Real-world use of 4Runner’s 2400W Inverter Power Outlet: gear, tips & cautions

[Peter_Offroad]

So, a parked 4-Runner (hybrid) will start/stop as needed to maintain the inverter's output?

That is correct.

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[Peter_Offroad]

I just got back from a ~3500 mile, 2 week trip to pick up a camper trailer and then wander NM and CO with it.
I had a 60L Truma fridge in the rear of my truck - which will eventually make its way to the trailer. The Truma runs on either 120V or 12V (or 24V), but prefers 120V if available. So I plugged the fridge into both the 120V outlet in the back of the truck, and into a Battle Born 12V Li battery in the truck.The fridge would use 120V when available - basically, when driving - and would use 12V from the Battle Born batteries, when the truck was not running.
To charge the Battle Born 12V Li battery, I had a Victron 30A charger, that I plugged into the other 120V outlet, in the main console, behind the front seats.
Basically, the batteries would always, quickly get charged, when I was driving, and they would be there for when I was parked.
This system worked great.
I did had a backup Victron 50A DC to DC converter, that I programmatically limited to 8A, that I could use if the 120V approach did not work, for some reason. I never needed to use it.
Whenever just the fridge was the only thing pulling power (ie when the Li battery was fully charged) the fan in the 4Runner console was off - quiet. The fridge is spec'ed at ~6A @ 12V DC and 0.9A @ 100V AC - so it will pull around 90W, when the compressor is on.
However, when the batteries were charging, the fan started to wind up and made a lot of noise, within a couple of minutes. The battery charger was putting 30A into the battery @ approx 14V, so its pull from the 120V would have been 420W or say 470W (nearly 4A) if you assume a 90% efficiency. With the fridge I would have been pulling about 560W or about 5A from the 120V supply.
The thing worked perfectly for 2 weeks. I used between 10 and 35Ah overnight - depending how long stationary and how hot it was. With a 100Ah battery, I had plenty to spare.
I occasionally charged the battery stationary. Here the truck engine would switch on and off, as it needed to. But generally I charged on the move.
Yes switching the 120V on everytime you restart the car, is a pain. But I never had an issue, because of the Li battery in the setup.

Update. I have now built out my trailer. It has a more powerful battery charger in it. I can charge the two Battle Born batteries at around 12V/80A - which sees the charger pulling around 1100-1200W or 10-11A from the 110V input continuously for 20-30 minutes (as low as I have depleted the batteries so far). The 4Runner is happily providing this, so far.

 

[Striker53]

Same here. I use the 2400w Inverter to charge my Ecoflow (which i put behind the passenger seat and charge it from the center console plug). From there, I just run/charge everything directly off the Ecoflow. My Dometic fridge will run comfortably for 3 straight days off the Ecoflow, so it's a great way to go.

I'm using the Ecoflow Delta 3 Plus which is on sale right now and has 1024kWh of capacity.



My only complaint about the Toyota 2400w Inverter is the noise! It's located under the center console, and anytime I'm drawing more than about 500w for a sustained period, the fan noise starts to ramp up. See my related post/video about that here:

https://www.4runner6g.com/forum/threads/the-2400w-dc-ac-inverter-is-loud.4379/

How long did it take to charge to Eco flow off the inverter

 

[vready]

How long did it take to charge to Eco flow off the inverter

I can charge it from 15% to 90% in under two hours with the EcoFlow throttled to only charge at 400W (not drawing the full 2400W off the inverter).

The reason I did that is that the Toyota DC-AC inverter is really loud when it's maxed out. See my other post about that here:

https://www.4runner6g.com/forum/threads/the-2400w-dc-ac-inverter-is-loud.4379/

 

[KD2MYW]

Hello! Sorry to revive an old thread but this is where all the knowledge is

Just like most, my plan was to power an EcoFlow off the truck, either by the 2400s inverter or my the 12v plug and plug my fridge into that. Is is better to use the 12v or the 2400w inverter? I dont need much, I really was just hoping for a small fridge.

I also noticed that the 12v plug thats built into the onboarrd air compressor didn't out anything out until I hit the power button on the compressor. Normal?

When I plugged into into the 2400w I dont think I saw the Ecoflow charging even though i had the 120v button pressed.. (it was already at 98%) Did i do something wrong?

Thanks!

 

[John2112]

Hello! Sorry to revive an old thread but this is where all the knowledge is

Just like most, my plan was to power an EcoFlow off the truck, either by the 2400s inverter or my the 12v plug and plug my fridge into that. Is is better to use the 12v or the 2400w inverter? I dont need much, I really was just hoping for a small fridge.

I also noticed that the 12v plug thats built into the onboarrd air compressor didn't out anything out until I hit the power button on the compressor. Normal?

When I plugged into into the 2400w I dont think I saw the Ecoflow charging even though i had the 120v button pressed.. (it was already at 98%) Did i do something wrong?

Thanks!

It should work if the button is pushed and the engine is running.

 

[mfoga]

Hello! Sorry to revive an old thread but this is where all the knowledge is

Just like most, my plan was to power an EcoFlow off the truck, either by the 2400s inverter or my the 12v plug and plug my fridge into that. Is is better to use the 12v or the 2400w inverter? I dont need much, I really was just hoping for a small fridge.

I also noticed that the 12v plug thats built into the onboarrd air compressor didn't out anything out until I hit the power button on the compressor. Normal?

When I plugged into into the 2400w I dont think I saw the Ecoflow charging even though i had the 120v button pressed.. (it was already at 98%) Did i do something wrong?

Thanks!

I would power the ecoflow battery and plug the fridge into the ecoflow. Just remember to turn the inverter back on when you start car.

 

[John2112]

Good,

I would power the ecoflow battery and plug the fridge into the ecoflow. Just remember to turn the inverter back on when you start car.

Good plan, that's what I do. I put a little note on the dash to remember to turn the inverter back on after a fuel stop otherwise I will forget. I have my starlink mini and my refrigerator both plugged in to my jackery and then the inverter charging it simultaneously. It's worked well for well over a year.

 

[KD2MYW]

Thanks! All that worked out well!

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