Mounting 1500 Watt Invertor

MACHZER wrote:
Where did you mount yours? Did you run the large cables well into your trailer or did you mount external and run a 115V power cord?

I am thinking about mounting inside the front storage compartment which is close to the outside batteries and then run a 115v line internal from there.

Using an inverter to power heavy draw devices such as a microwave makes little sense to me so I instead installed a 1000 watt PSW inverter on a shelf in our trailer's front pass through storage compartment and wired the output to dedicated receptacles - one outside, duplex receptacles on each side of the bed, and a third at the galley. We use it primarily when we've lost campsite power but still would like to use the coffee maker, toaster, a few fans, and my wife's hair dryer. Since this inverter typically draws no more than 60 amps with these types of loads 6' of 4 gauge cable is well within spec, avoiding the need for anything heavier. With a single G27 the inverter will run the coffee maker (550 watts) just fine but does struggle with the toaster (750 watts), eventually causing the inverter's low voltage warning to alarm. Upgrading to a pair of G31s or GC-2s would solve that issue but since we don't dry camp often I view this as a poor ROI. Instead, if I load support the trailer battery (4 pics) with the truck (running) voltage drop under heavy load is far less and the inverter doesn't come anywhere near close to low voltage alarm. I wouldn't consider this a solution for those who always dry camp but for occasional use load support works really well for moderate loads under 1000 watts. Pics are in my gallery if you're interested. :)