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It appears to be listed here on page 8. What’s not clear is if all have it and if merely installing a switch would suffice. Even if it says 400W right in the inverter, the ability of the factory wiring would still be the big unknown.
Someone will want to pull the blank off to see if the harness connector is in there for the dash switch
Originally Posted by Hobbes22
It appears to be listed here on page 8. What’s not clear is if all have it and if merely installing a switch would suffice. Even if it says 400W right in the inverter, the ability of the factory wiring would still be the big unknown.
From: From Oakland to Sactown, the Bay Area & backdown
Originally Posted by tecman
Braggart Curious if you have tested this feature?
Thanks.
lol, I posted that because Arcad asked not really, not for anything significant anyway..only laptop for short period of time
it will come handy for sure, when going camping or to the lake with kids in the coming years.
I'm not sure why they didn't include additional outlet where the inputs are for rear entertainment system(back of the center console), it would make sense to have one or two there.
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!
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:
I have 0 (zero) AWG running through the jack panel (drivers side behind the rear seats) down through a rubber plug port (that was already there) under the rear seats. I ran the cable tucked up as high as possible under my rock sliders and then along the master brake cylinder, along the left side of the fire wall (battery side) to the battery.
The inverter itself has to strips of Velcro along the two flanges that are used for mounting. I keep it Velcroed to the rear carpet so it's moveable depending upon the needs of my cargo area.
I used 1" wide "hook" Velcro along the mounting flanges and just let the Velcro attach to the rear carpet.
It attaches so strong that I have to use a putty knife to slip it between the carpet and the "hook" to release it. It WILL NOT SHEAR or PULL UP!!!
The first time I tried to pull it up, I almost tore the carpet up from the rear deck. The only way to move the inverter is with a putty knife as mentioned above. I was surprised that this turned out to be MUCH better than bolting it down.
Tomorrow, if I remember I'll take some photos of it and post.
Sine wave inverters are really hard to figure out if they provide a clean signal. Not really possible with consumer level stuff, but they get close to possible. Most electronics have found ways around it, but certainly there are some exceptions which need some sort of inductor to smooth out the curve.
I dont expect much out of the the plug back there, and I know buddies who simply use it it charge their phones etc when camping.
not really, not for anything significant anyway..only laptop for short period of time
