Inverter. What am I missing?
We would like to boondock over night in cold weather. I want to power a Harbor Freight 2000w. modified sine wave inverter from my 5ver battery, than plug in my trailer's 30amp power cord to my WFCO 8...
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2oldman wrote:Cougarnewbie wrote:Perpetual motion machines don't work. No, you can't charge the battery using the same battery.
Inverter to power converter. Converter to keep battery charged and enough to run furnace.
x2. You can't get something for nothing. Due to the inefficiency of both devices, all you end up with is dead batteries (eventually).
It was a common question we'd get in the tech support department when I worked for Heart Interface, which is now Xantrex.
