How do you know it is drawing any current? If you are going by that
spark when it is first connected, that is just a small surge from
charging the input filters.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Geza Polony
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 10:39 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: 110v wiring question...

Shawn,

I intalled a 1,000 watt inverter in my Vanagon a few months ago and am
now
discovering that it places a small load on the aux. battery even when
"off"
and not in use. Don't know why this is or if the inverter is defective,
but
it's something to be aware of if you're not already. Also, having done
it
now,  my feeling is that 1KW is WAY more capacity than you need. I had
visions of the wife using a hairdryer, ha ha...

Geza