Jan 9, 2021 · Honestly the reason the Big companies put timing circuits on those inverters is because it costs them less to pay for the timer than to pay for your dead batteries, jump start, missed delivery etc. The battery banks in these trucks are optimized for CCA to start the truck NOT deep cycle amp storage.

Jan 7, 2009 · I have a 2500 watt and am running everything you listed above including a tv and home stereo system. But I wish I had known more about inverters before I got mine. Most inverters sold in truck stops produce what is called "modified sine-wave" electricity. Others call it "dirty" electricity.

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Dec 30, 2022 · Just my opinion. Inverters…probably. APU’s….doubt it. They always order bare bones trucks. It’s possible one of the companies they bought out had the better outfitted trucks. But it’s not the norm. Also, there are better companies out there than Heartland.

Nov 23, 2012 · In 100% of the truck stops you will go too, there are power inverters available for hooking up to your truck via a good fused connection directly to the battery. If you drive for a company though, be sure they wire it up and approve it's use.

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Jul 13, 2013 · You can't run a/c or heat off an inverter while the truck is off because the batts wont support it. An Apu can do the same thing, but needs to be running to provide power. It has it's own motor that charges the truck batts and provides power for everything. APU's have heating and cooling built in and can run without the truck engine on.

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Dec 12, 2010 · Since Swift does not allow power inverters hard wired to the battery in their tractors, what is the highest wattage plug-in inverter you can use (before the cigarette lighter 12 v. goes blows a fuse and goes 'poof' and you say "uh, I smell smoke"? I will want to brew my coffee in the morning (I am too cheap to buy it every am), so I would like ...

Oct 20, 2007 · The best inverters will have a power on/off and a circuit breaker on them. The biggest offered in the truckstops is a 2500 watt hard wired to your battery system. The cost is about $250.00 to $300.00 The newer trucks will have 3 or 4 power outlets for your "appliances" you can get an adapter and split 1 power outlet (cigarette plugs) into 3.