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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pianotuna wrote:
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.
Maybe, depends on what you're using it for, what's available, and for how much $$$. Mine is a 1000 watt PSW from Canadian Tire, in reality an NPower inverter, purchased because it's was the only PSW inverter sold at the time by CT and because the sale price of $199 for a PSW of this size couldn't be beat here in Canada. :B Secondly, the only inductive loads my inverter sees is a 30 watt fan so obviously the inverter's surge capability is a non-issue. Both my toaster and coffee maker are resistive loads so surge isn't really an issue with those either. ;) Bottom line - I don't care about an inverter's surge capability and therefore have no need to buy "over" my needs.
