Inverter question

You seem to be doing everything wrong.

Have you checked to see the power requirements of both the TV and PS4?
Have you made sure the connections are secure?

Have you even considered that what you are doing just might burn the truck in flames, along with you?

There is a good reason your company doesn't allow inverters, and it is because of people such as yourself.
People that know NOTHING about the PROPER installation, but try to do it anyway. And trucks burn to the ground because of it.


Wuss is right.

 

I think your inverter is a little small. 500 watts is basically only about 4 amps at 120 volts.

 

No, not everything was done to spec. Else you would have a working setup.

You are trying to hack something together, when you know nothing of electronics.
You don't even know between watts and voltage?

You are an 'accident' waiting to happen.

 

Watts = Volts × Amps.

If you have a 2000 watt inverter:

2000 watts ÷ 120 volts = Approx. 16.7 Amps output (be aware that some inverters are rated peak as well as continuous).

However, a 2000 watt inverter will require about 170 amps at 12 volts for an input. (170 amps × 12 volts = 2040 watts)


Like Moosetek13 said, its best to leave this sort of stuff to the professionals. 170 amps at 12 volts is nothing to laugh at. The amount of heat generated by that amperage and using jumper cable aligator clips is a recipe for disaster IMO.

 

Is your inverter single or 3 phase?

When your shop services the truck, they will see the scratches the jumper cables leave.

 

It needs to be bolted directly to the battery terminals. You can't use jumper clips.
And even then it is a huge drain on the batteries, especially with a company set up. They don't put the best batteries in there to begin with.

And if your company (like mine) doesn't allow company drivers to have hard wired inverters, you are just asking for termination.

 

I guess we have another simple troll.