Quality Question about Small Inverters
I'm shopping for a small, pure sine wave inverter. I'm interested in one that provides about 300 watts. Prices vary wildly, from around $40 to over $150 for a seemingly similar product. I'm not naive....
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SpeakEasy,
That Victron should work nicely for your needs, and yes, hard wire it for sure. I have a 300w Samlex psw inverter that I only use it for the TVs in the front and bedroom of our trailer and it's more than enough wattage for that.
As to the 120 v outlet side, what some of us on this forum have done is to run the 120 v wiring to an outlet box outside the trailer and plug your shore cord into the outlet box. This makes all your outlets inside the trailer live. Of course you must turn off all other breakers such as your converter/charger, microwave, etc. I turn off all breakers except my 15a breaker that's for the outlets.
You can also use extension cords, a transfer switch, etc if you like.
That Victron should work nicely for your needs, and yes, hard wire it for sure. I have a 300w Samlex psw inverter that I only use it for the TVs in the front and bedroom of our trailer and it's more than enough wattage for that.
As to the 120 v outlet side, what some of us on this forum have done is to run the 120 v wiring to an outlet box outside the trailer and plug your shore cord into the outlet box. This makes all your outlets inside the trailer live. Of course you must turn off all other breakers such as your converter/charger, microwave, etc. I turn off all breakers except my 15a breaker that's for the outlets.
You can also use extension cords, a transfer switch, etc if you like.
