3000 watt inverter question, upgrade to True Sine Wave?

you should just get a predator 3500 or similar of a gas generator and run a bunch of stuff. that way you dont have to keep your truck on.

 

yeah my 3000 wts powersrive dont work with my wifes hair iron. have you check the puresine wave one? also we drove a brand new cascadia that had all the system setup from factory inverter and everything and on that one the hair iron worked with no issues. maybe find out which kind of inverter they are using

 

Get the Xantrex, get it installed with the RIGHT wiring and get a bank of new batteries.

The induction hot plate needs pure sine wave inverter to last.

use each application separately.

 

always build your system on amps x volts = watts. so if something is 8amps then you x's it by 117 volts to get the total watts it uses. so that would be 936 watts. take everything you want to use and build your battery, inverter size by this

 

You can get the Xantrex or a power conditioner. Either will work. Also, get yourself a slow cooker. Roasts, whole chickens, try turkey legs, little oil and spices wrapped in tinfoil, 4 hrs on low. They fall apart. I do what is sort of a stir fry in mine, strap it down while your moving, veggies and protein all in one, while your moving.

 

I was given an induction cooker hob once when I lived off grid. It lasted about 3 days iirc. Some electronics don't play well with some types of electric supply. My front load washer died after a year on the generator. The more sophisticated the circuits the higher the chance its going to have issues IMO
Since I never got to use the induction cooker I don't see why it's a deal breaker. I have an electric skillet that's worked off every inverter I've had. Of course it's Kitchen Craft 20 years old...made in Wisconsin. Worth what they cost, which is much... instapot lasted 1 year but maybe from road abuse (vibration and potholes) or maybe the electric supply, don't know. Guess I'm suggesting trying a different approach to cooking might be less trouble.

 

Also re: the Xantrax inverter...my boss put one in this truck 1 month ago. I'm taking it out and putting in my harbor freight 2000w lol. This fancy one is wired to the bunk dashboard and reads the voltage etc....but it's quirky and turns off immediately when I press the minute buttons on the 700w cheapo microwave. Then resets itself and works 1 time. Every. Single. Time. It's too sensitive for crap appliance surge or something. Xantrax was part of my solar house system and they were quality, but not cheap. I could probably replace my harbor freight inverter 5 times for what the boss spent on it.

 

What is the problem with having flat top camping single burner butane stove instead of putting strain and running batteries down on anything electric cookwise?

And yes, I have 5k watt inverter running my fridge, laptop and/or few power tools when I need them with truck idling though.