timjcarter9 wrote:
Yeah that is what I thought. I have dual battery capability so will add the deep cycle to the truck. Would only be running max two hours before using the vehicle again to go out and do whatever we do.
As I said above the inverter tends to alarm when the water pump or furnace goes on. Only 2 six volts so want the AC separate. No room for mor batteries on the trailer tongue.
You have some wiring issues.
I RUN a home fridge from a 1250W inverter using a pair of 6V GC batts, I have no problems with the inverter going into alarm when the furnace kicks on or even if I run a bunch of lights.
Have you tried hooking the inverter DIRECTLY to the batteries?
If you have been using the trailer wiring to run the inverter that is the problem. The trailer wiring is not robust enough and is causing a large voltage sag when other high current 12V devices are being used.
Large and short wires are your friend for inverters, 10Ga for a couple of feet is fine but your trailer will have 20 or more feet of 14 or 12 ga wire if you use the cig plugs in the trailer.
I also feel that using your tow vehicle battery(ies) is a very bad thing to do in the name of entertainment.
As far as charging cell phones, skip the inverter and buy purpose made 12V chargers for your cell phones. Saves a lot of battery since you do not need to run the inverter.
