What appliances have you RUN using a power inverter in your Prius?

Laptop, insulin fridge, wireless repeater

(always in READY)

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3 AC outlets, a USB outlet and a extension of the cigarette lighter. (My wife can hear the fan)

 

I've run the fridge/freezer in my kitchen. It overloaded the inverter when I first plugged it in, but I was able to get it running properly by clearing the inverter fault and trying again a few times.

I was using a 1000w inverter from harbor freight, but I was in a pinch and used some alligator clips to connect the inverter to the jump connection points under the hood. Definitely sub-optimal.

I tried to run the gas furnace but it didn't work. The inverter didn't overload so I'm assuming the furnace electronics didn't appreciate the modified sin wave that the cheap inverter put out.

This summer I wired the inverter directly to the 12 volt aux battery (Optima yellow top). I used 4 gauge wire and some Anderson Power Poll connectors. I haven't actually run anything off it save for testing with a lamp.

Of course it goes without saying, alway have the Prius in READY mode if the inverter is powered on.

Good thread. I'm interested in hearing other peoples success stories.

 

Steam boiler, cablemodem, wifi router, internet radio, laptop, iPhone charger, LED 60W equivalent lights. All on a 100W inverter which ran from my Prius c for 54 hours straight after Sandy last year.

Note that the steam boiler has no circulator or blower, so is only about a 20W load.

There are several long threads from last year with lots of other hookups described.

 

I test ran a refrigerator/freezer with a 2000W Pure Sine Wave inverter connected to the HV battery just to verify the inverter could handle the inrush current from the compressor.

I have been lucky that I have not had to use it yet. But I am ready if needed.