Guest Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 All, I am looking into buying a nice chunky ( 1000w ) Inverter and battery. I hope to be able to run a small travel kettle designed to use less power. My questions.... A) What would be the best type of battery to buy? Normal Truck one? if so... Has anyone got a spare truck battery floating around? B) Can anyone point me at a good source of Inverters (reccomend) I was looking at this one http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Brand-New-1000W-I ... dZViewItem Cheers all SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 A) would you not need a deep cycle leisure battery of the type used in caravans and travel homes for domestic power. Thesze are better at being charged then fully discharging than a truck battery which is designed to be tooped up after a smaller discharge on starting the engine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantheman Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Maplin are usually good value for Invertors but your 1000w one is expensive, would be cheaper to get a 12v kettle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Cheers Francis dude. It's not just for a kettle Dan I want to charge stuff, run my laptop, Mini TV, and 'stuff' as well. SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantheman Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 One of these has a built in leisure battery, great for T2T too I'm saving up for one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Cheers Francis dude. It's not just for a kettle Dan I want to charge stuff, run my laptop, Mini TV, and 'stuff' as well. SW sounds like you need to look at a marine type installation. They have whole systems with distributuin and control boards. They are fitted in boats like sunseeker (big caravans on fast hulls) and I expect big american RVs have a similar set up. You might find, by the time youve assembled all the bits that a complete system off the shelf would be more economic. I am just beginning to research this for my bus. try http://www.marinemegastore.com/product. ... =ECLCHA003 and http://www.marinemegastore.com/category ... BAT004.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_b Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 1 inverter 2 relay 3 4 way extention if in the van/car heavy duty lorry batteries. I can run PC Lights TV Digibox Diesel Heater And charge all my toys And the batteris are still good after three days Any more info call me Pete b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_b Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Look http://www.solarwindpowercentre.co.uk/p ... nverter/4/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon_dunn Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 I have a deep cycle leisure battery and inverter installed into my Kangoo, but for hot water i find the best solution is a Trangia Spirit Burner. These are fantastic items, capable of boiling a kettle in only 8mins- using minimal fuel. You can also use it to heat up soup, fry, etc.... Very handy. I've mastered the art of landing, lighting the trangia with a full kettle of water, folding the wing up- then making a nice coffee. GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gallar Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Coleman stoves work rather well too - and run OK burning two stroke mix, most of the time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil_P Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 The very best battery you will get are the 'Odyssey' type. They are completely sealed, can be mounted any way up except inverted. They have extremely good deep discharge characteristics and will deliver very high current, especially when compared to their size. They like to be charged hard and fast rather than trickle charged, and retain their charge better than just about any other kind of battery. Unusually, they retain charge better when cold too. The electrolyte is completely captive in glass matting, so even if the case is broken, they won't leak any. I'm thinking of using one of the smallest ones (PC310 I think) as the battery for my motor. I use a slightly larger one on my motorbike, an 1100 cc twin, and it spins the engine extremely well. Why not run a small microwave? That way you can heat water for tea, or reheat some proper food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Of all places.. I have just picked up a new Leisure Battery 130Ah for £105. Bargain! and.... Got the last one SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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