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hinkle_e
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Dec 17, 2016

Boondocking and charging with Toyota factory inverter

I am currently towing my 2014 Palomino Solaire 209BH with a 2008 Tacoma which is equipped with a factory inverter (plug in the bed) capable of putting out 400 watts. Would I be able to run a battery ...
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westend
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Dec 17, 2016
BFL,
Are you sure about this? I used to do a fair bit of vehicle recovery where sending power to the inoperable vehicle was the goal. When I had the battery charging recovery unit (220 amp alternators), there was nothing that could beat it. Even a set of jumper cables allow a good bit of power into a discharged battery through a 120-130 amp alternator. It would be fulfilling to see actual measurements of the power transferred between the two options over time.

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