Advice on deep cycle setup?

full_mosey wrote:
L;

I continue to suspect the wiring between the battery and inverter to be too small. This causes too much Voltage drop and causes the inverter to alarm during engine idle. Use a Voltmeter at the inverter terminals to check.

A 580W cooker will draw around 48A. By comparison, how many Amps can you draw if you turn on every electrical item(brights, fan, AC, defroster, etc) at the same time?

The Kill-A-Watt did accumulate the Watt-Hours automatically as KWH. The reading is selected by the far-right button which toggles between KWh and Hour.

Recharging a deep cycle will take longer than a car battery. Your driving time might be a problem. Dual purpose would be a better.

Solar will charge the battery(any type) whether driving or parked.

Will you consider a solar system?

HTH;
John

Hi John,

Thanks for all the thoughts.

I'm not sure how many amps I can draw if I turn everything on (?). I'm not sure if I know how to answer the question.

I will check the KWH. I toggled to it at one point and it said 0.00. I will try again.

Can you remind me what gauge wire you suggest using (purchasing source welcome too)? It wouldn't be that hard to swap.

My current dual purpose may do fine for now (? - $105 duracell).

I would love to get a solar system. I'm guessing the systems on best converter (zamp) are good options?

I'm still thinking to upgrade the alternator soon ... and probably need to do the calculations etc. to get some data backup for that decision (?).

Thanks,

L