Help with inverter wiring
I am installing an inverter in my 5th wheel. smallish one, 1200watts. basically only used to fire up the entertainment system on rainy days and coffee maker in the morning.... I have it hooked up to ...
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westend wrote:
"I have it hooked up to the batteries via a 200A fuse, have a 12AWG SOW wire running from it to the converter."
Does this mean you have the DC wiring from the batteries to the converter using 12 AWG? If so, your fuse won't protect the wire in case of catastrophe and the inverter is going to see a huge voltage drop. For a Xanterx SW 1000, the recommended DC wiring is #2 AWG.
I have a 200A inline fuse on the DC side which is hooked up to the batteries with #2 AWG welding cables.
The AC side running from the In deter to the panel is #12 AWG
