I believe the system is going to be very hard on the automotive battery. They are built for surge loads when starting your engine. Sustained use of an inverter puts demands on automotive batteries that cannot be sustained. E vehicles will be very sell suited for inverter use like this. Their lithium batteries are built for storage and sustained loads exactly like inverters.
This is awesome! Is there a way to replace the current inverter? Only? I definitely don’t need to run an entire job site. But would definitely be nice to charge my makita and Milwaukee batteries. If you have something pls comment. Thanks in advance!
Does this larger inverter replace or supplement the factory inverter? I really like what you have done, but I don’t want to have both inverters in my truck. Thank you for your video!
In my experience of working with 72v ebikes, we use 2awg wire, even with massive 18000w surges through battery to controller then to the motor!! All it takes is a bms!!!
Your at 72 volts. So you can run thinner wire. 12 volt is why I need thicker wire. Once the inverter converts 120 volt ac, wiring can be as thin extension cord.
@@aGnarletoenail BMS protects the battery. It has nothing to do with the inverter. 12V systems require very heavy wire. Gauge depends on the load and the length of the run.
Current flow is why need that heavy gauge wire . You did a great job on that install. Did you pull this setup and install it in your 7.3 truck? 3000 watts continuous requires 250 amps at 12vdc IF your invertor was 100 percent efficient,it’s not ,so real world amp draw is probably closer to 300 amps .
What size/gallons is the air compressor? I'm thinking of going with a 5000 watt oure sine wave inverter in the bed of my truck...what's your opinion on having a secondary battery back there with the inverter?
The built in inverter outlet is only 200 watts; it's marketed at 400 watts PEAK, meaning a 270 watt load will work for a short period of time then turn off. How do I know? Because charging Makita 40v battery uses around that amount.
Wow, great job! I am happy to see someone who use the good size of wires. Does it run a 600w microwave?
5 of them
I believe the system is going to be very hard on the automotive battery. They are built for surge loads when starting your engine. Sustained use of an inverter puts demands on automotive batteries that cannot be sustained. E vehicles will be very sell suited for inverter use like this. Their lithium batteries are built for storage and sustained loads exactly like inverters.
This is awesome! Is there a way to replace the current inverter? Only? I definitely don’t need to run an entire job site. But would definitely be nice to charge my makita and Milwaukee batteries. If you have something pls comment. Thanks in advance!
I'd love to see how efficiently i runs that compressor.
Would you recommend upgrading 320-400 amp alternators for these trucks with thicker cables ?
Does this larger inverter replace or supplement the factory inverter? I really like what you have done, but I don’t want to have both inverters in my truck. Thank you for your video!
Totally separate
In my experience of working with 72v ebikes, we use 2awg wire, even with massive 18000w surges through battery to controller then to the motor!! All it takes is a bms!!!
Your at 72 volts. So you can run thinner wire. 12 volt is why I need thicker wire. Once the inverter converts 120 volt ac, wiring can be as thin extension cord.
@@DS-TRUCKS still there’s gotta be a way to incorporate a high amp/watt bms into this system!!!
@@aGnarletoenail BMS protects the battery. It has nothing to do with the inverter. 12V systems require very heavy wire. Gauge depends on the load and the length of the run.
Thanks for the video. How did you bring the wire into the rear seat area? Did you drill a new hole and come in right through the floor?
Yes. I’d like to know this too. How to feed the existing AC outlets.
Current flow is why need that heavy gauge wire . You did a great job on that install. Did you pull this setup and install it in your 7.3 truck? 3000 watts continuous requires 250 amps at 12vdc IF your invertor was 100 percent efficient,it’s not ,so real world amp draw is probably closer to 300 amps .
Not yet. Thinking about it.
What size/gallons is the air compressor?
I'm thinking of going with a 5000 watt oure sine wave inverter in the bed of my truck...what's your opinion on having a secondary battery back there with the inverter?
Does it hurt your altonater?
Where do the plastic gromets you drilled through come up under?
I popped through under rear seat in storage
@@DS-TRUCKS Thanks so much!
@@DS-TRUCKS Great channel!
@@kennethrudo8282 thanks!
Any update on your battery?
Battery handled load flawlessly
The longer the length of cable is. Is also a need for the bigger cable
Might do this on my f150
go smaller that 3k
@@DS-TRUCKS Definitely. I won’t be able to push that inverter with my alternator.
Is not 4,000 watts is a 400watts inverter good for only tiny stuff
The built in inverter outlet is only 200 watts; it's marketed at 400 watts PEAK, meaning a 270 watt load will work for a short period of time then turn off. How do I know? Because charging Makita 40v battery uses around that amount.
Did you violate the warranty by having more than 3 feet of zero gauge in the circuit....ya you did lol...i won't tell.
That's 0/4 wire sir.
Rambling. Get to the install particulars.
Like what?
DS TRUCKS HI
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