Finally got around to taking some pics of my inverter install

I started with simply screwing it to the fenderwell.



Two GFI outlets are accessible along side the seat. It has it's own on-off and built in battery saver cut off.



It is a 800W peak 400W sine wave inverter. Plenty of juice for my needs, laptop, lights, fan, blender



I wired it up with some good cable and an 80amp fuse.



I had to tweak the inner fender around the hole to squeeze the cable in the hole. Barely fit.


I love it!

 

great job
man that is some seriously nice cable you have there. where'd you get it?

 

Local car audio joint hooked me up with the cable, fuse and crimped connectors. Oh, and the gold plated terminal

 

how much was the inverter? i'm looking to do the same thing. i assume positive to battery and negative to ground?

this may be a dumb question, but is there any sort of relay?

 

The inverter was around $70 at Gander Mountain.

Yes, + to + terminal of battery & - to ground. You can see where I grounded mine to the body but there is also a smaller ground for the internal controls & I ran that one to the body as well.

I had originally planned on running a relay but figured since it has it's own on-off switch and built in battery saver, I skipped it. I just need to be sure I don't leave it turned on when it's not in use. There are other inverters out there that have no on/off or battery saver & in that case I would run one.

 

That's a great price if it's a true sine 400W and not a stepped sine.

I have one that I use for whatever vehicle has the monsters on a trip. I should probably follow your lead and permamount a couple. Nice write up.

 

It's a modified sine wave, not a true. For my needs, I just couldn't justify the extra expense.

Oh and thanks!

 

Nice job. You should consider moving the fuse to the engine-side of the firewall as a safety measure. In the event of an accident you don't want the firewall pinching that heavy cable without having a fuse or circuit breaker to interrupt the flow of current.

 

good idea