As Steve has said, too much inverter for your stated uses I think. I ran a wire from the + post on my aux. battery set up to fuse #3 in the panel under the left side of the steering column. That powers all the dash "stuff" to aux rather than main. I have the 4 UB wheel chair/motorcycle batteries as aux. I run my laptop using a Kensington Inverter and my Apple 85w Power Adapter. All this works great for my uses. I also have a Sure Power 1315 Battery Separator in my main bat. box that keeps things charged and balanced. I also recharge my cell phone with this set up without a problem. All this being said, I usually only "park" for about 3 days at a time when camping. I'm not a week to 10 stay-put camper, so my engine is recharging my power usage at that frequency. Bob Stevens '87 Syncro Westy
At 03:40 PM 2/6/2010, Alex Madison wrote: > >> I am getting ready to install a Xantrex 1000W inverter ... >> > > I would encourage you to try to get by with a much smaller > inverter. Or avoid the inverter altogether. |
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