Today's Inverters - What's Good?
I haven't shopped for an inverter in ages. We installed a nice big Xantrex in our last toy hauler eleven years or so ago. I don't remember spending an arm and a leg, but it was very high quality. I had Camping World install it and they wired it so the inverter would power the entire coach. Perfect.
I assume things have evolved and technology has improved in the decade+ since I last shopped for inverters. I’m looking for info and advice on what’s good these days. Ideally I would like to power every 110 outlet again so we don’t have to pick and choose which outlets can run off inverted power.
As far as usage goes, it would be nice to run a TV or two. Everyone will have their gizmos plugged in to recharge. The most important use case is to run some medical equipment overnight.
The two things that seem to be different about our new toy hauler:
* It’s HUGE, but it doesn’t have a ton of 110 outlets so the power consumption probably won’t be extreme.
* It has two televisions installed, versus the zero TVs we had in the old rig. It also has a functional HD antenna that makes it possible to watch OTA channels. I assume the family will turn them on more often now that it’s so simple to get a signal. Time will tell.
* I’ve only been able to find one 12v outlet so far. Our old rig had quite a few 12v outlets that we could use for charging phones, etc. Not this one.
Thanks in advance for guidance and wisdom, or smart a$$ comments.
I assume things have evolved and technology has improved in the decade+ since I last shopped for inverters. I’m looking for info and advice on what’s good these days. Ideally I would like to power every 110 outlet again so we don’t have to pick and choose which outlets can run off inverted power.
As far as usage goes, it would be nice to run a TV or two. Everyone will have their gizmos plugged in to recharge. The most important use case is to run some medical equipment overnight.
The two things that seem to be different about our new toy hauler:
* It’s HUGE, but it doesn’t have a ton of 110 outlets so the power consumption probably won’t be extreme.
* It has two televisions installed, versus the zero TVs we had in the old rig. It also has a functional HD antenna that makes it possible to watch OTA channels. I assume the family will turn them on more often now that it’s so simple to get a signal. Time will tell.
* I’ve only been able to find one 12v outlet so far. Our old rig had quite a few 12v outlets that we could use for charging phones, etc. Not this one.
Thanks in advance for guidance and wisdom, or smart a$$ comments.
