Inverter

[brickie]

Hi 

I have a mastervolt inverter charger and recently noticed that the temperature sensor wire had somehow been severed. When traced back to the engine bay I found that it wasn't connected to anything but on the end there was a small box marked battery. The inverter seems to work perfectly well although the starter battery to the Mastervolt generator has gone flat. So my question is. Does this sensor cable have any bearing on the inverter performance.?

[Jess--]

17 minutes ago, brickie said:

Hi 

I have a mastervolt inverter charger and recently noticed that the temperature sensor wire had somehow been severed. When traced back to the engine bay I found that it wasn't connected to anything but on the end there was a small box marked battery. The inverter seems to work perfectly well although the starter battery to the Mastervolt generator has gone flat. So my question is. Does this sensor cable have any bearing on the inverter performance.?

Usually temperature sensors on batteries are there to allow a charger to adjust it's output to compensate for different battery charging rates at different temperatures.

the mastervolt would be unusual if it made use of the temp sensor while operating as an inverter

[Sea Dog]

Just tuck the "little box" under a strap or cable (insulated bit) or something similar so it sits securely on your leisure battery bank. It will then measure battery temperature to function as Jess says above.

[brickie]

Thank you both for your input. Because the sensor cable has been served will I need to replace it.