Samlex Inverter Power Draw Question

EMD360 wrote:

I have the new version of the PD charger/converter. So the bulk charge at 14.6 does drop to a maintenance charge. I know I don’t have quite enough battery power for the inverter. But to run the microwave I needed 20 amp capability. 2000 watt inverters are only 15 amps.
So it’s rather an expensive investment for just 210 ah rating. I’m counting on the 10 years some folks give it.

I didnt see your Battery set up till this post, for what you are trying to do it will work, you should get bounce back like a few have said, but I also agree that for what you want to run you should be up around 400ah capacity. the larger capacity the less drop you will see as its less of a load on each individual battery.

I only have a 2000watt inverter and run my microwave (900 watts) off it no problem, but that is in the 5th wheel with 420 amp hours of batteries. I am in the middle of converting to LFP on my fith wheel, just ordered a new solar controler and converter. so I replaced my expensive GC2's that lasted over 14 years and gave me 475AH to the cheepest GC2 208ah (costco)and boy am I disapointed in them, but if they get me through a season or two while I get all the new pieces set up for LFP it will be ok as when I get my cells I will be putting 840AH in the 5th wheel and 280AH in the camper (no microwave in the camper so 280AH and my solar panel will let me camp a long time with just the furnace, fridge, waterpump and lights)

Steve