In my 22 Mav XLT i had my camping chair(later relocated) along with my poop tent, and some rope. My 23 Tremor has the power rear window and subwoofer so I lost that space.
I bought this one on Amazon. Fits perfectly on the bracket behind the rear seat with some 2 inch velcro and heavy zip ties. I ran the DC cables under the seat and directly to the battery. I had made some heavier cables than the ones that come with the inverter to reduce as much DC resistance loss as possible. But the cables that come with it would work fine. I haven't run an outlet to the back of the truck yet but I intend to run a short extension cord to the hitch area then plug the cord from my camper there to keep the fridge running while towing.
I've seen the factory schematics showing a 300 amp fuse on the charging output of the DC to DC converter. That's very robust so I don't see any problem running a 1000 W inverter. With inverter losses and all I don't believe it will pull anywhere near the max. Volts x Amps = Watts, so 12 VDC x 83 Amps = 1000 Watts output (not counting for converter losses) So if you have ignition on and all accessories off, lights, AC, HEAT, wipers, etc. there's plenty of power to run the inverter. Your pure sine wave inverter of course is more effecient than my modified sine wave, but they both get the job done.
Thanks. That is the kind of news we have been looking for.
Thanks. I missed that post and I have been following inverter & DC-DC converter posts for the last 18 months.
Fresh eyes are great. I had the document I needed in hand and didn't know it.Right, that's where I found the 300A fuse on the charging circuit. I wouldn't recommend putting a 1500W continuous load on an inverter, but for light loads with some surge current to get going like a mini fridge should be fine. The 400W factory inverter is very limited by the tiny 12V wiring and 15A fuse.
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I picked up my ford maverick yesterday. A hybrid at $26k. Great value IMHO. I bought the same net to put behind the back seat, but noticed that it doesn't have the black brackets you put the netting loops on. Did you add those in or was it already installed? Thank you in advanceI have been looking to make use of the available space behind the rear seat. Just today, I attached an elastic cargo net to the back wall of my Maverick. I purchased the net from Amazon. It was advertised as 31” x 15”. I stretched it out to about 36” between the two upper attachment points. These are screwed to the back wall. The lower corner attachments are attached with double sided tape only. As is, the net does not interfere with the seat latching mechanism or the three upper child restraint anchor points. Most of everything I keep in the truck’s cabin is stored either in the two rigid Molle seat back organizers or under the rear seat. For now, the net holds only a rolled picnic blanket and my ice/snow brush. To start, I’ll add a hooded sweatshirt and light rain jacket. Also, my day pack with water bladder is D-ringed to one of the child restraint anchor points.
