Dopp Creek
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Several years ago I found a great deal on a 2000W inverter that I intended to mount in my truck for powering tools away from home. The one time I used it was helping my son build a float for his Homecoming parade. Not having mounted it yet I used a set of jumper cables to connect the battery to the inverter. I used a 100 ft 12 gauge extension cord from the inverter to the float. When using my 3/8 drill to drive 3"screws into 2x4's it would pop the breaker on the inverter. By my math a drill that draws less than 5 amps would only be pulling 600 watts, a far cry from the 2000W of the inverter. Yes it pulls more current as the load increases, but is it actually enough to overload the inverter? Can anyone identify the weak link in my chain? I'd like to know what the weakness is because I think it would be a valuable tool, if it works reliably.
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