Thank you for posting that OP, I am in the same situation however I am still very confused due to not fully understanding what needs to be run and where.
I just received my 1000 watt inverter (the portable type not the hard-wired type), I have an 8 circuit fuse block similar to what you recommended in your response, I have a ground block and here is what I need to power with all that:
- 2x 110 outlets inside the front cabin
- 1 switch which controls the outdoor "porch" 12v LED light
- 1 shore power outlet (I am absolutely clueless where this should connect to power my electrical components once plugged into shore power)
- 1 12 v interior LED dome light
- 1 Fan-tastic exhaust fan which I understand can be operated on 12v.
- 1 outdoor 110 outlet for plugging in cell phones, etc outside
- 1 110 outlet in the galley for anything needed such as small griddle or whatever else for cooking
I have purchased 14 gauge stranded wire but based on the mixture of recently deciding to add shore power AND implementing an inverter which I wasn't planning before, I don't know what should be run where. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have spent soooo many hours reading posts, googling, etc and either I'm slow or I'm trying to do something that should never be done.
The link you provided (
viewtopic.php?f=30&t=63874&p=1137763&hilit=wiring+diagram#p1137763) to the wiring diagram is helpful but it doesn't seem to match what I'm planning
To piggy back off from the OP's questions (in order of my greatest lack of understanding)
- Do I NEED a converter?
- What gets wired to my fuse block? According to the diagram you provided the link to
- When I install the shore power what does the back side of that outlet get wired to?
- I think I understand that none of the 12v stuff does NOT need to go through the inverter which begs the question how do I power the 110 outlets when there is only 2 standard outlets on the front of the inverter? I've read (here:
http://www.doityourselfrv.com/rv-inverter-install-diy/) that is possible to do if you have a "dedicated" outlet which is not usable. How do I accomplish that, the article didn't describe how to wire it.
Thank you a ton in advance for any help. I'm hoping to complete my electrical this weekend so I can begin putting in the spars for my roof (this project has gone on waaaaay too long haha).