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wa8yxm
May 11, 2021Explorer III
Can you set up a pure sine wave inverter off this outlet?
How big. 100 watts or less.. likely yes but not sure
More than that it gets very iffy
300 watts.. would not bet on it likely no
500 watts. Forget it
WHY LED lights are very low current. you will very likely blow the fuse plus the wires can not deliver that much current without voltage loss
Running current = roughly load wattage/10 Starting current can be inverter load rating (IE 300 watts)/5 or more. Just long enough to poppa fuse.
Recommend connecting inverter to batteries direct with the proper ga wire (10ga or bigger for 300 watts or smaller 1000 watts or bigger start thinking 00 ga welding cable or bigger)
Put inverter in compartment NEXT to batteries (not same air space)
Use 120 volt cord to deliver power to load.
How big. 100 watts or less.. likely yes but not sure
More than that it gets very iffy
300 watts.. would not bet on it likely no
500 watts. Forget it
WHY LED lights are very low current. you will very likely blow the fuse plus the wires can not deliver that much current without voltage loss
Running current = roughly load wattage/10 Starting current can be inverter load rating (IE 300 watts)/5 or more. Just long enough to poppa fuse.
Recommend connecting inverter to batteries direct with the proper ga wire (10ga or bigger for 300 watts or smaller 1000 watts or bigger start thinking 00 ga welding cable or bigger)
Put inverter in compartment NEXT to batteries (not same air space)
Use 120 volt cord to deliver power to load.
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