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Date:         Sun, 7 Feb 2010 10:24:33 -0800
Reply-To:     Steve Williams <sbw@SBW.ORG>
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From:         Steve Williams <sbw@SBW.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Battery to Inverter
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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.  I carry a little Radio
Shack inverter in the glove box, but I never use it.


>Wanting to power a light, laptop cell phone.


Those can all be powered by 12VDC.


>would be great to have the capability to power power tools/shop vac ...


I suggest a generator for those.  I prefer not to complicate my
Vanagon by asking it to power such devices.


>Also with the gowesty kit will my battery lights on the stove be
>showing me my aux or starting batt power.


I have the GoWesty aux battery kit installed.  When the ignition is
off, the monitor light on the stove shows the condition of the aux battery.
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