I run a 1500W inverter from a single 100AH AGM battery. The inverter is connected with a 12 inch long ground 2AWG cable and an 18 inch long 2AWG positive cable. It is used mainly to run an 80W compressor fridge while driving. The battery charges from the truck alternator while driving so it's always at full charge when we get to where we're going. We also use it to power a PS4 and a 25 inch LED flat screen as well as 2 power supplies for our laptops for our evening's entertainment. One of these days I'm going to try and power our 700W microwave for a couple minutes with it ๐ We also have a EU2000i but don't always have control of where or when we can run it.
This is the inverter I am using. I bought it on Amazon, and it was about $200. The price was attractive and I like red. Oh yeah, itโs pure sine, too. Unless it dies an early death, Iโm happy as a clam with it.
I put it here, just above the step into the cabover bed. My 18 year old TC has a battery box big enough for ONE group 31 battery. There isnโt a good place to add extra batteries without doing major remodeling, so my goal has been to make the most of what I have. The route the cables needed to take to reach the battery made them just under 6 feet long. Iโm using 0 AWG Temco fine strand welding cable with crimped lugs. Itโs very flexible and easy to work with.
I also cleaned up the wiring in the battery box by adding buss bars just outside the box to make the connections that were all on the battery posts. The battery box is on the other side of this panel I made.
If the converter in your camper includes a smart battery charging unit, then I donโt think a hybrid inverter Is really necessary to get some load sharing, because your generator or solar system is going to do whatever it can do through the battery charger or solar controller when youโre using the inverter anyway.
I donโt want the inverter trying to power anything I donโt have plugged directly in to it, so I didnโt buy one with a transfer switch.
The inverter is used to run the microwave when shore power isnโt available, and to run the fridge in AC mode while driving. Most of the time (>95% of the time) when weโre dry camping, the Yamaha 1000 is running in the evenings anyway. I donโt want to have to start the big Generac thatโs built in to the camper just to use the microwave for a few minutes. The microwave will run off the inverter for nearly an hour if the Yamaha is helping to support the load. If the battery is at full charge, it will run the microwave at least 15-20 minutes on its own.
The cabling is obviously very important. The cable I used doesnโt even get warm when pulling almost 100 amps from the battery continuously.
:):)
I put it here, just above the step into the cabover bed. My 18 year old TC has a battery box big enough for ONE group 31 battery. There isnโt a good place to add extra batteries without doing major remodeling, so my goal has been to make the most of what I have. The route the cables needed to take to reach the battery made them just under 6 feet long. Iโm using 0 AWG Temco fine strand welding cable with crimped lugs. Itโs very flexible and easy to work with.
I also cleaned up the wiring in the battery box by adding buss bars just outside the box to make the connections that were all on the battery posts. The battery box is on the other side of this panel I made.
If the converter in your camper includes a smart battery charging unit, then I donโt think a hybrid inverter Is really necessary to get some load sharing, because your generator or solar system is going to do whatever it can do through the battery charger or solar controller when youโre using the inverter anyway.
I donโt want the inverter trying to power anything I donโt have plugged directly in to it, so I didnโt buy one with a transfer switch.
The inverter is used to run the microwave when shore power isnโt available, and to run the fridge in AC mode while driving. Most of the time (>95% of the time) when weโre dry camping, the Yamaha 1000 is running in the evenings anyway. I donโt want to have to start the big Generac thatโs built in to the camper just to use the microwave for a few minutes. The microwave will run off the inverter for nearly an hour if the Yamaha is helping to support the load. If the battery is at full charge, it will run the microwave at least 15-20 minutes on its own.
The cabling is obviously very important. The cable I used doesnโt even get warm when pulling almost 100 amps from the battery continuously.
:):)
