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Jon_k · 07-17-2005, 05:57 PM

(This post has been edited quite a bit to give more of a summary than my original questions and content here)

I heard about Rhino's inverter project on overclockers.com and googled some and found http://www.cryo-laboratory.com/forum...c7484#img_5028 his original thread on these forums and decided to do the same project in his footsteps for my own truck.

Unlike Rhino, I'm not going to put the inverter in the hood, but rather in the cabin itself. This is for the sake of protection from moisture, dirt, and everything else the engine compartment would present to the inverter. The only thing it lacks is protection from the Texas heat.

The inverter will be behind the bench seat for the truck mounted on the back wall of the cabin. I am going to dremel a hole in the back which will create a hole between the cabin/bed of the truck and this is how I plan to get the 12v wiring in to the cabin. All outside exposed wiring will be protected by plastic outdoor conduit. I estimate the wiring from the battery to the inverter can be up to 7-10 feet. The wiring for the battery/inverter connection will be 3-4 AWG wire suggested, but I could probably go as high as 8AWG safely.

I'll put a 75amp inline fuse within a foot of the battery connetcion for overload and saftey. The inverter should come with one, but why not be safe and be redundant?

07-17-2005, 05:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jon_k Civilian Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 13	Putting 120vAC in my truck with an inverter. (This post has been edited quite a bit to give more of a summary than my original questions and content here) I heard about Rhino's inverter project on overclockers.com and googled some and found http://www.cryo-laboratory.com/forum...c7484#img_5028 his original thread on these forums and decided to do the same project in his footsteps for my own truck. Unlike Rhino, I'm not going to put the inverter in the hood, but rather in the cabin itself. This is for the sake of protection from moisture, dirt, and everything else the engine compartment would present to the inverter. The only thing it lacks is protection from the Texas heat. The inverter will be behind the bench seat for the truck mounted on the back wall of the cabin. I am going to dremel a hole in the back which will create a hole between the cabin/bed of the truck and this is how I plan to get the 12v wiring in to the cabin. All outside exposed wiring will be protected by plastic outdoor conduit. I estimate the wiring from the battery to the inverter can be up to 7-10 feet. The wiring for the battery/inverter connection will be 3-4 AWG wire suggested, but I could probably go as high as 8AWG safely. I'll put a 75amp inline fuse within a foot of the battery connetcion for overload and saftey. The inverter should come with one, but why not be safe and be redundant?