Power supply & Power inverter for boondocking
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We have been living full-time on solar power for over 6 years in two trailers and a sailboat. We turn on our inverter when we wake up and turn it off when we go to bed. Our typical daily use is two laptops for 4-6 hours, charging various appliances all day, and 26" TV/DVD with surround-sound for 2-3 hours. We also use power tools on occasion and run the microwave everyday and vacuum every few days.
Our inverter in our trailer is 1100 watts (pure sine wave). It does everything we need.
Our "everyday use" inverter in our sailboat is only 600 watts (also pure sine wave). Amazingly, it does everything we need except the microwave and vacuum (for those we use the 2500 watt inverter).
So I would sell that monster and get a high quality 1000-1200 watt inverter. If you will be relying on it a lot (like we do), then I would invest in a pure sine wave inverter.
We have a Yamaha 2400i generator that we use a few times each summer to run the air conditioning (we have a 15000 btu a/c unit). It is a phenomenal generator. We've owned it for 5 years and run it only a few hours a year, yet it still starts on the first pull every single time!!!
Our inverter in our trailer is 1100 watts (pure sine wave). It does everything we need.
Our "everyday use" inverter in our sailboat is only 600 watts (also pure sine wave). Amazingly, it does everything we need except the microwave and vacuum (for those we use the 2500 watt inverter).
So I would sell that monster and get a high quality 1000-1200 watt inverter. If you will be relying on it a lot (like we do), then I would invest in a pure sine wave inverter.
We have a Yamaha 2400i generator that we use a few times each summer to run the air conditioning (we have a 15000 btu a/c unit). It is a phenomenal generator. We've owned it for 5 years and run it only a few hours a year, yet it still starts on the first pull every single time!!!
