Where's the 120 v inverter located?

[wanderer]

Where is the 120 v inverter located? Has anyone replaced it with a more powerful one Say an 800 watt pure sine wave one Is it feasible to this or just better to add a separate or second one?

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[USNvet]

Where is the 120 v inverter located? Has anyone replaced it with a more powerful one Say an 800 watt pure sine wave one Is it feasible to this or just better to add a separate or second one?

Since nobody is answering, I'll take a stab at it:

I'm no electrician, but I've had my eye on electrifying (meaning solar system) things like my van for long term camping, and now a 4Xe for overlanding.

My 4Xe has the wimpy 115 volt 150watt max power plug on the back side of the center console you are probably referring to upgrading. I don't know where the inverter for that plug is located, but my JL also came with the 4 outlet 115v, 30amp power box that taps into my HV battery.

That 4Xe 3300+ watt box won't help you, but I've seen at least two pre power box (2023 and earlier) 4Xe owners who added 1500watt and 2000watt inverters drawing power off the 12v battery under the hood. You could do that, but they have the advantage of having their 12v batteries constantly recharged by the HV system, so to duplicate that you'd need to keep your ICE motor running.

I think it would be much easier to just purchase a so-called solar generator to supply juice. I use a Dabbsson DBS2300 power supply to provide up to 2000 continuous watts of 115v power, but if all you need is 800 watts, there are many smaller and cheaper brands on the market. They used to be called solar generators, but they are basically a lithium battery with battery management system and inverter built in, and can be recharged off your cigarette lighter socket (very slow), 115v wall socket at home, or solar panels out in the wild.

It would be cheaper to just hook up an 800 watt pure sine wave inverter, but then you'd have to worry about maintaining enough 12v charge to start your motor!

https://www.amazon.com/Dabbsson-DBS2300-Semi-solid-Generator-Emergency/dp/B0BQWCDSBM?th=1