power tools and even my stereo amplifier. I was looking to use a solid state electric fence charger which is AC powered. I called the manufacturer, Zareba. The only response the rep could give me is to plug it into a standard outlet. Does anyone have experience running fence chargers on modified sine wave inverters?

[Mike90250]

Try it and see if the unit heats up. A little warm is OK. really toasty hot is bad and you need pure sine for that device. Sorry.

[bcroe]

My Solar panel system is completely off grid. The inverter I chose is a 24vdc with an modified sine wave output. The system operates all my power tools and even my stereo amplifier. I was looking to use a solid state electric fence charger which is AC powered. I called the manufacturer, Zareba. The only response the rep could give me is to plug it into a standard outlet. Does anyone have experience running fence chargers on modified sine wave inverters?

There are fencers that run directly from batteries. Some are more efficient than others. I would find one
and use a rather small DC-DC converter to run it. Since the fencer may draw power in bursts, a super
cap at its input terminals might allow a much smaller converter running continuously, instead of a large
one capable of the surges, and idling at 0% efficiency between. Bruce Roe

[SolarinOregon]

It seams to work.

There are fencers that run directly from batteries. Some are more efficient than others. I would find one
and use a rather small DC-DC converter to run it. Since the fencer may draw power in bursts, a super
cap at its input terminals might allow a much smaller converter running continuously, instead of a large
one capable of the surges, and idling at 0% efficiency between. Bruce Roe

I don't want to get a battery operated since I have my whole solar panel - battery storage - inverter working and supplying power to my outbuilding. All the DC units I saw required a 12 or 6 volt battery. My unit is 24volt and so not convenient to use a subset of my batteries. I purchased the AC unit and plugged it in. It is currently is working and does not get hot. I may have dodged a bullet. I was hoping that the modified sine wave inverter was close enough to a sine wave that the net effect would be that would function normally. So far so good.

[bcroe]

I don't want to get a battery operated since I have my whole solar panel - battery storage - inverter working and supplying power to my outbuilding. All the DC units I saw required a 12 or 6 volt battery. My unit is 24volt and so not convenient to use a subset of my batteries. I purchased the AC unit and plugged it in.

Fine if you run your inverter continuously. If you turn it off often to save battery charge, it won't serve your fencer. The
scheme I proposed will and very efficiently, desirable for off grid. Bruce Roe