Inverter

[Wilhelmus Schreurs]

Don:
a 160 amp alternator will put out 1920 watts. An airconditioner will draw about
1500 watts, this includes the inefficiences of the inverter, so you will have
only 400 watts or so for other things.
If you are driving during the day with your lights on that will easily gobble up
the rest of your power.
So, although a 2500 watt inverter will power your AC, and with your engine
alternator putting out 160 amps, gets real hot then, I would say it would not be
too wise to run air conditioner with your engine.
One option, expensive though, is to install the 300 amp alternator, hmmm maybe
runnning the generator would be cheaper LOL

Bill 84 FC 35 SB "$quanderlodge"
Terrace, B.C. Canada


----- Original Message ----
From: Pete Masterson
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, January 7, 2007 4:14:54 PM
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Inverter













I have an all electric coach and the refrigerator is a home-style

Amana side-by-side model. The dual inverters run most of the time to

keep the refrigerator and any other 120VAC items operating. I haven't

noticed any particular extra load on the alternator (although I think

I have a larger alternator).



Don't try to run roof/basement ACs, however, without turning on the

genny. I believe that my coach is wired up so that the ACs draw

either from shore power or from the genny -- and won't draw from the

inverters. (That's what I was told, anyway.)



The ACs draw about 15A at 120VAC each unless you've replaced them

with high-efficiency units -- so a couple ACs could easily overwhelm

the typical inverter.



Pete Masterson

aeonix1@mac. com

'95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42'

El Sobrante, CA



On Jan 7, 2007, at 12:51 PM, dspithaler@aol. com wrote:



> Question ---- I was wandering if running an inverter when on the

> road to

> use a few electrical appliances is a big draw on a 160 Amp

> alternator or is it

> better to run the genny.

> Don

> 89 SP 36'

> Butler, PA



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