Power Inverter - How To Install Like A PRO 

Yeah, up here in Canada its the standard. I hate removing old phillips heads that strip out, robertson is just better in my opinion.

@@jaspertaylor4441 Robertson is the best head. All I use here in Canada. Philip's might be the dumbest design

Best type

Eventually someone will introduce you maple syrup guys to Torx.... LOL

@@willyoung4512 Torx isnt as good as Robinson. If you work in any real outdoor environment, Robinson resists corrosion way better as well.

I saw that too!

Correct

Hmm..but none of you mind " We have two 6V batteries to make 24V" :-) 14:10

@@jacklewis100 I heard him say 2 - 6v batteries wired in series to make 24v and thought the same thing !

@@jacklewis100 i came looking for this. I'm not an electrician, but I thought, "hey, that doesn't sound right...." I guess I was right LOL

There he is

whats up mike , hope things are good man!

@@fosty. cc to try if tv

What's up, dude! Glad to see you over here!

Now you'll have to buy a power inverter to shoot...

I had to rewind to hear if I heard that correctly lol. Can’t imagine it’s easy focusing on the camera and always saying the correct things.

West coast math.

@@thomascarroll1916 west coast MURICA math

seems like that racial justice math they are pushing on the west coast

I did the same double check. I think it’s the second time he said 6 volt batteries

Seriously though I would have made an effort to put that inverter inside that box well and either output to another set of wall receptacles and yeah why would you have your heavy 12 volt positive cable right next to the door where you're bringing in your bikes and stuff and it's not insulated or protected from being smacked by a piece of machinery or short it out by some metal object like a ratchet or a shovel or some tool an axe head?

@@topc5826 yep I was thinking retractable cord reel in the box also so built in extension cord for the inverter

Agree, I think he can still move it inside the compartment and just cut around the two wire holes he made and mount a duplex receptacle.

@@brianrance yep could get a different color outlet like a blue one to be able to tell them apart easy

@@doublebulbing could even use the hospital system and color them orange for uninterruptible power.

Professional Homeowner Math!

Think he meant 12. Hope so.

Didn't he say the inverter used 12 volts so why would he be connecting it to a 24 volt source and if they are 6 volt batteries of course it's a 12 volt output but the wiring that's existed before he started working on it didn't look as heavy as his 4 gauge wire I'm confused but I don't think I would be too happy with what I just did.

I noticed that too.

Well now he doesn't need that 100A fuse, he's got a fusible link right there. The fire damage might make the fuse come out cheaper in the end though.

Exactly. 1000 watt inverter takes 80 amps at 12.4 volts from battery, add another 20 amps for conversion inefficiency and its at 100 amps. The existing battery series wires will be on fire before anything trips.

I used small square drive to install my cabinets.

I use them as well for custom decks been building for 30years. Much superior to torx.

directions are for east coast guys

On one of the campers, a pop up, we were extremely limited on the space for the inverter and battery bank. So I ended up using a couple of 12v server fans to ventilate the space. Worked great and only required two small square cut outs.

@Zack Darce it's possible there's a 110v plug on the outside of the trailer that you could run an extension cord to and charge the batteries, and the outlets are only powered when you're plugged in.

@Zack Darce "shore power" like a camper

Wiring into the existing outlet and adding on an ATS would have been a much better idea.

@@nsgrossman agreed

I was thinking the same thing...getting that inverter into that box somehow. I looked fairly full, but I think it could be flipped over and even use the same holes, just mounted on the inside. Hard to know.

I never gripe at a professional homeowner as I make similar mistakes often and realize them later but, as soon as I noticed I started looking for someone else to mention it. He will notice it and of course he will fix it. We all get forgetful when a homeowner job is almost complete.

I also noticed the pockets on his shirt are angled going against the traditional up and down / side to side plaid look? Either way Cody is the man. I am probably going to get one of those shirts. Cheers from Canada!

Electrical work is hard enough for the professional homeowner. I don’t expect them to know hvac also. 😁 But to be honest, I’ve put a lot of inverters in my service vans and none of them had as clean an installation as he did.

A very basic understanding of heat transfer will help you orientate an inverter. The buoyancy of heated air (heated by conduction next to the thin visible black fins of heat sinks) will cause it to rise (called "convection"); hence, align the heat sink fins vertically so those same fins do not hinder its upward movement. If there are ventilator slots/openings/louvres ensure those openings face upwards, too (hope your unit is well designed!). The ventilation fan should help push the warmed air upwards too, in the same direction (vertical) as the convection currents so that the warm convection air is not battling the fan. Judging from the Arctic conditions, this will not be a huge problem for Cody.

Noticed that too; pretty sure he'll get to it directly. Was also thinking: I don't have to be in the shop to kneel on the sharpest thing on the floor. If I happen to kneel anywhere, the sharpest thing within a 10' radius is likely to be right there at the point of contact. When the kids leave out 1 LEGO block after cleaning up two 5 gal buckets of them... I find that one piece while barefoot (which is the "Dad Corollary" to Murphy's Law). Am also the one that gets the only bone in the roomful of people at a fish-fry, or the one chicken bone in the crockpot full of chicken & dumplins.

I got a heart attack when he nearly shorted the Batteries with his wrench at 12:28!

They do, you see the other inverter behind that diamond plate I think he uses those for something else.

The trailer will have a place where you can plug in an extension cord and plug the trailer into a house or other 110VAC source. That way it can use 110VAC from the building that the trailer is plugged into to charge the onboard batteries and let you use those outlets in the trailer at the same time. But when they are out snowbiking, they won't have a house or building or other source to plug the trailer into to power up those outlets.

Those outlets are shore power

@@thescrambler6684 That other shiny metal thing behind the diamond plate is a charge controller. It uses shore power when plugged into a building or generator to charge those red batteries.

Ok thanks guys.

Haha, 15 Amp Skil is 1800 watts...but only at full power, right?

@@scrout It won't have enough power to run the saw crosscutting a 2x

@@remodz6385 Not to mention start up peak draw as well.

Did he tell you the truck has TWO alternators?!

@@davedev927 Clearly you have no idea when it comes t vehicle and battery management just because the truck as 2 alternators doesn't mean it will charge the trailer or duel battery. The DCDC allows the truck battery to fully charge up and then send a full charge at 25amps per hour vs a trickle charge of maybe 1-2 camps per hour. The DCDC is what EVERY vehicle with a duel battery system and or trailer battery system so they can properly and fully charge. Now he doesn't have to go with REDARC but it's pretty much the best of the best out there. There are other brands such as projector etc also the good ones have a MPPT solar regulator there for you can run solar to charge the batteries when the vehicle isn't being used. Now he has 2 options. Either run a DCDC in the truck and have the camper and trailer plug into it or he can run one in the camper and one in the trailer. .

Gee, thanks for the Man-splanation. You clearly have no idea about humor...comment is a reference to previous video where he introduced the new truck.

@@davedev927 sorry man no I didn't get it I'm use to dealing with people who don't have a clue or as I like to call them dumb assess 😂

Torx is the future

@Joe Rivera oh yeah phillips is garbage, I have no idea how it went main stream

And the square drive is very common in the RV industry.

Yes, that thing looks plain awkward there.

Agree. Might have to replace them. 1000W @12v is 83 amps. Not sure those cables will handle the amperage.

Probably. Like an RV.

It looked like they only worked on shoreline power. I was very confused when I first saw it😂

Ah! I was looking for this question. I just assumed you could charge things while on the road and there was an inverter in that system already. Thank you for the reply’s 👍👌

I agree, seems to redundant. Could had just used a splitter.

Now he can charge computers and toasters and power tools 12v won't do that silly billy

12 volt to 110AC back to 12 volt... lol. Your right

@@owendodman3037 my laptop at least can be charged via usb c soo

@@owendodman3037 amazon link for the toaster

Shore power plug

Those outlets are shore power. You either plug into an outlet on a building or plug into a generator

Those outlets doesn't work when the trailer is not connected to a landline, the inverter takes power from the batteries and makes it 110v when they are camping.

Thank you all for clarifying.

@@jeffreyyeip1915 So what are the batteries for?