quick and easy inverter question
Does the size of the power inverter make a difference in the draw from the battery? Meaning, if I am pulling 300 watts through the inverter, will it be the same draw from the battery regardless if its...
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In general, the bigger the inverter, the higher the overhead for it to do nothing. There are exceptions so you have to just look at the individual specs and hope they are correct. For example, my 2,000 watt Prosine has an idle draw of about 2 amps, or 24 watts. When you're powering a really small load, or none at all, that's a lot of battery power going up as heat. By comparison, a small inverter might have an overhead of half an amp or less.
