ORIGINAL: jbarnes
Hey Toy,
Like everything in life this can be simple or complex depending on how you want it to look. The simplist solution is to mount your inverter somewhere in the trailer that has easy access to 12V power. Depending on the size of inverter you plan on using you should probably run 10 gauge wire froim your battery to the inverter. You should also put a inline fuse in this power feed to ensure you are protected from a short. 10 gauge wire is good for 30 amps so a 30 amp fuse or less is what you want. Most of the inverters already have a 110 outlet on the side of them that you can plug your extension cord into. About as simple as it gets.
You could also wire up a set of outlets in your trailer and power them with your inverter instead of using the extension cord. Good luck, Jerry.
Depending on the current draw from your AC power of 110 volts, 30 amp battery side is a bit small, don't forget, 30 from the 12 volts source, will yield only 3 amps on the 110 side...
I have a deep discharge battery on the tongue of my trailer, with a 1750 watts inverter inside the trailer. The wires from the battery to the inverter are number 2 guage from a welding shop with a 120 amp fuse on the battery to protect the wires going inside.
if you draw just 10 amps from the 110 AC you will draw about 100 amps from the battery...
To keep everything charged up, I hook to my vehicle while driving , when stationary, I have a bank of photo voltaic cells of 600 ma to keep things up.
I can take pictures if some would like
As for interior lighting, I went with 135 white christmas led lights, , those are about the lowest current consumption I can get, and it looks cool
you can also install an outside receptcicle to plug an extension to feed the 110 inside the trailer , again easy to do
Hope this helps
Roger