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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MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
Here's a real world tip about voltage drop influence...
Coffeemaker 950 watts
24 oz brew 55F water
At 120vac one minute fifteen seconds
At 100vac two minutes thirty (five?) seconds
Microwave. 8oz russet potato
Seven minutes
Eleven and a half minutes
" Need 4x #10 to make #4 "
Double wire drop three sizes 2x10 9-8-7 (seven gauge)
Works with AWG. SAE wire gauge doesn't cut it...
Thanks for the reply
Wow I never would have thought that 20V AC, or lack of it, would have that much effect.
So I was right on the parallel wires, 2x10 = 7. I figured it wasn't a straight multiplier.
Thanks
