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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Hi,
Yes one needs to look at the whole package.
Inverters with switched power supplies (all of the cheap units) need to have a higher rating--because their ability to surge is pretty lousy. If a 2k unit is only a few bucks more than a 1k unit--I'd deliberately oversize the component.
As you may remember, one of our members here did actually burn out an inverter from repeated overloads. It did run his microwave--but the red overload light was on. It did it several many times and then the magic blue smoke came out.
Yes one needs to look at the whole package.
Inverters with switched power supplies (all of the cheap units) need to have a higher rating--because their ability to surge is pretty lousy. If a 2k unit is only a few bucks more than a 1k unit--I'd deliberately oversize the component.
As you may remember, one of our members here did actually burn out an inverter from repeated overloads. It did run his microwave--but the red overload light was on. It did it several many times and then the magic blue smoke came out.
wolfe10 wrote:
As one can see from answers on this thread, to be a "well though out" electrical package, one must consider many things.
No point in a huge inverter with only a small battery bank!
