Why wont invertor power range?
Over the past couple of years I had a 750 watt Vector Invertor powering a small microwave with no problems , I recently bought a little 1000 watt range that I wanted to use and I knew the 750 watt in...
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wa8yxm wrote:
You answered your own question when you said the road pro gave a LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE error light.
The cables connecting it to the batteries (you do have batteries right, not just a small Grop 24) are too small.. AND/OR the batteries are too small.
You need (for batteries) at least 200 amp hours, Two Group 29 31 or GC-2 minimum, if you plan on using that single burner to cook double that.
And at least double the gauge of the wire, Tape the black and red wires side by side together for as much of the run as you can.
Also you may need to upgrade any jumper wires in your battery bank.
1,000 watts is right close to 100 amps off the batteries, Use 100 amps to calculate battery size and such
TEST> Hook a digital volt meter to the INVERTER's power terminals and watch it as you power on.
This ^^^^^
The problem is basic troubleshooting. The inverter gives low voltage alarm, so test the voltage at the inverter terminals under load. Is it low? If no, the inverter is alarming in error. If yes, test the voltage at the battery. Is it low? If yes, you need more battery. If no, the cables and/or connections are bad/undersized.
No need to guess or speculate.
