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quote:Originally posted by Farmhawk
You need to be careful on the distance you run your wire between the battery and the inverter, you will run the risk of over heating your line unless you increase our gauge significantly. It may be better to mount the inverter in the front compartment and then run normal 12 or 14 gauge wiring to a household type receptical or with an extension cord. You will notice the inverter probably came with a 4' piece of 4 gauge wire (mine did), that is the maximum recommended length for that gauge. I wanted to put the inverter in the entertainment center about 10' away from the batteries. After consulting with a couple of electricians it was decided 0 gauge welding lead is what would be recommended for that length of run. I realize you are not planning on being a heavy user of power through the inverter, but just a word of caution.
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Ditto. Our cables from batteries to inverter are the same size as those connecting the batteries together. Ours was a custom installation. Don't scrimp.
Orv