I think I’ve broken my inverter

[Wellington]

My lovely new-to-me Carthago has a little inverter in the garage. I thought I’d try it our before we head off to the continent tomorrow. It’s a Streetwize inverter, peak power 1600 watts, continuous power 800 watts. So I thought I’d be ok with a 600 watt microwave. It worked for a second and then went off. It now has no lights and appears dead! Electrics look normal, and the batteries have power (the lights work anyway. It’s been plugged in all week, and I just left it unplugged today to make sure the 12v/gas systems are all working properly)

Have I killed it?
What did I do wrong?
Can it be resurrected?

 

[Lenny HB]

h, and it is a Carthago. A compact line 138

Ok, I know you may not know the answer but why has it got a Sargent charger, they have never been fitted to Carthago's.

Pleased to see you are getting on with your trip. & going well so far.

 

[Campervan_man]

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1KW
1.2KW MAX

May just about power a low wattage 600W or 700W microwave.
£129.99 which is cheap.
Typically a generator will run for 4 to 5 hours on a gallon of petrol.

May be out of stock. Ring Aldi before going to check.

***They are heavy and noisy items.***
Started with a strong pull of a cord.

My leisure battery is under the front cab seat and My Inverter sits directly behind the seat with minimal length wiring to prevent 12V voltage drop.
240V voltage drop is not normally a worry as there is more voltage.

 

[Wellington]

On some days, you might be right! She’s certainly determined, and has great leadership skills!

On the other hand, I have been banished to the shade while she de-bugs the windscreen. So it’s not all bad....

 

[Wellington]

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[bigtwin]

Nah, she has hyper mobility syndrome that affects her oesophagus, and gets a lot of reflux. As a result she feels sick most of the time, and can’t eat full meals, so needs feeding at least every couple of hours. At home I just freeze her stuff in small portions and zap them, it’s easy enough and much better than snack foods

Now that makes all the difference and now I can understand.
Thought she was just a Stroppy kid who got away with too much.
My apologies.

A nice gesture pappajohn.

Strange things to say about your daughter, I thought so from the beginning but didn't like to comment

Didn’t seem to prevent you insinuating though:

couldnt you just have cheese sandwiches and a packet of crisps,

...... that way your daughter could eat whatever is put out and you would have no cooking and washing up at all.

Ian

 

[Wellington]

I suspect she does play it up a bit sometimes, and I also suspect she is just a fussy eater, as well. I was as a child, and you couldn’t have made me eat anything I didn’t want to. My mum is dreadful, even now.

 

[Devon Sue]

Wellington judging by your avatar, girl child is obviously older, but would it be worth investigating jars of baby food for ease on holiday, you could heat them up in a pan of hot water, no additional washing up involved. Quantity would be about right going by some of your previous posts. I realise you probably want to feed her home cooked food, but it might be worth thinking about to save some of the stress it is causing at the moment.

 

[Silver-Fox]

In one of her first posts she detailed the dietary problems of her daughter.

I think she highlighted the daughters a pain in the rear ?

Don’t think it’s a special diet she requires just wants ??

No offence intended ?

Edit having read a latter post it appears she has a medical issue.
I stand corrected.

 

[lunarman]

On the other hand, I have been banished to the shade while she de-bugs the windscreen. So it’s not all bad....

Your finances may be taking a turn for the better. Hire girl child out to all on the site to debug their windows. ??

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[Just smiffy]

Your finances may be taking a turn for the better. Hire girl child out to all on the site to debug their windows. ??

The last time I did that with my young son he took to the front of my car with a Brillo pad...??

 

[suavecarve]

I m certainly interested in following this holiday trip

popcorn at the ready

 

[MR. FUSION]

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1KW
1.2KW MAX

May just about power a low wattage 600W or 700W microwave.
£129.99 which is cheap.
Typically a generator will run for 4 to 5 hours on a gallon of petrol.

May be out of stock. Ring Aldi before going to check.

***They are heavy and noisy items.***
Started with a strong pull of a cord.

My leisure battery is under the front cab seat and My Inverter sits directly behind the seat with minimal length wiring to prevent 12V voltage drop.
240V voltage drop is not normally a worry as there is more voltage.

Dont forget you need to carry a can of petrol a funnel and preferably a mini tool kit for a generator. Mrs Fusion hates the smell of petrol and it's difficult to mask the smell depending on your storage configuration.

 

[chaser]

A nice gesture pappajohn.



Didn’t seem to prevent you insinuating though:

Insinuating what?
She said her daughter was vile, I didn't

And my other two comments still stand
Ian

 

[chaser]

And in fact as already said she has loaded up with crisps.

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[Wellington]

Made it to Padua. Was presented with a beer on arrival and GirlChild is in the pool with her big cousins. Decided to push through, because it’s too hot to anything else!

Jenna also did the tolls for me!

 

[denisejoe]

Glad you made it with no problems, apparently! Enjoy.

Denise