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opnspaces
Navigator III
Mar 12, 2014

Best practice to run an inverter in the tow vehicle.

When we take a long road trip I always have a 300W inverter in the vehicle to keep the portable electronics charged. Typically I plug the inverter into the power port in the dash of the Suburban and r...
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pianotuna
Nomad III
Mar 12, 2014
Hi,

The cigarette lighter is rated at about 12 amps.

300 watts = 30 amps of draw. Best practise would be to add a heavy duty connector in the cab, going directly to the battery with #8 wire. (#10 would work but at full load there may be voltage drop).

Do keep the DC path as short as possible.

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