Folks I have a bit of a dilemma. I am heading out next month on an Elk hunt in Colorado. I had intended to get an inverter system set up this summer prior to the trip however my son had to have surgery and the bills pretty much sucked up a good deal of the money I had set aside for that.
What I need to do is be able to have power to the outlets in the trailer so I can charge small electronic devices such as cell phone and handheld GPS units as well as run a CPAP machine. I have two generators but would prefer not to run them since there will be others in our group who are tent camping and I really don't want to disturb them. During the day I can throw the small generator on and charge the batteries or fire up the main generator if I need to run appliances.
I have a 1500 Watt inverter that I would like to wire into the batteries and then run an extension cord with adapter to the shore power slot. I would wire in an isolation switch to isolate the converter so it doesn't try and charge the batteries if there isn't a breaker already.
Would this system work for the week I would be needing to use it? I know it's not an ideal situation but it's what I can realistically work with in the short time I have. Once I get back from the trip I would go ahead and wire in a permanent system when funds became available.
What I need to do is be able to have power to the outlets in the trailer so I can charge small electronic devices such as cell phone and handheld GPS units as well as run a CPAP machine. I have two generators but would prefer not to run them since there will be others in our group who are tent camping and I really don't want to disturb them. During the day I can throw the small generator on and charge the batteries or fire up the main generator if I need to run appliances.
I have a 1500 Watt inverter that I would like to wire into the batteries and then run an extension cord with adapter to the shore power slot. I would wire in an isolation switch to isolate the converter so it doesn't try and charge the batteries if there isn't a breaker already.
Would this system work for the week I would be needing to use it? I know it's not an ideal situation but it's what I can realistically work with in the short time I have. Once I get back from the trip I would go ahead and wire in a permanent system when funds became available.