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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Sam Spade wrote:BFL13 wrote:
If the big wattage inverter is at a low price or even free, grab it. The number of batteries and how fat the wiring and fuse size has to be depends on what you are actually running with the inverter; not on what the inverter "could do."
This is BAD advice. What if another family member or the next owner plugs in some high current device ?? The first thing to fail will be the part that is the most under-rated; in this case the sub-standard wire.
No, the first thing to go would be the fuse correctly sized to protect that wire. Also running the bigger load with the thinner (but properly fused) wire would cause the inverter to shut down at low voltage from the big voltage sag.
