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Originally Posted by Philo Gemstone
I've been contemplating various ways of implementing an inverter in my rig, and here's what I've settled on:
Mount a 2000 watt inverter to a wooden board and hard wire the AC output to a female 30 amp receptacle, also mounted to the board.
Two pairs of battery cables, one pair from the batteries and one pair to the inverter, with quick connectors.
To use, I would position the inverter just under the battery well, flip the breaker on the converter, connect the shore power cable to the receptacle, quick connect the battery and turn the inverter on. The RV now has all AC devices powered. Obviously, I'm not going to run the air conditioner, but everything else should work. Sound reasonable?
I assume I'll need a separate quick connect pair for the AC ground connector, right?
Anything I'm missing? Fuse protection, maybe?
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For a temporary setup, why the board? Is it just to secure it? Or why the 30-Amp female receptacle?
Many inverters come with a 20-Amp (or a couple of them) receptacles, so unless you’re planning to operate close to 2,000 Watts for long periods, why not use an adaptor? A 2,000-Watt inverter is rated under 20 Amps.
If you plan to use much power, your batteries won’t last anyways. Your microwave may run for a few minutes but if longer, you might want to start generator instead. For low power loads like electronics I don’t see why it should not work.
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