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Originally Posted by Phalanx
Here's a writeup on a 2nd gen.
I did mine a little different. I ran a wire driectly to the inverter from the battery to the inverter. I transfered the on/off switch on the inverter to the wall switch. I also set it up in the storage compartment on the drivers side.
In the near future im going to run a 0 gauge wire from my battery to a breaker under the hood and then all the way to the back. This will cut down on all the fuses and clean up the wiring I have now. Somebody already mentioned this idea on the forum but I forgot who.
This is the only real pic I have of my setup
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Phalanx,
If I read what you wrote correctly, you have a single wire directly to the inverter. If so, this is not safe especially if you have the wire spanning the entire length of your 4runner. Check out my write up for reference, esp Step 3.
http://www.4runners.org/articles/dist/
If by chance there is some electrical overload or some other anamoly, the *entire* length of that wire running to your inverter will heat up and may catch fire. Talk about a disaster!
The safest way to hook up your inverter is create a short (12" or less) wire from your battery's positive wire to the fuse. Then run a wire the rest of the way to your inverter. That way, if the wire catches, the fuse will "pop" and effectively eliminate the chance of the wire catching fire. If it does catch fire, it will only be the 12" short section.
This is my wiring diagram:
http://www.4runners.org/images/dist/master_plan.jpg
Bob