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Originally Posted by notfarnow
Our power was out for 5 days over Christmas last year. I have a 1200 watt inverter that allowed me to run the fridge for almost 2 hours off my truck battery before it dropped below 10.5v.
Was actually pretty well set up with a wood stove, a bbq and a few lights.
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Whaaat? What kind of refrigerator, some sort of micro-mini? (Also, couldn't you leave food in ice coolers outside?)
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To power a laptop, I use a 250watt with a COOLING fan. They do get hot under load and you WANT the fan.
For the truck, I use a 2,000 watt. Fused and directly wired to the battery. Sometimes using cordless powertools at a remote site are not up to the task and I don't always carry a large gas powered gen, so I'll run corded higher amp usage tools powered off the inverter. Gets the job done but marginal. I'd like to get a 3,000 watt.
FYI: I've used the Vector brand for years. No issues.