SoundGuy wrote:
brulaz wrote:
Can't really use anything bigger without upgrading my battery bank 'cause of voltage drop (short 1/0 cables are ok). This inverter starts whining at ~11.6V.
I currently still only have a single, 9 yr old G27 Interstate on my trailer and found that load supporting this 1000 watt Cdn Tire PSW inverter with my truck (running) solved that excessive voltage drop issue entirely.
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Hmmm, good idea. Except my Cummins is so noisy!:(
If I'm running a heavy load, it's usually because it's too hot to cook inside, which usually means the sun is shining outside so the solar can provide load support. I was getting over 500W peak solar in a partially shady site in the Everglades. And that 950W for boiling water was to make Iced Coffee in the afternoon; solar probably provided a few hundred watts then.
The rest of the cooking is lower watts over a longer period of time which my 400Ah of batts can do. Once you get the water/stew/whatever heated up (we also use an induction hotplate), keeping it hot takes a lot less watts.
