200 amps is the typical fuse for a inverter that size. So is #4/0 wire.
Typically the fuse is sized to what the wire can handle without overheating, and also limited by what the manufacture recommends as a maximum size for that model inverter.
So even if using 100 amp rated #4 wire for less voltage drop on a 500 watt inverter only a 50 amp fuse would be installed.
I guess it also matters how many batteries are involved, because if only 4 batteries, then you might consider a smaller fuse, so that the battery will not overheat before the fuse blows when you have a huge load on it.
Branson In Tucson wrote: Read your time manual. It will tell you in the installation area.
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The answer is in the manual. 300 amp class T
The following is a cut and paste from my Prosine 2.0 manual
DC Cable Length - - - - - Cable Size - Fuse Amps
Less than 6 feet- - - - - - - 250MCM - - - 300A class T
Between 6 and 12 feet - --350MCM - - - 300A class T
NOTE: After a nice chat with Xantrex support back in 2006, I recommend upgrading the cable (Use bigger wire), they recommended taping the neg and pos cables together for as much of the run as possible.
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