What's the smallest battery / inverter ... (1 Viewer)

[Scotties]

Ok guys, could you get away with puting a 2k inverter on a 80a gel battery for occasional use or is it a case of

Thanks in advance,

Richard

 

[Landy lover]

How many seconds did you want use it for

 

[scotjimland]

It's a case of

Depends on what load you are pulling but on full load the 2k inverter will be pulling 166 A ... flat battery in about 15 min , also a chance of permanent damage to the battery, gels are not designed to give such high currents.

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[Scotties]

Hi ...

Was thinking of 700w (1200w peak) microwave maybe 10-15 mins.

Just had couple of weeks in France, mainly airs no prob on 12v, for cooking the occasional 240v would be handy, but it's either the haslle / weight of generator or weight of extra bat + inverter :Sad:.

Maybe if I could loose a few lbs ...

Cheers guys.

Regards Richard

 

[Douglas]

If its only for the occasional use and on a tempory basis you could with big crock clips run it from your engine battery with the engine running the alternator is probably is a 90 amp one and if you run the microwave on medium and not full power it should cope ok.

I used to do something like that when my boat was out of the water and run it of the car.

Doug

 

[Landy lover]

If its only to run a microwave would it be worth considering one of the 12v portable ones that are now about have not used one but have heard they do a good enough job - just a bit slower than household ones

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[Scotties]

Another couple of sensible options, thanks guys

Regards Richard