12 Volt Inverter

mustangglp wrote:
Thanks for all the help
I hardwired the inverter with 8 gauge wire with a 36 inch of wire run it seams to work if i run two cords it won't work if I run one! The hard drive and the satellite receiver must take quite a bit of power they don't seem to have any UL power specifications but they do put out a lot heat.
I guess I need to think about a bigger inverter If I do that I will want more solar panels. and a dedicated stating battery for the generator.

The two cords thing might be where each receptacle only does half the rated watts of the inverter. One inverter model has 1000w rating but each receptacle has a limit of 500w eg.

Many inverters will do the whole thing from one receptacle, but you have to read their manuals on-line to make sure, and even then IMO phone their tech support and try to pin them down on that topic, to be even more sure before buying that model.