wiring a 300watt power inverter??
 

a guy asked me to fix his 300wt inverter for him while i was in the bush (at work) and so i pulled the back off and the 40amp fuse was blown so i tossed a 30amp in it and it works fine then he was talking about selling it, so i was like "how much" he said "cheap" i said "how cheap"... i ended up buying the inverter for $40.00 cdn.


so now im looking into possibly hard wiring and mounting it into my 93 ranger some how... dont have pics right now but i might in the next couple days...

any suggestions????

I don't understand this, maybe I'm just missing something.

The 40 amp fuse was blown so you put a smaller amp fuse in it?

im hoping that all he had at the time was a 30amp.

May want to find the correct manufacturer rated fuse before you put it to real use.

Personally, I would wire it in like I would a small audio amplifier, use at least 6 or 4 gauge, fuse within 12" of battery and grounded near by the converter's location.

Why does it matter if he put in a smaller fuse? Only problem it will cause is blowing faster. It is not going to hurt anything.


As for wiring all you need is a power and ground with an online fuse for the power wire

I wouldn't waste my time on a little 300 watt unit.
Save your $$ and get a 1000 at least.

Why not? It would be great for camping. I have used a 300w before and it's great for making a pot of coffee in the morning. I don't think he will be running anything like a microwave off it

yes i used a 30amp fuse because thats all we had and there wasnt a store within 50kms of me at the time.

Welding wire kits are a great way to get a decent deal on low gauge number wire and the welding wire is usually very flexible and easy enough to mount lugs on. There is some coefficient of efficiency loss based on number of strands and welding wire has many strands. But, it's not a major loss. With something smaller like the ranger, seems like I'll most likely have to run from the engine compartment to the bed which is probably 10' + considering you want to route to hide wire sometimes.

Do members seem OK with a generator in the 750 watt range on a Ranger with the stock alternator (which I think is 105 A)? I would guess a 750 watt generator with about 80% efficiency and a 12V circuit might want upwards of 60 amps unless I'm missing something.

Upgrade alternator (200A on eBoy for about 250 simoleons)? Upgrade any other wiring?