2 12 volt batterys or 2 6 volt
what gives me the most bang for my money. every other rig that I have bought always had 6 volt battery's but the new one has 2 12 volt. not sure what works better.
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rjxj wrote:
What will a 1000 watt inverter run? Not a hair dryer, toaster, micro.
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brulaz wrote:
Wondering about that. Our new hair dryer has a low power setting that uses ~670W. Haven't tried it yet with our 1000W PSW inverter, but hopefully it works without blowing that expensive 75A DC fuse.
Good, true deep cycle, flooded 12Vs might be the best replacements as our inverter usage seems to be increasing. Might even get a 2000W inverter some day!
Contrary to Huntingdog's snide & childish assertions that this is "all about me" my view is that more and more RVrs, myself and yourself included, are increasingly interested in using an inverter to power a few appliances those times campsite power may not be available, for whatever reason. Certainly the budget priced Canadian Tire 1000 watt Motomaster branded version I have is hardly "lab quality" but it nevertheless does the job even though to date I've been powering it with just a single Interstate G27. With the battery reasonably charged this combination will successfully power a 2-slice toaster (measured 696 watts), a coffee machine (measured 505 watts), or my wife's hair dryer (measured 311 watts on LOW) without excessive voltage sag, causing the inverter to alarm. With my G27 now 8 yrs old it's probably time to upgrade, which I intend to do with a pair of 12 volt G31s which together will allow the inverter to even more easily meet these demands I occasionally ask of it with less voltage sag under heavy load. For myself and others who don't dry camp often and won't often deeply discharge any battery on a regular basis a pair of 12s is therefore IMO the better choice than a pair of 6 volt GC-2s.
