Inverter on 12v battery

Another · May 8, 2022

Terrell said: ↑

Yep, that's an old thread -- but it's nice to have it awakened again. I've been using my 1kW inverter for camping (small microwave to cook meals, plus a rice cooker, but not at the same time!), as well as to power some of the key things in the house during a power outage. Interesting that the large chest freezer in the basement runs just fine, but the refrigerator's startup is too much for the inverter to handle. In addition to running the chest freezer, I hook up our internet (router, modem), phones, and computers. Unfortunately, the blower motor on the furnace also has too much startup surge to run.

Earlier, someone asked about a "quick connect." I do this through Anderson connectors.

The longest I've run it was about seven hours, when a big tree limb fell on our house lead-in wires. That was the time power was shut off for them to fix the bent mast and replace wires. Otherwise, power failures here happen once or twice a year due to storms, but the power is restored pretty quickly. Just about the time I've hooked up all the extension cords and vented the exhaust out through the garage door the power comes back on.
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What gauge are the wires to your Anderson connector?

Inverter on 12v battery

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