Us xpress allows up to 1500 watt inverters which is more than enough to run a mini fridge and a microwave. They install them for you too. Though I leave the truck running when i use the microwave cause between the two they use a lot of power.
They also have bunk heaters however I can't run mine because my fridge is so big that by ten hours later the batteries are drained too much to start the truck. However I have a cat so my truck runs pretty much 24/7. They don't bother me about it because of her.
Should A New Driver Allow No APU/INVERTER to be a Deal Breaker?
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by bigounce, Dec 20, 2015.
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I have microwave, dvd player (looking for tv) and foreman grill and mini fridge.
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A cigarette lighter plug in inverter will power a laptop, OR a tv and DVD player.
Heck, you could easily hide it when you go in the shop.
That's all I need, but then I don't want to cook in the truck. -
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I honestly couldn't do this job without her.Nitemare13 Thanks this. -
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New to trucking and already has wants and needs.
I suppose you want a brand new truck with heated seats also.
Oh yea has to be air ride and an auto tranny as I don't like shifting.
You want fries with this order also.......roadmap65 and Nitemare13 Thank this. -
Issue you is let's say you have 2500 watt inverter that has 2 ground and 2 positive terminals. If you use only 1 set of wires not two you will overload the wires and causes great chance of it catching fire. 2 sets splits electrical load up so doesn't overload it.
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Apu/inverter is important to me. Got fridge, microwave, coffee maker, charge my cell phones, etc. Inverter is a must.
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