What gauge wire from batteries to inverter
I am going to install an inverter in my trailer and am curious about what gauge wire I need to run from the batteries. To be honest I really don't have an application or device I want to run off it. I...
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I have my inverter, converter, and solar controller all snuggled up to the two AGMs inside the rig under the sink area. IMO it is ok with AGMs (true or not--I am doing it and that's that! :) )
The inverter needs to be handy to where I can swap between having the shore power cable into the inverter and shore power cable out to a pedestal or portable gen. The converter does not get plugged into anything when the shore power cable is plugged into the inverter.
The inverter has two each pos and neg terminals. 3 foot #4 cables for all, across the two 100AH AGMs balanced. I have zero issues with running the microwave for several minutes at a time a few times a day.
It was also easy in the 5er to get the inverter close to its batteries. If I had a TT, I would be looking at AGMs so I could keep them inside like I do with the Class C, which would allow the inverter to have a short wire run to the batts inside the TT.
The inverter needs to be handy to where I can swap between having the shore power cable into the inverter and shore power cable out to a pedestal or portable gen. The converter does not get plugged into anything when the shore power cable is plugged into the inverter.
The inverter has two each pos and neg terminals. 3 foot #4 cables for all, across the two 100AH AGMs balanced. I have zero issues with running the microwave for several minutes at a time a few times a day.
It was also easy in the 5er to get the inverter close to its batteries. If I had a TT, I would be looking at AGMs so I could keep them inside like I do with the Class C, which would allow the inverter to have a short wire run to the batts inside the TT.
