Is 15' extension cord OK off inverter?
I have a 400 watt inverter that is dedicated solely for use with my Dish ViP211z receiver. It only draws .42 amps or 12 watts as read off my Killawatt and .38amps 10 watts draw off the 12 volt as rea...
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My setup for my 600WATT PSW Power Inverter is I have the Inverter as close to the main DC switch near the batteries as I can get it and still be inside my trailer. It is about 5-feet away using 4AWG cable on the 12VDC side of things.
On the 120VAC Side I use two 15-feet long YELLOW drop cords that run from the two 120VAC receptacles on the 600WATT Power Inverter with one going to the the home entertainment area and the other one going back to to a table top near the bed we sleep in... At the two ends of the 120V Drop cords I have those multi-tap extension cords. These also are heavy gauge 120VAC cords. These both have a ON-OFF 120VAc switch and I have these multi-tap plugs mounted on the back of the table top area. All is out of sight with the cords running along the walls or behind cabinets...
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My 600ATT Sine Wave Power Inverter stays ON all the time we are using the trailer and I can turn OFF the two multi-tap plugs if needed with its own ON-OFF switch...
This setup provides us 120VAC power all the time for our Home entertainment items and a few of the somewhat necessary 120VAC items like cell phone and computer chargers etc that we use when camping off grid... The 600WATTs capacity is more than we normally use but nice to have the extra capacity. I normally use about 300WATTS of power coming from the 600WATT Power Inverter...
This is a drawing showing my trailer layout
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Been doing this setup since around 2009 and we like to stay out off grid for several days at a time. Nice setup for me...
Roy Ken
On the 120VAC Side I use two 15-feet long YELLOW drop cords that run from the two 120VAC receptacles on the 600WATT Power Inverter with one going to the the home entertainment area and the other one going back to to a table top near the bed we sleep in... At the two ends of the 120V Drop cords I have those multi-tap extension cords. These also are heavy gauge 120VAC cords. These both have a ON-OFF 120VAc switch and I have these multi-tap plugs mounted on the back of the table top area. All is out of sight with the cords running along the walls or behind cabinets...
Google Images
My 600ATT Sine Wave Power Inverter stays ON all the time we are using the trailer and I can turn OFF the two multi-tap plugs if needed with its own ON-OFF switch...
This setup provides us 120VAC power all the time for our Home entertainment items and a few of the somewhat necessary 120VAC items like cell phone and computer chargers etc that we use when camping off grid... The 600WATTs capacity is more than we normally use but nice to have the extra capacity. I normally use about 300WATTS of power coming from the 600WATT Power Inverter...
This is a drawing showing my trailer layout
Roy's image
Been doing this setup since around 2009 and we like to stay out off grid for several days at a time. Nice setup for me...
Roy Ken
