Edgardo
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I need some info and guidance for the following project.
PROJECT:
1. I plan to install an auxiliary battery in the cargo bed of the truck, from which I’d be running a 12v to 110v inverter (1000watts). The idea is to hook up the 110v shore power line of my camper (which draws a max of 750w) to the inverter.
Inverter specs state:
Input power (max at full load) 1200 VA
Input current (max at full load) 93 A
2. The power source to charge the aux battery would be:
A - Solar panels during the day, and
B - the truck’s alternator during a few hrs at night, via a DC-DC charger to be connected to the main starting battery.
3. To hook up the aux battery to the vehicle’s 12v system (2B, above) I’m considering one of three wiring options:
A - the 12v power at the factory installed towing hitch, coming from a 30amp fuse at the front’s Fuse Box.
B - the 12v power at the factory installed outlet in the bed of the truck, coming from a 20AMP fuse at the front’s Fuse Box. (Specs state: max load 20AMP)
C - New wiring running from the main battery to the bed of the truck. (Protected with an 80 amp fuse)
4. INFO NEEDED:
A - How thick should the cables be to handle the inverter load?
B - what would be the best alternative in choosing the source for the connection in #3, above? (Alternatives A, B and C were listed in the order of my preference, based on ease of installation.)
C - With alt.4C, above, at which end should I put the 80 amp fuse?
PROJECT:
1. I plan to install an auxiliary battery in the cargo bed of the truck, from which I’d be running a 12v to 110v inverter (1000watts). The idea is to hook up the 110v shore power line of my camper (which draws a max of 750w) to the inverter.
Inverter specs state:
Input power (max at full load) 1200 VA
Input current (max at full load) 93 A
2. The power source to charge the aux battery would be:
A - Solar panels during the day, and
B - the truck’s alternator during a few hrs at night, via a DC-DC charger to be connected to the main starting battery.
3. To hook up the aux battery to the vehicle’s 12v system (2B, above) I’m considering one of three wiring options:
A - the 12v power at the factory installed towing hitch, coming from a 30amp fuse at the front’s Fuse Box.
B - the 12v power at the factory installed outlet in the bed of the truck, coming from a 20AMP fuse at the front’s Fuse Box. (Specs state: max load 20AMP)
C - New wiring running from the main battery to the bed of the truck. (Protected with an 80 amp fuse)
4. INFO NEEDED:
A - How thick should the cables be to handle the inverter load?
B - what would be the best alternative in choosing the source for the connection in #3, above? (Alternatives A, B and C were listed in the order of my preference, based on ease of installation.)
C - With alt.4C, above, at which end should I put the 80 amp fuse?
