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tfirma
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Oct 29, 2015

Question about inverter use and power draw on batteries

I will apologize right off the bat - this is both probably a newbie question - and also a bit convoluted. So my brand new 1995 Lance has two 12v outlets... I was trying to run a 150W inverter ...
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MEXICOWANDERER
Explorer
Oct 29, 2015
Hah! (When you learn why)

If you plug a regular cigarette lighter into one of your sockets and push it in you would have your answer sooner or later. My lighter sockets are wired with 10-gauge wire and protected with dedicated 15-amp breakers to minimize voltage drop. RV manufacturers may use 14-gauge wire or even 16 gauge and guess what it is SAE rated gauge not AWG.

Electrical wire prices make manufacturers shudder and bookkeepers woozy.

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