Installing a power inverter

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by joshmck1982, Jan 8, 2009.

  1. trips74

    trips74 Medium Load Member

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    yes its relativity easy too install an invertor but you need too check with your company first. If they allow them most will want a dealership too install them that way the dealership is reponsible for faults.
     
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  3. fx4wannabe

    fx4wannabe Light Load Member

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    Our company allows them but they must be 1500w or less and they have to install them. They used to let us do it but they had a driver put one in and it burned his truck to the ground. Now they won't even let us put in our CB's. I wish they would just buy us trucks with APU's and built in inverters.
     
  4. PharmPhail

    PharmPhail Road Train Member

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    Yeah I should mention to use a grommet when threading the wiring through the cab...
     
  5. CommDriver

    CommDriver Road Train Member

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    That's what I use, a 200 watt circuit breaker. I would have used higher wattage but that's what the company requires. For cables I got the 12 foot battery-jump cables from Walmart. My shop installed it.
     
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