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Default Power Inverter ?
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I have a 1200 watt nominal / 2400 watt peak, power inverter that I
would like to install about 12 feet from the battery that will power
it. My question is what gage wire will I need for a 14 foot run to the
inverter? The unit was supplied with 5 feet of 4 gage. Is 4 gage
really necessary, it seems like overkill to me? Thanks, Mike Howard



2400 watts at 12 volts is 200 amps... 4 gauge wire is apparently sized
to handle the continuous load. But for that length of run and to handle
the surge capacity, I would go to 2 gauge.

bob
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