Power inverter Shut off
Hoping someone can help me out here.I have a small inverter (400w)in my trailer that we basically use for the kids to watch some tv at bed time since the campground we are usually in doesn't allow a g...
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jmy74 wrote:
Gdetrailer that's a great post thank you. You confirmed what I thought I already knew I just don't have enough experience to be completely confident in what my theory was. Your post was exactly what I was looking for. I have found a switch that will work for what i need and I am in the process of testing it in the garage now. I am going with the high amp switch and I'm putting an inline fuse between the battery and the switch just to be safe. If anyone is looking at doing this also let me know and in a couple of weeks after I have used my new contraption I will post here how it worked.
Just be aware of potential voltage drop in the wire from battery to switch and the switch to the inverter.
The extra wire you add will introduce more voltage drop so you need to keep the wire length as short as possible and perhaps bump up a wire gauge size.. The larger wire will have less voltage drop for the given length so it isn't about how much current the wire can take but keeping the voltage drop low.
Most inverters will alarm or even shut down around 10.5-11V at the inverter terminals which is why it is important to keep the wire short and use a larger ga of wire than normally used for the amperage.
