Induction cooktop
Does an induction cooktop run off of the inverter or is it genset only if not plugged in. I am referring to a cooktop in a large DP. Tiffin, Newmar, or Berkshire. thanks
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dougrainer wrote:Groover wrote:
That just depends on how it is wired. In my motorhome the microwave oven works on the inverter if that is the only available power source. The power for the inverter can come from the batteries (which doesn't work very well) or the main engine alternator. The water heater and air conditioners are not wired to the inverter.
Your Inverter ALWAYS works from the coach batteries. All the Engine Alternator does is resupply the energy lost from the batteries. If your Inverter does not work very well when the engine is OFF, then you have a problem and that needs to be fixed. Doug
The inverter is going to pull from whichever source has the higher voltage at that amperage. If the altenator cannot supply enough amperage then inverter will pull from the batteries. Under heavy loads my lead acids lose a lot of voltage so I only run cooking devices while one of the engines is running. And the batteries are only just over a year old. That is part of why I am looking at lithium batteries.
