Your videos on electrics are just so damn easily explained to understand. You explain everything in a way how to safely achieve something without feeling like you need a 10 year course in electronics to get something simple up and running.

came for the accent, stayed for the very useful info. thank you for the help & for the great organization w/the timecodes!

That was a GREAT analogy about the inverter re: getting the milk. Great video too.

Great explanation now all I need is to learn about watts, amps and voltage. Thank goodness we are retiring soon. Should have enough time to absorb all of this.

That’s it, it’s official... you and Mandy are my van gurus. 😍 😄 You explain things so clearly - wonderful, thank you!

Brilliant. I'm a mechanical engineer but never really understand the sparky hurty stuff, Very well explained thank you. I am trying to set up a split charge relay and have a small inverter I probably wont need now.

Thankkk you soo much, me and my girlfriend are deciding to join the van life. We are buying and starting it next month! She was scared because she wasn’t sure how to set up the battery, she didn’t even want to do it until I could explain what I learned to her. So thanks for this detailed instructions and for posting it on your blog!

John this video is spot on. Thanks. So glad I watched it, I was about to push my car up the shops to get some milk. Life saver 👍👍👍

I had so many questions and you answered many of them, one after another, in this video. Thank you.

Just used this guide for reference & successfully fitted my inverter. Microwave working & able to charge laptop too. Thanks John.

Thanks for the video, didn’t have an inverter in the last van, but planning on one in the next one. Tragic about the coffee! 😉 ☕️

absolutely brilliant video and explanations!! Id wired ours the wrong way!! Thank you so much!!

Very clear explanation. I have watched many video's on inverters work. This John is one of the best that l have seen. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Thank you!!! for this. I’m new to van life and it drives me crazy watching everyone go crazy over inverters and AC outlets. EVERYTHING (almost) in your van life is 12V: your camera batteries, cellphones, laptops, drones, refrigerator, heating system, cooling system, TV, DVD. EVERYTHING. Probably the only exception is toaster or coffee maker. That’s it. Also, the max AC power appliance you can buy is about 1500 watts. 2000 watt inverter is more than enough for your one (maybe two) occasion use AC appliances.

I'm looking at the same inverter (except for the 110v version) My suggestion would be to take the fuse out and replace it with an in-line Circuit breaker. It's easier to reset a breaker than trying to find a new fuse in case something happens. Cheers from the USA. Awesome Video!

THANK YOU John. I was no good at maths at school. I'm listening to you and I KNOW that you are explaining well but my brain refuses to STILL understand. I'm sorry! I need a coffee and another rest before listening to your next video! ☺

thank you for explaing the batterys connecting i got about 18 batterys and having these issues

Thank you so much for this video I was going to buy an inverter I don't need an inverter now because I am only going to use 12 volts thank you very much for this video

Hi John, love your posts. New to motor homing and am looking into inverters. This has great reviews but as someone else has asked can you confirm that the Krieger models 1100,1500 & 2000W are actually pure sine wave because all the spec sheets etc for these models say they are modified sine wave. There are however excellent reviews out there. Would be great if you could clarify.

At last a video that can actually tell you what to do thank you so much

I am such a noob when it comes to electrics but your video was great! Very informative and well explained! Thanks, hope your wife enjoys the coffee!

Excellent vid. Very useful for knowing whats required and how. We've just had a 300W one fitted for camera battery charging and chromebook , but will check out the 12v laptop chargers and more importantly I will check out how its all wired to make sure its the correct way round not just the usual way round. Thanks for posting

I am so grateful to have found your channel. This explanation was so easy to understand. Very informative and has helped me a lot in making choices for my power needs.

Absolutely brilliant explanation! Thank you.... now, do you fancy fitting one for me please?? Lol!

thanks for explaining in a easy way , I like how u teach . Cheers and stay safe

Thanks for the excellent detail on this inverter, I have just ordered one from Amazon. You and Mandy stay safe!

Great explaination, cant say enough on joining batteries as you explained, I made schoolboy error and my batteries were pants till I spotted mistake. I use 4 x6v and make 2 x12v... nice inverter. Cheers

Great video. One reason why I invert 12v to 230v to charge my Samsung phone is because it charges a lot faster then just off the dc.

that is absolute genius about the voltage conversion conflict. superb. never thought of it that way. thanks. am doing a van conversion and beyond gas for cooking was gonna look into getting a leisure battery / inverter set up but i may dodge the invert since all the equipment i use will really be low voltage I.T. or SELV. cheers john!

Thanks for the information - provided in a manner which I at least could follow!

Great, clear and comprehensive video. Thanks.

very detail and understanding loved the going to the shop theory well done

Excellent comprehensive instruction John. You have made it easy for me thank you.

Hi John, Mandy, Coop. Super video and very instructional. You realise when Mandy finds out you're throwing coffee away that you'll be in the dog house...or is that the Coop house? Stay safe guys and keep up the good work.

Thanks for the video- really helpful and clear for a beginner

Cracking vid bud, covered some things I did not know and answered some questions i had whilst designing a friends system.

Well explained as usual John. Interesting about how you take the positive and negative feeds off the different batteries.

Thanks for the amazing details here. I haven’t heard anyone else making a point about proper battery wiring so thanks! Makes a lot more sense now.

Lol that invertor fan reminds me so much of winter time in my van when the heating is on it's like a flipping wind tunnel in there.

Just a quick question on you explaining how not to wire dual batteries. Surely it makes no difference either way you wire it up as electricy always travels the path of lease resistance so how you wired it your closest battery is going to take the initial load because current is going to run from earth (chassis/ground) across to you closest battery which has the live terminal linked up has the thick wire (earth lead) has less resistance than the battery. Therfore either way is the right way. I'm not knocking you I love you channel I'm just trying to work it out in my head

Nice bit of kit that inverter bud 👌👍, the cheap inverters seem to kill batteries too! Nor do they last ! ( I wouldn't class myself as a heavy user of power ). 3 inverters in 5 years in my old "works van" ( one nearly caught on fire ! ), and 3 batteries later ! X that by 200 engineers if they too had the same problem as me 🤔, Now in my "new works van" and inverter No 4 🙄! Well I haven't bothered using it, I just rely on USB ports now mate. And kept the expensive ( ironically 👋🤪👋) german built split charger ( from the old works van ) for the "Gentlemans lounge bus" 🤫😁👌👍👍👍

Mate, your a life saver!! great video and explained really well for muppets like me. cheers for the info...

Thanks for such a great simple and clear explanation. Very useful. thanks Jerry

Great video John that’s going to help a lot of people 👍 see you all soooooooooooooooooooooooon Best regards us 3 up north 👍❤️😀🐾🍺🍟

Great video - very knowledgable fella.

Thanks a lot buddy 👍 Brilliant explanation, on how to fit an inverter, and has helped me out a lot .

Great Video! (.... and Not only in UK you have 220V - 240V, Australia and New Zealand too mate! )

Very good explanation of the installation. I especially liked the battery wiring explanation.

Nice explanation John..well worth washing. Thank You

that was one very complete and well thought out explanation. Thank you so much.

Practical demo was fantastic, the information was very good.. Thank you.

***PLEASE READ*** Due to some comments on this video I wanted to point out this isn't a product review, so I can't say do this or that as it might be different for other products. I have to be very cautious about what I put in my videos to ensure people don't just do as I do and then not understand what it is they are doing. This is also why I removed links to the products featured as I don't want everyone to just buy this inverter thinking it would be perfect for them, it was bought to power a coffee maker and won't be used for anything else. I also want to point out that using an inverter constantly will drain your batteries and, depending on what you are powering, you might need a solar array to balance your daily inverter demands, and if you have lead based batteries this could mean you significantly reduce their lifetime. This video was 12 days in the making, every detail checked and double checked, however, if you want advice or to ask questions about your own system then please ask me and I'll do my best to answer you.

Hi m8 brill video thank you so much. Thank you for explaining how the amps and voltage work

wow! first time watching this dude. his video is so simple and clear. a really good one!

Hi John thanks for great video and easy simple explanation really thanks. From South Africa

Hi, I,ve been looking at converting my caravan to be electrically self sufficient and I wanted to say that I found your video "Detailed 12v inverter & battery wiring guide" the most informative. I understood everything you said about a dirty sine wave and why it needs to be pure: with a dirty wave you're basically converting a DC signal into a sine wave with out a smoothing circuit. I still have lots of questions like the size of solar panel (s) required to recharge the batteies and how best to fit these to the roof of my van, not to mention working out how much power I would actually use in a typical day. Kind regards Steve

Love love love this!! Thanks so much, GJ!! This was incredibly useful and informative - and as a teacher I appreciate this even more! Do you have a video / blogpost describing how to wire the AC sockets from the inverter to sockets around the van? I have no idea how this might work... Thanks again!

Great detail as usual - especially how to properly connect the batteries together. I was pondering an inverter until I saw one of your other videos about using 12V as much as possible and have just bought a 12V adapter for my laptop - must have got a good one as its the same one you showed 👍👍😎

We are looking forward to our proper coffee from Mandy's Mobile Coffee House at Camp Gadget. Great info as per, thanks John

Hi John. A big thanks for being available for us. You have a genuine way with you when presenting your material. I have a question I’m hoping you can help me with. The big thing for us, in the motorhome is not a coffee machine lol, but being able to have constant use of two laptops for creative and business purposes. I’m having difficulty in finding a suitable 12v adapter that can fully charge laptops while using. As a result I thought the only way forward is an inverter. However I thought you might help. The laptops are Dell XPS 15 7590 and seem to have a special way of charging. Any suggestions please?

Clear and concise, great video fella.

Well that answer all my questions, thank you so much John for the video and the spreading of wisdom ;)

Thank you for the free content

thank you for the timestamps!

Very informative - great video! Thank you very much.

So good! Although, I can’t trust anyone who throws coffee away 🤣🤣🤣 I’m glad you explained the battery flow, I’m amazed how many people don’t get that. If you got with three of 4 batteries even that method would still strain the outer batteries slightly more than the inner two. The best solution would be to go back to a positive and negative terminal with same length leads... Great work..

I'm very grateful to you for putting this together. Well explained!

Great vid. Nice graphics and explanations. Thank you for NO OBNOXIOUS MUSIC. NICE

Excellent video and information John! I did not know that about connection of the two batteries, so thank you!

Well done John, great video! Very meticulous! Thanks a lot for all this!

I’ve watch it again and again and now realise you are right sorry massive brain fart 💨 great vid thanks for the help 👍🏼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Brilliant explanation, Definitely been put in my camper playlist for when I get my van.

Really useful and clear explanation, thanks!

Great video so many useful little tips thanks

Cracking video, just about to get one and this answers all my questions , funny seeing past John hairless lol 😂

Thanks John, there's some great tips in this - I've got a sneaking suspicion you know what you are talking about! :)

Brilliant thank you so much so all I need are 2 batteries the same and an inverter for my caravan so I can use any 3 pin plug ie slow cooker ..I don't need to have them connected anywhere else

Hi there very well explained and helpful video. I have the same brand inverter but its 1500w. I have a question does the inverter get damaged if stays under no load? Or is there a minimum load that it needs to be on the inverter. My electrician installed the inverter and said do not switch it on if is under no load. Is it a problem if its switched on and there is a small load lets say around 150w. Thanks for the video looking forward for your answer :)

Great explanations. I'll reading your blog.

Very helpful, thanks Gadget.

Another super informative video, John. TY :)

Great video, new to this.going to the blog next.

Great video. Learnt a lot. Thanks. Going to see if you've done a similar one for solar hook ups.......

Good explanations!

Great instructional, thanks.

Amazing buddy thanks for sharing.

Thanks John, you have c learned a few things up for me there, nice 1.

Well done think your helping a lot of people with vids like this very informative John keep up good work all the best .....swiss

John thanks for the information. Appreciate your videos. Dan, San Diego California

Great vid!, you’ve just saved me a bomb!…. 12v here we go!!

Hi John, Thanks for the film, it was great by the way. I'm a little confused as I think you mention that pure sine wave is the better way to go & that's the way you went. Looking at the product it seems to suggest that it isn't a pure sine wave inverter?

wonderfully explained

cheers🤘your love of tech and vlogs saves me soo much time👌ATB Shane

This is great, is there a video that explains how to link the inverter to a plug socket?

Great post

thank you for your help. video very helpful.

Good vid. Well explained.

Nice one John great vlog 👍👍😎

Excellent explanation. Thank you for sharing.

Thanks for the video, very useful info