Battery capacity and wiring to/from the inverter are the only constraints. Even at a 200 amp draw (1500 watts/115 x 13 + converter loss) the battery usage is still only 15 amps assuming 5 minutes of usage. Big wires however. Also, check my math!
John Sent from my iPad > On Mar 26, 2014, at 11:05 AM, Edd Schillay <e...@schillay.com> wrote: > > Listers, > > As part of my ongoing battle for my wife not to cut her hair short, she > would like to be able to use a hair dryer on board the boat. My current > inverter is rated at 600 Watts AC, which is nowhere near enough to handle a > hair dryer. > > Anyone know of any issues in changing my inverter to one that can > handle 1600 to 2000 watts? I was thinking something like this (but waiting > until after 2:00pm today when the price drops): > http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1%7C328%7C2289962%7C2289972&id=1704363 > > > > All the best, > > Edd > > > Edd M. Schillay > Starship Enterprise > C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B > City Island, NY > Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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