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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BFL13 wrote:
SoundGuy, putting an AGM in there will also reduce your tongue weight so you can carry more heavy things in the truck. Or you could use that space for more propane bottles.
Yeah, that actually may be a downside as I'm currently only running ~ 13% gross tongue weight as it is and would prefer a bit more ... with a new G31 AGM sitting in the pass through instead of the A-frame that will only worsen the situation. :( I've been considering what I could put in that empty battery box sitting on the tongue but just haven't come up with anything yet. :h I could rearrange the A-frame platform again and put the propane tanks back where they originally were just aft of the tongue jack but I much prefer this setup as it is. Gonna have to muse on this a bit more. :p
Typical of many travel trailers mine has these awful terminal strips mounted on the trailer frame just below the front pass through storage compartment.
I'm going to take this opportunity when installing the new G31 AGM to replace those strips with this 7-way weatherproof junction box I bought at Princess Auto today.
My plan is to connect the inverter to the battery with 12" to 18" of 1 or 2 gauge pre-made battery cables, then cut my existing 6' lengths of 4 gauge that had been running from the inverter to the battery on the tongue and instead wire those to this new junction box which will be directly below where the new G31 will be sitting. This will really clean up the entire setup, protect those terminal connections from the elements, and minimize voltage drop between the battery and inverter. :B
