inverter wiring

[Nomadjohn]

Depending on the efficiency that could be up to 100 amp draw @ 12volts. It definitely will be more then a Ranger battery can handle without damage for more then short periods.

Yeah, I was wondering that same thing. Is the application here 1000W while driving down the road, say to charger a power station, or is the OP planning on running power tools while idling?

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[Fordup]

Yeah, I was wondering that same thing. Is the application here 1000W while driving down the road, say to charger a power station, or is the OP planning on running power tools while idling?

Plus the BMS does not keep a Ranger battery 100% charged so battery damage could be accelerated. I run (2) 12 volt agm deep cycle batteries with my 1000 watt inverter.

 

[Nomadjohn]

Plus the BMS does not keep a Ranger battery 100% charged so battery damage could be accelerated. I run (2) 12 volt agm deep cycle batteries with my 1000 watt inverter.

How many amp hours are each of those batteries?

 

[Frenchy]

How many amp hours are each of those batteries?

I'm going to make a guess here that he's most likely got two 100 amp hour AGM batteries. It's a pretty common setup to run when you're running to AGM batteries on a house type system for a truck or camper.

 

[Fordup]

How many amp hours are each of those batteries?

They are 100 amp and can draw down to about 10.5 volts with no damage.

 

[FordRacing]

0 Gauge for an 1000 WATT Inverter sound like a lot.... Might want to look at 4 or 6 Gauge instead. As for a good place, I know there are various rubber plugs in the cab. I would look at those first.

it's what redarc recommends for there 1000W inverter.

 

[FordRacing]

I'm just curious if you have seen a 0 Gauge cable before..... You are aware on how big those are right?

I am...

 

[FordRacing]

Question (as I have considere3d this for my rig but NOT extremely knowlegable on the topic): Is the inverter a pure sine wave type or modified sine wave? Does wire size needed change depending on inverter type??

its a pure sine wave and no the wire size should not change

 

[FordRacing]

Use a high strand count wire, easier to bend.

and a marine type that is tinned is a good idea if it exposed to weather in any way.

 

[FordRacing]

Yeah, I was wondering that same thing. Is the application here 1000W while driving down the road, say to charger a power station, or is the OP planning on running power tools while idling?

short term is to power a frig, recharge a jackery and charge some other small item. Over kill YES I know but I only want to buy one inverter. but long term is going to be to power items while park or at idle with 2 house batteries and a DC to DC charger plus a MPPT....... the current inverter in the truck is not enough to recharge my jackery it keeps cutting off... I just spent a week overlanding and had to waste so much gas letting my truck idle to recharge my item so they would last thought the night.. YES I could just buy a cheap 300W inverter and plug into the cigarette lighter but Im looking to move into what is listed above at some point anyway why not start the process rather then throw money away on a cheap POS inverter.

 

[Fordup]

Just wondering if you have heard the fan noise on an operating 1000 watt inverter. It needs lots of airspace around it also so probably have to go in the back seat with real long cables. Seems like it should at minimum be in the Bed and why waste the money and time to do a temporary fix. Start with good batteries and short wires to the inverter and a charging cable for the batteries should be available at your 7 pin trailer connector back there. A 300 watt could be easily fit under the hood for a couple dollars and be sold later when you decide to do it right. The current draw wouldn't hurt the battery as much. Extension cords are cheap and small.

 

[FordRacing]

Just wondering if you have heard the fan noise on an operating 1000 watt inverter. It needs lots of airspace around it also so probably have to go in the back seat with real long cables. Seems like it should at minimum be in the Bed and why waste the money and time to do a temporary fix. Start with good batteries and short wires to the inverter and a charging cable for the batteries should be available at your 7 pin trailer connector back there. A 300 watt could be easily fit under the hood for a couple dollars and be sold later when you decide to do it right. The current draw wouldn't hurt the battery as much. Extension cords are cheap and small.

still weighing options... not 100% sure of the direction I want to go, yes a 300 watts would be enough.. the noise probably would not be an issue as im half deaf anyway... LOL. the air space again would not be an issue as I have a rear seat delete I put in and take out when needed that I would be able to install the inverter on a rack attached to that.

 

[Brett Fields]

@FordRacing So how did this install end up?

 

[Tom_C]

Didn't see this at the time and not sure the use, but, how about putting the inverter under the hood and running the smaller wires into the cab? How big is this inverter? Of course, you'd need a weather proof enclosure.

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