That's a great question(s)? I don't think it would run your A/C, could be wrong. I imagine the way manufacture's advertise their inverters in the back of their trucks, they have the engines off. (gas consumption). 400w is not a whole lot. A toaster uses more like a hair dryer, too!
This is perfect but I'm worried about the battery. Do you have to run the car? I'd love to plug my small r-pod camper into the Maverick and run my TV and xbox but worried about killing the battery. I'm guessing if I leave the car running the gas engine will kick in if needed but don't know for sure. Anyone know? Might just take some experience with jumper cables handy.it can run like an Xbox Series X (~200- watts) and big screen HDTV ~125. Pretty impressive IMO! I think it can run enough for most uses.
I would DEFINITELY think you would have to have the car on.This is perfect but I'm worried about the battery. Do you have to run the car? I'd love to plug my small r-pod camper into the Maverick and run my TV and xbox but worried about killing the battery. I'm guessing if I leave the car running the gas engine will kick in if needed but don't know for sure. Anyone know? Might just take some experience with jumper cables handy.
Well I agree with the 1st part , about having to run the car to keep the battery charged, while using the invertor.I would DEFINITELY think you would have to have the car on.
12v x 600 amps (car battery) is 7.2 KW.
drawing 400w or 0.4kw.
you need 300+ amps to start your car or 3.6kw that leaves you 9 hours of run time IFFFF you have a PERFECT battery.
most cars these days don’t even let you run the USB or 12v outlet with out the car running
My Maverick XLT did not come with the inverter. So I purchased the components but now I need the wiring does anyone know the part numbers for that and where it all plugs in at??Late reply, but I spoke to the engineer that was behind the inverter and learned about how it operates.
Key has to be in ACC power for the outlets to be on and there is 12V battery monitoring to make sure it doesn't drain down too much. On hybrid you would want to have the vehicle fully on, as this means that if the 12V is run down, it would charge from the HV battery and only kick on the engine once the HV battery is depleted.
If more than 400W is drawn, the outlet will fault and a key cycle will reset it.
Hopefully this helps!