[Rhodes22-list] Inverter

[James Nichols]

The size of the inverter you want is going to be more along the lines what you want to power.  
A computer takes about 90-120w depending on the laptop.  Cell phone chargers take less than 15w.
If you plan on charging a couple phones and tablets along with powering a couple laptops,  then you can install a 500w inverter and it will cover your power needs. 
If you plan on running a coffee maker, microwave oven or hair dryer as well,  make it a 2,000w inverter.  
And add a few more batteries. 
As for where to install it,  as close to the batteries as possible but still convenient to use the plugs and switches on it. 
There are more complicated methods to install it where you run the power cable through the breaker panel and extend the connections with a power strip so you can hide the inverter.  But most of the time it is best just to make it readily accessible. 
James
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  On Tue, Oct 29, 2019 at 9:30 PM, Mark Whipple<mark at whipplefamily.com> wrote:   I can't find it now, but someone mentioned they had installed an inverter
in their R22. I'd like to know how large a converter was installed and
where it was installed.

Thanks in advance,

Mark Whipple
Boston, MA

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