Inverter Positioning
Submitted: Sunday, May 07, 2006 at 23:49
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Member - Alan (WA)
Hi
I bought a Piccolo inverter (see Piccolo Inverter to use with laptop and charge sundry accesssories etc.
It can be left flexible and just plug in via cigarette lighter plug - but I would like to look at permanent mounting. I saw an inverter recently that was installed on front passenger side at feet on left wall. Seemed reasonable spot and accessible.
I would appreciate any advice as to good locations to install.
Thanks
Alan
Reply By: Member - Andrew W (SA) - Monday, May 08, 2006 at 17:55
Monday, May 08, 2006 at 17:55
I have a 500W Pure Sine Wave inverter under the front passenger
seat.
It has worked reliably including in 44 degree days when the car was in full sun without the air con on for quite a few hours.
It does get hot, but has a good heat dispersing design and a fan.
I have run large diameter cables from the second battery to it, but it is connected through a 175A Anderson plug for rapid disconnection/reconnection whenever I am fording anything that threatens to put the foot wells in water - to date, I've not had water in the cabin anyways. They're quite inexpensive - if I drowned it and it didn't work, I'd get a new one.
It is mounted off the carpet with spacers and has reasonable airflow.
I have a powerboard attached to the back of it facing the back
seat passengers. That way, I don't have 240V cables hanging all over the joint, it is always accessible by the people who need it most. It just wouldn't site reasonably in the passenger footwell or roof, or anywhere else I could think of.
Ciao for now
Andrew.
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