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Mine is a pure sine 3000 watt inverter. Wanted to make sure when I plug a computer or any other delicate electronics that I don't have any issues. Here's a link to it: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
don't most of your electronic devices that you would use in a car have power packs included with them in-line between the pronged plug and the device itself? and don't these convert the AC from your inverter (which has already been converted from DC) back to DC? I would guess that most of your electronic devices don't ever see the sine waves of AC and run directly off DC.
don't most of your electronic devices that you would use in a car have power packs included with them in-line between the pronged plug and the device itself? and don't these convert the AC from your inverter (which has already been converted from DC) back to DC? I would guess that most of your electronic devices don't ever see the sine waves of AC and run directly off DC.
Those electric chainsaws have come a long way... cool being able to plug into the back of rig.
I picked up one of the Makita models last year... it is amazing how much wood you can cut with this thing. I rarely use my gas one anymore. I've kinda bought into the Makita line with powertools, weedeater, etc...
Here are some photos of where I ran the Positive and Negative cables into.
I have several photos that are posted from being panned out so you know what you're looking at and then zooming in a little more on each shot.
Note: I still need to goop the rest of that seal up with a bunch of silicone just to ensure it stays water tight. Not so much for submersion, but for all the muck (moisture and grime) that gets kicked up driving.
This is from my rear bumper looking forward. If you look carefully just to the right of the left coil sprint, you can see the black and red cables:
This is zoomed in a little more
This last photo shows exactly where the body panel plug is located and how I hacked out the center for the two cables.
I used very heavy duty cable ties (zip ties) and ran the cables right next to my left rock slider, above all the mounts and into the engine bay. Running into the engine bay, I kept it as close to the master cylinder and my ARB air compressor as possible to avoid as much heat as possible from the exhaust manifold and engine.
The following pic's are of my engine bay and how I have the cabling run in there:
Again a panned out photo for reference:
Okay, instead of having to duplicate everything from my other posts on IH8MUD, here's a link to everything I've done to my rig.
This is my build thread: https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/r2m...1104719/page-3
Feel free to ask any questions here or on the 'MUD site.
There are three things missing from the GX that other areas have.
The 400 W power outlet
The cool box
The fourth camera.
It might just be too cumbersome to add the factory inverter. I found this online and it seems much better and more affordable than the factory inverter. Bestek inverter
I use it in my personal car and it plugs into the cigarette lighter. It’s about $25-$30.
This is a much better solution than trying to install the factory inverter and switch. You have two USB outlets and two full-size plugs. The sad thing is that we only have one cigarette lighter plug located at the center console.
There are three things missing from the GX that other areas have.
The 400 W power outlet
The cool box
The fourth camera.
It might just be too cumbersome to add the factory inverter. I found this online and it seems much better and more affordable than the factory inverter.
This is a much better solution than trying to install the factory inverter and switch. You have two USB outlets and two full-size plugs. The sad thing is that we only have one cigarette lighter plug located at the center console.
400w at ~12 volts is 30+ amps. You need to make sure the fuse and the wiring can handle it.
r2m: Would you happen to have pics here or on mud of where you ran the wiring back from battery? I have an ARB kit with 20 feet of 10 gauge wiring I plan to install. I think I can get up to 30 amps/12V with this gauge. I've all but given up on that rear outlet powering anything more than the charger for the supplemental battery I use for my 55 quart ARB. It also wasn't able to directly power the small 15 quart refrig/freezer I picked up off eBay so really need more substantial power back there.
Originally Posted by r2m
Even my wife's 2007 Tacoma has a higher wattage 110 receptacle in the bed than my 2013 GX!
That's why I installed a 3000 watt (yes, that is not a typo) in the rear of my rig (and YES I did use proper gauge wire and fuse when installing).
So you're asking, "What in the world would you use that for?"
If you've seen any photos of my rig on this site, you'll see I've built it as an overlander. That being said, when my wife and I go camping I like to cut and split my own fire wood (only from felled trees, I do not "chop" anything down). I used to always carry a gas chainsaw, but never like having to haul around the oil/gas mixture in a small jerry can. Have the fuel sit in my chain saw for months on end when we're not camping, the smell of it all along with possible leaks from the chainsaw and jerry can.
So I installed this inverter and purchased a really nice 18" chainsaw! It was also a lot cheaper than a gas chainsaw of equal size and power. I also purchased a 100' of the correct gauge extension cord. I will never cut wood further than a 100 feet from my vehicle. ;-)
I can also use this as a portable power supply when we have a power outage at my home. I just plug in my fridge, TV, whatever and I'm good to go. It it's a long outage, I just let my vehicle idle a while to keep my dual batteries charged (yes I have dual batteries too).
There are many other uses for that much power when there's none around too!
Apologies for not getting back sooner. Been a busy Labor Day weekend so far.
Here is the link to my build page: https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/r2m...1104719/page-2
That should take you to page 2. As you scroll down, it will be post #31.
Page 3, post #43 shows the power panel I added to the the panel hatch for the bottle jack (left rear).
Page 3, post #56 shows my battery configuration.
In short, I ran the 1/0 AWG from the rear forward. From the rear open cargo area with the rear seats down, I started the wire through the cubby where the factory bottle jack is kept (left rear). I then fed it under the rear seats and out through a port under the rear of the vehicle that has a rubber plug that is about 2" diameter.
*Note: I just added a photo to show from the bottom up where the wires come out of from inside. I forgot to add that photo when I was doing the original write up.
After pulling all the wire through that port, I snaked it up and over to my left rock slider. I fed it over the top of the (perpendicular to the slider) mounts that the slider attaches to the frame. This will keep it from ever sagging or ever being pinched in a off roading event. I then pulled up through the left side the engine bay, as close to the ARB compressor as possible to avoid any exhaust heat on the wires. And from there to the batteries!
That's about it.
Does that help?
