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    Posted: 03 Jul 2018 at 10:12am
I have a 2014 182G and I plugged a small inverter into the 12 Volt lighter plug that is on the same wall as the TV and all was good until I plugged a

Cordless Electric Kettle, 1-3/4 Qt, 8-7/8H  

and now the 12 Volt plug does not work.  I checked all the fuses and they all look good.  Does anyone know if this plug has it's own fuse, maybe on the back of it?
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Posts: 1407 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 Jul 2018 at 11:25am
Check the fuses again with a multimeter. That kettle is rated at 1500W, which is 125A @ 12V. I would be really surprised if the fuse didn't blow. The only way that's going to work is to wire a socket directly to the battery, and then the battery isn't going to last very long.
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Hoo boy. Yeah. Even if you had a big enough fuse, and big enough wire. Your battery(ies) won't last long with that kind of load.
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There might be a fuse in the 12 volt plug of your inverter that may have blown.
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Posts: 1407 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 Jul 2018 at 11:56am
Originally posted by Pete Brayton

There might be a fuse in the 12 volt plug of your inverter that may have blown.


I thought about that after I replied. BTW, you'd also need at least a 1500W inverter.
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Thanks everyone.  I am going to check the fuses with a multimeter and go from there.  I just ordered the BESTEK 200W Power Inverter that I want to plug into this 12 volt plug so I can charge my cell phone and use the TV when we don't have hook-ups.
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Not to mention you'd need something like 2 AWG wire feeding that inverter.
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I may install this new 200W inverter this way. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0259zbyOOsY 
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Why not just use a tea kettle on the stove?
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You don't need an inverter to charge cellphone - I installed one of these and it works great:
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