12v Battery --> 120v AC Backup Power - $175 (post falls)

12v Battery to 120v AC Power Unit

Built 20 years ago for backup home/campsite 120v power source; never used except to test. Wood frame holds everything, can be moved around with hand-dolly. It's built to hold a heavy 150 Ah 12v. deep cycle battery, which you could keep charged from [auto | truck | other] alternator / gas generator via its normal battery connection. Or, if your vehicle alternator is powerful enough (100+ A), you could eliminate the massive deep cycle batt. and connect the large charging wires to the alternator output, or the auto battery for low loads [engine kept running of course]. Using new, lighter LiPoFe deep-cycle power modules, you could store far more backup capacity than unit could when originally designed.

The Vector 3000 Watt Power Inverter VEC051 would convert your 12v DC (battery stored or live from vehicle) to 120v AC. output via 4 normal AC outlets -- "modified" sine-wave, works fine for most things -- 3000 W continuous, 6000 W surge capacity. This inverter got decent user reviews when made, but wasn't a high-end product even then -- probably good for intermittent backup / camping purposes. I can send more details about it -- user manual is easily found online too.

Parts included are all pictured: heavy charging cables (#1 to 3/0); 400 amp fuse; ammeter to measure discharge current (could show both charge & discharge A. if rewired); like-new inverter.

Price $175. Pickup in Post Falls, just south of Spokane St. and Hwy. 90. to buy or ask anything, email me your phone # for fastest response. Reply over CL forwarding server may be delayed.