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Old 04-25-2021, 10:31 AM   #1
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Adding external 120v outlet to Inverter?

Gathering items during our 2 more month wait for our 3120, and considering using our 120v blower to remove pine needles / water under our slide toppers . If I can add that outside outlet to the inverter I can use my blower to do this while boondocking in the woods, vs buying a battery powered blower from Dewalt to keep things simple, as I will have a dewalt drill / driver and charger with us. I assume the outlet is on the GFCI breaker, or maybe tied to the bedroom GFCI outlet ( I believe I read that is correct).

Is there a busbar that the 5 factory inverted outlets uses that I can tie into for the outside outlet? It might be easier to wire in a 120v outlet to both sides of the under storage, if the wiring for the factory outlet just goes to the converter breaker system.

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Old 04-25-2021, 11:49 AM   #2
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What about a drop cord since you won't use it very often???
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Old 04-25-2021, 11:51 AM   #3
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Allen I would rather have a battery blower for what you need than an electric. They are so much more convenient and they do the job. I have one from Harbor Freight. It works great for blowing leaves off of our decks in the fall. And we do have leaves living in the oak woods.
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Old 04-25-2021, 11:53 AM   #4
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Allen does your truck have an inverter?
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Old 04-25-2021, 11:59 AM   #5
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Yes, I probably do have a 120v outlet on the inverter, didn't think of that and a little longer power chord would work. A 25' should be long enough, and I usually have a 50' in the old trailer.

I do think the ram has a inverted outlet, forgot about that, and yes, a battery blower probably is the better solution. I do know the Dewalts seem to eat up batteries, but even their suggested 15 minutes of run time on a 5Ah battery is plenty of run time for my needs.

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I have a 20v Worx blower that will run for about 30 minutes. I would have thought Dewalt would be better than that. I've had great results with their other tools, like drill, sawzall, etc.
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