Inverter help for noob

Unclesam · 10-31-2017, 03:08 PM

2016 fr3 ... please advise have 2 scenarios ..
1) what inverter and etc do I need to be able to watch tv and a DVD player in living area and bedroom when not connected to power???
2) what inverter and etc needed to do above and dump the silly factory fridge and replace with a residential one that will of course fit in the spot of original..
Please help... ty

Arctic Wolf · 10-31-2017, 03:13 PM

That's a very complicated question.
Read this. All of it.

https://handybobsolar.wordpress.com/

Unclesam · 10-31-2017, 03:22 PM

Boy the rv dealership made it sound pretty easy... lol thank you for link sir

Arctic Wolf · 10-31-2017, 03:24 PM

Well it is easy... Sort of.
Your questions only lead to more questions 😀

Arctic Wolf · 10-31-2017, 03:27 PM

For example, I have a residential fridge, it uses a 1,000 watt inverter and will last a few hours unplugged on the one battery that comes with the camper.
I plan on installing the 4 6 volt batteries I use along with a 1500 watt inverter to power my pop up, combined with 200 Watts of solar panels I hope to be able to run the fridge strictly on solar power.
I hope.

Unclesam · 10-31-2017, 03:57 PM

Someone out there had to put an inverter in there fr3

Arctic Wolf · 10-31-2017, 04:04 PM

How many watts does the fridge draw? The TV?
A 1500 watt inverter will run anything that plugs into a standard wall socket. Many others will run on less wattage... You need to know what you plan on using

Unclesam · 10-31-2017, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Arctic Wolf

How many watts does the fridge draw? The TV?
A 1500 watt inverter will run anything that plugs into a standard wall socket. Many others will run on less wattage... You need to know what you plan on using

But also I will need to switch to 4 six volt batteries correct? And also I have to determine which plugs will be connected to the inverter correct?

Arctic Wolf · 10-31-2017, 04:39 PM

Not necessarily, it depends on the load and how much solar you're carrying... It needs to be balanced. Handy Bob is actually an interesting read (for me it was anyway &#128526

I think with my setup and a 2500 watt inverter I could run one sure conditioner... But I'm not sure.
I know it ran the refrigerator in my garage for two weeks just from solar so I'm positive it will run my residential fridge in my camper.

Arctic Wolf · 10-31-2017, 04:40 PM

In my Arctic Fox, both refrigerators are wired to the inverter, nothing else is

Arctic Wolf · 10-31-2017, 10:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arctic Wolf

In my Arctic Fox, both refrigerators are wired to the inverter, nothing else is

Arctic WOLF lol.
I don't seem to be able to edit my post

Bluepill · 11-01-2017, 06:29 PM

Lots of Youtube videos to answer your questions.

One example:

https://youtu.be/mi1gLrlR-Co

jvalich · 11-01-2017, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Unclesam

But also I will need to switch to 4 six volt batteries correct? And also I have to determine which plugs will be connected to the inverter correct?

If you're replacing your battery(s), I would go to 6v batteries if you can fit them in the space. They will have more AH compared to 12v batteries, are generally cheaper per AH and are true deep cycle batteries.

cbvp · 11-02-2017, 09:33 AM

I'm in the process of installing a residential refrigerator in my 5th wheel.

Plan is to power only the fridge with inverter.

Took out single 12V battery and installed 2-6V's

Purchased a Xantrex Freedom Xi 1000 inverter .

Looked into doing 4-6V batteries and a 2000 Watt inverter to
power up more appliances .

Storage space & cost stopped that program.

C.B.

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