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afidel
Jun 08, 2018Explorer II
SoundGuy wrote:Tomt53 wrote:
The purpose of using an inverter would be to boost the rv battery when it becomes low when dry camping, by running the tv and plugging the trailer into the inverter. I do not have a generator. I will be using a 1500w pure sine inverter. The converter in the rv has a smart charging system(Progreessive dynamics)
In other words you want to use your TV as a generator while not towing to power this inverter which in turn would power the trailer's PD converter - correct? So I have to ask - just which PD converter do you have, where is this inverter located in the truck, are the input cables short and of heavy enough gauge to support a heavy current load, is it properly fused, and are you satisfied the truck's electrical system itself has sufficient capacity to power this PD converter under full load? :h
The stock alternator on my vehicle is 170A (~2kw), plenty to power a 1500W inverter. The only thing I don't know is if the truck is smart enough to do a high idle if the battery voltage goes low, typically idle alternator amperage is half of rated full load. I've actually thought of doing the exact same thing since the muffler on my truck makes it about 100x quieter than even a Honda inverter generator and a 1500W inverter is a heck of a lot cheaper than said generator. Idle fuel consumption is only about 2x what a 3k generator uses at 80% load (or whatever the non-idle fuel consumption is quoted at) and I have a 26 gallon tank instead of 1-2 gallons for most generators.
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