I install a KINGS INVERTER into a SUBSCRIBER'S Emu XTRAVELLER HYBRID Camper
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- I install a KINGS 1500w INVERTER into a SUBSCRIBER'S Emu XTRAVELLER HYBRID Camper. We try running a 1600w Coffee Maker of the 1500w inverter as a test.
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Very informative about the fundamentals of off grid living.
Great series i Can’t recommend it enough !
Thats some proper craftsmanship
Well now you’re a Patreon you can see the outtakes and see that it’s not quite the same in real life 😂
Great access to the electrics instead of tucked into a shoebox under the bed
Yeah it sure made it easy to work on!
Mate you connected to the battery incorrectly, the positive and negative should have been connected accross the battery bank not across a single battery
Great video and workmanship was excellent. Just an observation , and I might be wrong. It looked like a dual battery parallel set up. If this is the case it would of been better to connect +ve to one battery and -ve to the other. Ensures the parallel batteries are working as one.
Awesome! more Xtraveller viddys please
I have a walk through coming out on Saturday.
@@JebbreysJibberish Boom!
when installing any inverter the cables should be as close to same length as possible for resistance plus have fuse close as possible if shit sorts out. and add a switch in the line because inverters will drain power even if not in use having the some one from experience
So. Can you do a 200 amp lithium to a kmart air fryer. Using a 1500 watt kings inverter.
I am very interested as to how much power it would use to cook say 4 chicken legs. Crunch the numbers please
Subscribed to your patreon too. I’m really amazed by your well produced Videos. Keep it up.
How’s it possible that a 1500W inverter is able to power up a 1600w coffee machine?
Thank you for your support. Interestingly enough when we run it inside it tripped out. It would work directly plugged in but add just a smidge of extra cable and it was too much for it so it was right on the limit!
Hi just wanted to ask how the inverter has held up? Does it power the coffee pod machine with any issues?
To be honest that camper did a lap of Australia and was then sold so I couldn’t answer that.
Nicely done. I'd love to know how the inverter performs.
I would put an isolation switch between the battery and the inverter. I know the inverter has a power switch, but another level of safety in case the switch in the inverter fails on. Having done that, wire a pre-charge resistor across the terminals of the switch so that the caps in the inverter charge before you throw the switch on. I'd guess a resistor value, like a 490R or something rated at a couple of watts would do admirably. Just my 2 bobs.
Yeah we were working with what we had on hand in limited time. The ol’ trick with charging the caps is to run a halogen headline globe in series when you first touch the connector 🤣 Most modern campers have an inverter hard wired, the Xpedition did too and it was wired the same with a circuit breaker. They always arc when you reconnect too. So yeah the breaker can act as a isolation switch too but they are so dodgy and create so much heat and voltage drop I changed mine to ANL fuses and did the same here. Putting a DC isolation switch would be best but it also adds extra cable and resistance to a high amp application so yes and also no depending on how you look at it I guess. If something really bad happened the fuse would blow and kill it so I’m ok with it. In reality the internals of the inverter would lost likely go before the fuse anyway. But love the comment and it’s also sound advice so cheers Benny 👍
@@JebbreysJibberish That's actually a very, very good point about increased resistance....better rethink some of my plans!
@@JebbreysJibberish with high current always go the fuse vs a cheap Chinese isolator
@@JebbreysJibberish Could you not just use a switch rated for the amperage?
It would not isolate in a dead short situation creating a fire risk if anything ever goes wrong.
Even John Cardigan knows not to grind whilst holding the job in your hand, at least wear a glove 😂
Yeah nah
What gauge wire did you use from the inverter to the battery?
Was it 4awg?
Why such heavy gauge?
Isn't the inverter already fused internally with a (blade) fuse?
Why specifically a ANL 175a fuse?
Sorry for all the questions, I'm sure others are interested.
Cheers.
Yes 4awg because 1500w at 12v in ideal
Conditions is 125amps
Continuous. The inverter can do close to 2000w peak which is 166amps. Theoretically while drawing 166amps the voltage drop would be extreme so the amps would be even higher. The thicker the cable the less voltage drop and the less heat. The ANL fuse is because they are one of the few that you can get above 100amps. The inverter most likely has half a dozen 30 amp blade fuses in parallel internally but that’s not going to stop a fire if the cabling goes into a dead short somewhere on route from the battery to the inverter.
@@JebbreysJibberish Thank you I also wanted to know about the fuses .
@@JebbreysJibberish Hey mate great video ....just wondering do you think a 200amp manual reset circuit breaker will be ok for the kings 1500w inverter ? Cheers
Yes I do, but the reasons I’ve steered away from those in recent years is 1. Some of those Chinese breakers actually don’t trip when tested even on a dead short and 2. The one originally used on my inverter setup in my van was creating a lot of voltage drop at high current and getting really hot. That’s why I’ve moved over to fuses instead now.