What power inverter for husqvarna battery charger

[chrism3513]

4 hours ago, scbk said:

Taking 500w out of a 180amp battery, how long will that last? 1.8 hours then it is fully discharged? So maybe charge one bli300 battery until the inverter cuts out?

Well there’s roughly 90-120mins driving I do a day and also when I’m home I plug the Ute into a mains charger via an Anderson plug in the rear bumper.  I do this because I have a fridge in the canopy so if I don’t drive for a few days it’s not a problem. 
 

I just would rather charge in the vehicle so it’s not more things to take out overnight and then forget the next day 

[scbk]

Is mains 240v in your country?

How many husky batteries are you running, and what size are they? Is the fridge 12v/240v, or 12v only?

 

Another option might be a caravan type system where you plug the vehicle into mains overnight, with a fixed exterior socket on the vehicle that runs the fridge/charges the 12v and gives you reliable 240v power on board overnight.

 

You might prefer to have a row of slower husky chargers than 1 fast charger, so you don't have to swap the batteries at night?

[chrism3513]

I’m in Australia I think it’s 230v mains 

 

im only at this stage planning on running 2 of the husky 200 battery. 
 

I see what you mean about the exterior socket that would have been a good idea except  the fridge is a bushman one which only runs on 12/24v. My old Engel runs off mains as well but I’m swapping to the bushman as it is front door opening instead of on top of the fridge. Makes it easier to get to everything 

 

thanks for your help 

[Justme]

A plug in 12v charger using the cig lighter port will be limited to about 120watts (10 amp limit).

 

Thats seriously slow compared to a 500 watt one.

 

Just checked spec

 

Its WORSE than that. 80 watts  charge. So about 4 times as long to charge as the 500 watt mains one.

Edited February 20, 2021 by Justme