hardwire an inverter?
I'm considering hard wiring an inverter into my TT, 2 outlets and 2 usb chargers. What should i consider? My tentative plan: inverter will be in a cabinet which will have a side or bottom cutout. ...
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ok, ive done more research, and have more questions, so it goes, right?
my reasons for wanting an inverter are really for just an overnight stop in which shore power is not available. basically just to sleep, wake up, make coffee, maybe heat breakfast, and hit the road. I'm not trying to go off grid for weeks at a time. we have a small TT (17feet) and 1 battery (i have to check the exact type). what we'd like to be able to do is charge phones, run a small fan just for air movement, make coffee in the morning and use the microwave if possible. If i added a second battery and a 2000 watt inverter, would this work?
I know the coffee and microwave is the big "might not work" part.
Would it be possible to run the microwave for say 5-10 minutes TOTAL, with this setup? A lot of what I'm reading seems to say "microwaves require a lot of juice, you better have tons of batteries" I get its a lot of juice, but I'm just talking short term, not long term off grid stuff.
Calculation on this site shows with 75 Amp/Hrs, a 1200w microwave can run for .31 hours, so roughly 20 minutes. A second battery, and it seems it'd be plenty for just a 5 minute reheat.
Am I missing something big here? go easy on me, trying to learn ;)
my reasons for wanting an inverter are really for just an overnight stop in which shore power is not available. basically just to sleep, wake up, make coffee, maybe heat breakfast, and hit the road. I'm not trying to go off grid for weeks at a time. we have a small TT (17feet) and 1 battery (i have to check the exact type). what we'd like to be able to do is charge phones, run a small fan just for air movement, make coffee in the morning and use the microwave if possible. If i added a second battery and a 2000 watt inverter, would this work?
I know the coffee and microwave is the big "might not work" part.
Would it be possible to run the microwave for say 5-10 minutes TOTAL, with this setup? A lot of what I'm reading seems to say "microwaves require a lot of juice, you better have tons of batteries" I get its a lot of juice, but I'm just talking short term, not long term off grid stuff.
Calculation on this site shows with 75 Amp/Hrs, a 1200w microwave can run for .31 hours, so roughly 20 minutes. A second battery, and it seems it'd be plenty for just a 5 minute reheat.
Am I missing something big here? go easy on me, trying to learn ;)
