whats a good power inverter to start with???
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05-12-2007, 09:54 AM
whats a good power inverter to start with???
Im starting to get stuff readdy for my truck now. And was wondering what you guys recommend. I preatty much dont know anything about them. Ill be running a fridge, a microwave and a TV. Thats probally all. TIA Mike
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05-12-2007, 10:33 AM
I have a Cobra 1500 watt that I picked up at a T/A. Paid about $20 for it after wiping out my points. It runs everything with no probs.
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05-12-2007, 11:25 AM
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Is this on a company truck?
If so are you sure that you can install a large inverter? If you do not know then you need to wait to find out. Assuming you can install a large inverter, which will need to be direct wired into the batteries, I suggest you get at least a 1500 watt, and no bigger than a 700 watt microwave. Xantrex and Tripp Lite make the best inverters on the market, but you will pay more for them. Vector makes a decent one. I would also suggest getting a 400 watt inverter and using it just for you TV.
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05-12-2007, 11:53 AM
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The reason we are saying at least a 1500 watt inverter is because a microwave as well as a small dorm type fridge takes a lot of power upon startup.
If it was not for that a 1000 watt would do just fine. In addition, the reason I suggest a second inverter for your TV, which is a plug in type, is so you will not have as much of a headache trying to run cords across your sleeper to plug everything into one inverter. Been there, done that, and in some trucks it is easier said than done.
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05-13-2007, 08:22 AM
Originally Posted by Uturn2001
The reason we are saying at least a 1500 watt inverter is because a microwave as well as a small dorm type fridge takes a lot of power upon startup.
If it was not for that a 1000 watt would do just fine. In addition, the reason I suggest a second inverter for your TV, which is a plug in type, is so you will not have as much of a headache trying to run cords across your sleeper to plug everything into one inverter. Been there, done that, and in some trucks it is easier said than done.
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05-13-2007, 09:05 AM
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get a d/c tv. you wont be sorry
I still have a 13 inch tv/vcr that is about 4 years old and works great that spent 2 1/2 years bouncing in a truck and a 13 inch tv/dvd player that is 2 years old that has about 18 month of truck use that still works. Both of which are 110 v.
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05-13-2007, 11:14 AM
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Yes, that would be a good one.
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