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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Hi,
You may find the 3012 a bit better buy than the 2800 and it is hybrid as well, which makes it ideal for the times where there is only 15 amp shore power, or a generator.
I mounted mine behind the driver's seat, because there was enough space to do so, and it is right above the OEM battery bank. I use the inverter as a "whole house" but do have one "dedicated" inverter outlet in the Kitchen. That outlet has a circuit breaker on it (20 amps). I use thirty amp plugs so I can "patch around" the inverter. That proves useful when I come across shore power with GFCI. Some of those do NOT like the Magnum and trip immediately. However, I can not do "double conversion" with the Magnum as the inrush current blows the reverse polarity fuses in the OEM PD converter. I get around that by temporarily disconnecting the converter, if I have a load greater than 15 amps I wish to run.
What I would do differently:
I would use larger wire than #10 on the 120 volt side.
Transfer switches:
I don't prefer transfer switches but with the Magnum hybrid there is no choice, as it is built in. I try to not plug in with any items on to reduce arching inside the switch.
Inverters to avoid:
Many of the Chinese PSW inverters are suspect.
You may find the 3012 a bit better buy than the 2800 and it is hybrid as well, which makes it ideal for the times where there is only 15 amp shore power, or a generator.
I mounted mine behind the driver's seat, because there was enough space to do so, and it is right above the OEM battery bank. I use the inverter as a "whole house" but do have one "dedicated" inverter outlet in the Kitchen. That outlet has a circuit breaker on it (20 amps). I use thirty amp plugs so I can "patch around" the inverter. That proves useful when I come across shore power with GFCI. Some of those do NOT like the Magnum and trip immediately. However, I can not do "double conversion" with the Magnum as the inrush current blows the reverse polarity fuses in the OEM PD converter. I get around that by temporarily disconnecting the converter, if I have a load greater than 15 amps I wish to run.
What I would do differently:
I would use larger wire than #10 on the 120 volt side.
Transfer switches:
I don't prefer transfer switches but with the Magnum hybrid there is no choice, as it is built in. I try to not plug in with any items on to reduce arching inside the switch.
Inverters to avoid:
Many of the Chinese PSW inverters are suspect.
Freep wrote:
This thread got me looking at inverters again and this post had me looking at Magnums... pricey.
I have a some questions for those who have added inverters to their TCs.
A. Where did you put the inverter and why?
B. What would you do differently?
C. Is it worth getting an inverter with a builtin transfer relay switch?
D. What inverters should I absolutely avoid?
