smckean (Tosca)
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- C Dory Year
- 2005
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- 25 Cruiser
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- Tosca
Finished adding 2 new 120v power outlets that connect to the 1000 watt inverter. I had one inverter outlet at the galley on the starboard side of the boat, and now I have another on the port side near the AC panel, and yet another near the cabin door (this last one will mostly be used for the 700w microwave).
Now I can easily run almost any 120v device from anywhere in the boat without tripping over a cord. I'm mostly looking forward to being able to heat up my coffee in the morning without running the generator every time (takes me 2 hours to drink a cup of coffee, therefore I heat it many times)! The microwave pulls 65 amps from the batteries, but it runs for such a short time for most things that the draw does not amount to more than a few amp-hours. Even heating up left overs for 3 to 5 minutes is only 3 to 5 amp-hours, but most uses will be far less than that.
Now I can easily run almost any 120v device from anywhere in the boat without tripping over a cord. I'm mostly looking forward to being able to heat up my coffee in the morning without running the generator every time (takes me 2 hours to drink a cup of coffee, therefore I heat it many times)! The microwave pulls 65 amps from the batteries, but it runs for such a short time for most things that the draw does not amount to more than a few amp-hours. Even heating up left overs for 3 to 5 minutes is only 3 to 5 amp-hours, but most uses will be far less than that.