Inverter/Converter help?
I'm looking to add a PSW inverter to my TT, I'm thinking somewhere in the neighborhood of 3KW. I don't necessarily need something perhaps that big however I'm thinking if I wanted to add battery capac...
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smkettner wrote:
How may feet will you be from the battery? You will need minimum 4/0 wire about the size of a garden hose. Four batteries minimum, six+ preferred for 3000 watts.
Combo unit is fine or wire the inverter to provide power after the converter so that you have no issues.
My batteries are in the typical place on the tongue. The distance guestimated would be 15' to 20' or so. I did a cursory search for 100 amps at a 20' run and I got #6 AWG would handle 100 amps at 200'
Right now I've gotta stick with the two batteries I have as I am limited by how much weight I can pull. That's a topic for another thread though. I just have an idea to make it as simple as possible (the operation of it) so even a caveman could do it.
Can you expound on the latter part please? Wiring after the inverter after the converter?
