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profdant139
Explorer II
Mar 16, 2017

How difficult is it to run wiring in foam walls in trailer?

My small inverter is starved for juice -- I am pretty sure it is because we have it running off the thin 12v wire that feeds the cigarette lighter socket. I want to run heavier wire from the converte...
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westend
Explorer
Mar 17, 2017
Connect your 800 W inverter directly to a circuit breaker/fuse and then to the batteries. Use 8ga or larger wire. The circuit breaker/fuse can be attached directly onto the battery terminal. Size the breaker/fuse to the size of the wire used.


Look at how I fused the battery lead (red) in this image:

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