We are putting an Inverter into our Patrol on a semi permanent basis.
We have 6 B&S cable running from our deep cycle second battery in the engine bay to the anderson plug on the rear.
Our 12v sockets in the rear of the Patrol are tapped into this large wire. I was going to also tap the Inverter wiring into it.
The inverter specs claim its no load draw is 1amp.
Am I understanding it correctly that the Inverter is going to draw an amp all the time when not in use?
If that is the case I need to be able to switch off the 12v power lead to the inverter or use some plugs and only plug it in when it is needed.
Or I have a heap of dual battery type solenoids floating around so perhaps I could run its power through one of those and make it so it only switches on when the ignition is on?
What do others do in this situation?
Thanks for any advice.
Danny
We have 6 B&S cable running from our deep cycle second battery in the engine bay to the anderson plug on the rear.
Our 12v sockets in the rear of the Patrol are tapped into this large wire. I was going to also tap the Inverter wiring into it.
The inverter specs claim its no load draw is 1amp.
Am I understanding it correctly that the Inverter is going to draw an amp all the time when not in use?
If that is the case I need to be able to switch off the 12v power lead to the inverter or use some plugs and only plug it in when it is needed.
Or I have a heap of dual battery type solenoids floating around so perhaps I could run its power through one of those and make it so it only switches on when the ignition is on?
What do others do in this situation?
Thanks for any advice.
Danny