Adding Inverter
I am thinking of adding a basic inverter to my class A rig. I just want to make a single outlet available in the kitchen. My layout will very easily allow me to connect a basic inverter to my house ba...
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Tal/IL wrote:
I had an opportunity to pick up a 2000/4000 watt inverter, which would easily meet my needs.
It probably would FAR exceed your needs and might not be a good idea.
The entire capacity of a 15 amp 110 V circuit is only about 1700 watts.
The bigger the inverter, the higher the operating losses are too.
If you ever got near 2000 watts, it would pull about 166 amps from the batteries and needs a VERY heavy gauge wire to support that. And would make your batteries low in short order.
What does 2000/4000 mean ?
What do you want to be able to run from this outlet ??
