Why won't 2000w inverter run 900w microwave?
I bought a 2000w Nature Power pure sine inverter from camping world. I had my local rv dealer install the inverter (and a power tongue jack) that I bought a CW. It was $200 in parts and $500 in ...
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mena661 wrote:
Rincon, your inverter does care about wire size. Too big a voltage drop over the wire PLUS the voltage drop of the batteries under load can cause the inverter to hit its low voltage shutoff point.
x2 with 2 golf cart batteries you are asking *each single battery* to provide somewhere between 100 and 150 amps. This is not their strength. With 12v batteries they can split the current across 2 (so 50-75 amps each) and if a hybrid or starting design, they are designed to supply higher loads much more so than GC batteries, with less voltage drop.
Then you have substantial Peukert losses to deal with when providing 100+ amps per battery.
Then anything other than a huge, short wire to the inverter will drop the voltage even more.
Not a recipe for success.
Jim
