Is it possible to run a 12v inverter off a 24v system, I ask this because I saw one yesterday that was hooked up to one
of the battery's to start a 4103 GM BUS 1953?
Steve 5B.....
Not sure what you were looking at. The 4103 is a 12 volt bus.
It depends. you could run a little tiny inverter off one of the start batteries in a 24v system, if you had an equalizer and the inverter draw was within the capacity of the equalizer you wouldn't even hurt the batteries. If you ran a bigger inverter, or didn't have an equalizer, you would end up damaging the batteries. If you don't care about battery life you could even run a big inverter, but you would kill the batteries pretty quickly. So overall, it's not a recommended solution. 24 volt inverters are no more expensive than 12 volt inverters and the wiring is cheaper.
Brian