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Any other thoughts...?

I didn't have and issue with this until a trip in May. The trip before was in March. The battery, inverter and DC/DC charger are under the seat cushions of the dinette, so I've been removing the cushions and plywood under it when traveling since in order to release the heat. Two passive roof...

In northern Washington State so, the temperature thing has been in the back of my mind in regards to the cable size and what the DC/DC charger might do...

Trailer (house battery) is a 206 Ah SOK LiFePo4. The DC/DC charger(s) aren't putting out anywhere near what they should even when the house battery is well below 13V and SOC is way under 50%. I also have numerous Renogy app screenshots showing house battery volts at 13.3 and starter battery...

First one purchased last November ('22). Worked great for several months on several trips, often getting almost 50 amps out of the alternator. Usually would take a 4-5 day trip every other month. Then in May all of a sudden I was only getting mid 30s on amps. And it went down from there on the...

Understood. I'm realizing that more clearly. However, I would still like to wire an inverter to my outlets and the fridge circuit. Do I just run 14 guage from the inverter to those circuits with a transfer switch in between?

No. It won't. That idea is out. But still hoping to connect it to the outlets circuit and fridge circuit. Just hoping to get some know-how help here to make sure I can do that and what is needed.

So it sounds like the 1200 watt AIMS linked above is my best bet.

Repost. Sorry.

Live and learn. It says 1350 watts power input. I guess that's out for a 1200 watt inverter... Well, what about wiring the inverter to the outlets (1000 watt hair dryer?) AND the fridge (440 watts)? Can I do that with either the 1000/2000 watt Cooper Bussmann or the linked 1200 watt inverter?

So the 1000/2000 watt Cooper-Bussmann (this is a pure sine wave inverter, right?) mentioned above... Can I wire this into the ac side of my trailer power center to supply power to a 900 watt microwave, 1000 watt (found a small one) hair dryer (wired to rv outlets, obviously), and the 1500 BTU...

OK. Thanks for the heads up. I'll have to research that. So you are saying that if I got a 1200w inverter, I should get one without its own auto transfer switch and use a 15 amp one as liked above? I'm not sure I understand what the transfer switch does. Do I need one?

Understood but not happening right now…

https://theinverterstore.com/product/1200-watt-pure-sine-inverter-with-automatic-transfer-switch-12-vdc-to-120-vac-etl-listed/ This should fit the bill, right?

No terminal block on this one…? Still looking for a 1000-1200w with terminal block is someone happens to know of one. Or, how do folks wire an inverter into their outlet circuit in trail otherwise?