2400 watt inverter (1 Viewer)

[Eric Sarjeant]

If you are a camper, tailgater, or construstion pro or even DYI'r-- I think you will find the 2400 watt inverter in the LC250 to be one of the coolest new features.
2400 watts is basically the same as a household circuit with a 20 amp breaker. So when I saw this feature, I was stoked for the possibility to go all-electric at camp and not have to bring propane, JetBoil, or anything of the like.

I already had a nice induction burner (600 watt to 1200 watt variable) I used in the 200-series with my Redarc inverter for years, so I went out and bought a Weber Lumin compact grill (1600watt) and put it to the test to see if my idea of camping with all-electric was doable.

Short answer, YES, as long as you know your limitations (research your wattage outputs) first, I belive this to be a very viable option. Here is a video showing how I put my setup together.

 

[BigMF]

I just got back from 4K+ mile overlanding/mountain biking trip to New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado and the the high output inverter was a very addition to my setup. I use an Anker portable power station to run my fridge, recharge my ebike battery, recharge GoPro/Drone batteries, etc. I have temporarily set up a power supply directly from the 12V battery in the back that is triggered by a relay when the truck is running. However, it only provides slightly over 100 watts which is not enough to keep the Anker topped off on those days that I'm only driving short distances to/from mountain bike trailheads, especially if I have to recharge my ebike battery of 700 watt hours. So, I have an extension cord that is also plugged into the Anker and I can hit the Inverter switch on the dash and force the Anker to recharge at approximately 1100 watts via the inverter. This allows me to get a huge amount of power stored back into the Anker in a short period of time. this would be impossible to do in my old LX570.

I haven't jumped to electric cooking yet but may make that switch next time around.

 

[Corbet]

While the inverter is handy I’m going to pass on cooking behind my 250 while it’s running and having to; one listen to it and 2nd potentially smell the exhaust. Not to mention you may want to cook somewhere more than a few feet from your truck.

I do plan to get a EcoFlow unit to power my Engle fridge. Seems like the easiest solution once I train myself to turn on the inverter when driving to charge it.

The extension cord in the video could have contributed to the problem due to the added resistance in the system, especially when maxing out the inverters specs.

 

[NinjahGoose]

While the inverter is handy I’m going to pass on cooking behind my 250 while it’s running and having to; one listen to it and 2nd potentially smell the exhaust. Not to mention you may want to cook somewhere more than a few feet from your truck.

I do plan to get a EcoFlow unit to power my Engle fridge. Seems like the easiest solution once I train myself to turn on the inverter when driving to charge it.

The extension cord in the video could have contributed to the problem due to the added resistance in the system, especially when maxing out the inverters specs.

Extension cords could help with the exhaust problem.

 

[Eric Sarjeant]

With the extension cord, we tripped at 2300 watts. So yes @Corbet that 100 watts could be lost in the extension cord.
I persoanlly like cooking near my truck for access to the frig and equipment.
The hyrbid system only kicks on the engine when the battery gets low, so the exhaust has not been an issue for me so far.