Truck Camper adding inverter
Would like to hear from people on there recent experience on adding an inverter. My goal. To power a 1350 watt microwave for 10 minutes at max power. I have two group 27 batteries and a 120 watt ...
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If you want to run the micro for ten minutes straight, you’re gonna need at least four batteries, but if you’re going to run it for a minute or two at a time and have solar topping the batteries off, I think two will get you by. Mount the inverter next to the batteries so your cables are only maybe two feet long and use HUGE cable.
The size of cable and how short it needs to be is the most misunderstood thing about using inverters.
I’ve got 2-gauge on mine which is too small, but I have them tripled up, three positive cables and three negatives, and very short. Any less and I can’t get full power... or even close to it.
The size of cable and how short it needs to be is the most misunderstood thing about using inverters.
I’ve got 2-gauge on mine which is too small, but I have them tripled up, three positive cables and three negatives, and very short. Any less and I can’t get full power... or even close to it.
