Hello,

I was recently “doing my thing” which consists of disassembling various electronics to
See what’s inside, how things work, etc.

I came up with this plan to extend the wiring on my power inverter. I marked all wires then snipped them need the middle of each wire. I then connected each end to a 12”-20” wire
Thereby extending all the connections to allow an external outlet, and extended power control button. Basically everything I did was rather pointless but it was entertaining and interesting to do.
My only question is, is this safe? Probably should’ve figured that out first but got caught up in doing it that I didn’t research.

I have tested the unit seems to not deliver enough power to run certain things. (Game console) and the USB Outlets are not working properly. (Hit or miss)

I am wondering if it’s possibly the fuse? If I understand correctly the fuse needs to be above but as close to the current drawn through it as possible ?

What fuse would be appropriate?

 

Won't be a fuse, put it back the way it was and see what output you get then...

 

Hello,

I was recently “doing my thing” which consists of disassembling various electronics to
See what’s inside, how things work, etc.

I came up with this plan to extend the wiring on my power inverter. I marked all wires then snipped them need the middle of each wire. I then connected each end to a 12”-20” wire
Thereby extending all the connections to allow an external outlet, and extended power control button. Basically everything I did was rather pointless but it was entertaining and interesting to do.
My only question is, is this safe? Probably should’ve figured that out first but got caught up in doing it that I didn’t research.

I have tested the unit seems to not deliver enough power to run certain things. (Game console) and the USB Outlets are not working properly. (Hit or miss)

I am wondering if it’s possibly the fuse? If I understand correctly the fuse needs to be above but as close to the current drawn through it as possible ?

What fuse would be appropriate?

Sometimes the problem is too much resistance with the longer length of wire. If so then instead of just one use two or more wired in parallel.

 

Won't be a fuse, put it back the way it was and see what output you get then...

What do you mean won’t be a fuse?

 

Sometimes the problem is too much resistance with the longer length of wire. If so then instead of just one use two or more wired in parallel.

That seems very logical, I was considering that as well.

How would you run them in parallel? If I make several of the same length and strip the ends what next? Twist the ends all together then connect each end to fill the space between A and B ?
I’m familiar with running parallel speakers but these connections will only be single wire connections.

One more note When I took the thing apart in the first place it had two snap in individual outlets wired parallel(?) the main ac wires and ground connect to one outlet, then each of the 3 contact points had a wire jumping from the first outlet to the second. The receptacle I currently have rigged up is a standard wall outlet receptacle. Could the issues I’m having be due to that? Or are the two sockets on the receptacle already wired in parallel?

Sorry if I’m coming off as a noob who shouldn’t be experimenting with stuff. I know you can find answers online, but it’s not easy, even with hours of researching.

I appreciate the information! Hopefully you can answer some of my questions!

Thank you for your help so far!

 

That seems very logical, I was considering that as well.

How would you run them in parallel? If I make several of the same length and strip the ends what next? Twist the ends all together then connect each end to fill the space between A and B ?
I’m familiar with running parallel speakers but these connections will only be single wire connections.

One more note When I took the thing apart in the first place it had two snap in individual outlets wired parallel(?) the main ac wires and ground connect to one outlet, then each of the 3 contact points had a wire jumping from the first outlet to the second. The receptacle I currently have rigged up is a standard wall outlet receptacle. Could the issues I’m having be due to that? Or are the two sockets on the receptacle already wired in parallel?

Sorry if I’m coming off as a noob who shouldn’t be experimenting with stuff. I know you can find answers online, but it’s not easy, even with hours of researching.

I appreciate the information! Hopefully you can answer some of my questions!

Thank you for your help so far!

Well what modifications did you actually make? You have to be careful you know. One simple mistake and you could end up with a very dangerous wiring situation.

 

Well what modifications did you actually make? You have to be careful you know. One simple mistake and you could end up with a very dangerous wiring situation.

The only this I changed was I extended the three wires leading to the outlets on the original unit to the new outlet with the addition of some extra wire to extend the length of the wires.
I did the same thing with the power button / USB module (2 USB ports) I made sure to connect each wire properly only two wires were the same color, I did make sure to mark one of them to assure they got connected back together right

The only mods I made were basically extensions on the wiring to allow for smaller overall unit with ~18” of wire extended out with a standard double outlet receptacle

Like I said it might seem pointless, but to me it better suits my needs and wants with my changes.