Power Inverters for Trucks How Do They work? Trucking Tips

Power Inverters for Trucks How Do They work? A power inverter allows truck drivers to use 240v appliances and devices in their trucks which can be very practical and can also save them money.
A power inverter can power a truck kettle, truck TV, Cooker, Fridge, playstation, X-Box, or even a microwave oven, the list is almost endless!
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Power inverters can differ in many ways such as input voltage, output voltage, wattage, modified sine waves or pure sine waves, input sockets, and connections.
The reason that amps are important is it is necessary to know if you can plug the inverter into the 24v power socket built into the truck or if you need to wire the inverter directly to the truck’s batteries.
Most 24v sockets inside your truck will be rated at 10 amps, so it would not be a good idea to plug a power inverter into this port if you are using it to supply a microwave oven and a TV at the same time. Even if your inverter is rated at 40 amps, the socket you have plugged it into will still be 10 amps and you would overload the truck’s 24v socket and blow the fuse or worse melt the wiring in your truck.
It is recommended that you purchase a larger power inverter than you think you’ll need with at least 10% to 20% more power than the largest output load of any appliances you want to use at the same time.
A pure sine wave inverter is a more reliable option to power all trucking items, a modified sine wave inverter will power most devices but are not ideal for items such as a truck tv or audio equipment, unless they have a power supply adapter instead of a mains plug.
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[@ryandoherty6174]

Very helpful video pal. The mechanic at work is going to fit my one in, when I buy one. Kettle and microwave is what I'll need it for. Thanks again. Ryan.

[@BritishTrucking]

I am pleased you found it useful, they are really useful in the truck 👍

[@jayrau9875]

Greetings from USA thank you for this breakdown 😊

[@POLYLIVING]

Thanks! I’m trying to mastermind influencing the trucking community to meal prep smoothies but the power side of things have been over my head🙂

[@luisdanielcastro8628]

Great information

[@BritishTrucking]

Glad you liked it

[@Vijaypatra870]

Superb

[@BritishTrucking]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@DavidWatts-ld1wd]

wanting 2 run a ps5 and monitor safely. curious what i would need 2 do so.

[@Vijaypatra870]

👌🏻👌🏻😍

[@nomadictrucker]

What size inverter would you recommend for your average hair dryer? Cost is not an issue, I’m just not the greatest at maths so can’t figure out if a 4000w would be enough 🤔 think the average wattage is between 1500-2000 and the amps between 15-20. Can also run the truck engine at the same time and on average it takes me around 10 or so minutes to dry my hair 🤯

[@grenzfootage7471]

Whatever the appliance power output is. Double it. For example a 700w microwave would need at least a 1500 inverter to run it safely.

[@Popeyethekid]

Truck needs to be on ?

[@BritishTrucking]

Hi Anthony I'm not sure what you are asking?

[@hemmax857]

@@BritishTrucking Without knowing, I'm assuming he's asking if the truck must be idling, or if the batteries run flat during the time.

[@therealplayer5975]

meaning engine running

[@sukhninderjayia933]

Hello sir I wanted to know I have 700 watt microwave what watt investor I I need thanx

[@BritishTrucking]

I would go for a power inverter of 1500w or higher and make sure that the inverter is wired to the batteries of the truck and not plugged into the dash socket because of the amps, also when using the microwave have the engine running on the truck when you cook, this article on the website might be useful for you britishtrucking.co.uk/microwaves-for-hgv-trucks-in-the-uk-powering-a-microwave-with-an-inverter/ thanks for the comment 👍

[@sukhninderjayia933]

@@BritishTrucking OK 👍 thanks

[@deepsingh6623]

Your cantry