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wanderingbob
Explorer II
Jul 20, 2022

Inverter ?

Assuming that I have the battery power would a 3,000 watt inverter run a rooftop 13,500 air for an hour or so ? I now have 4 six volts hooked up as 12 volts . I would only need air for an hour or so each day . Nothing else on batteries except normal pumps and lites .
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    Gdetrailer
    Explorer III
    Jul 21, 2022
    2oldman wrote:
    MNRon wrote:
    As others have said, better to run heavy continuous loads like AC from a generator than from 12v through an inverter.
    24v or higher would be better, but still, it's a heck of a wallop on batteries.


    Considered mentioning rewiring for 24V or even 48V, but once again adds considerable complexity, cost and incompatibilities requiring DC-DC converters and higher voltage charging systems that makes using a suitably sized generator a cake walk in the park and far less cost.

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