BRAND NEW! Kings 3000w Inverter Install and Testing Review
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In this video, I'm going to install King's 3000w inverter and give a review of adventure kings 300-watt inverter.
So I wanted to update my KINGS 1500-watt inverter to the new Kings 3000-watt inverter so I could really test out my DCS lithium 200 amp battery and so I could run more things at the same time while cooking a meal.
I haven't had the unit long enough to be able to give advice on long-term use but I definitely give the unit a hard time while testing out all of my camping gear like my Air fryer, induction cooktop, toaster, and other camping things I take.
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Shed rundowns are always cool. Shed builds and stuff too are good to watch gives people ideas for there own.
You're a legend! Your retort about people giving you crap about your electricals for camping was GOLD! As always, appreciate the content. Cheers
🤣. I do love getting the last word in 😝
I enjoyed that to, its not like we are all married to each other, you do you ill f::::ken do me lol
I hadn’t watched your channel for a few years but have recently tuned back in and things have changed for the better . Brilliant how you DGAF anymore (regarding products) and tell it how it is , keep up the good work , re-subbed and looking forward to more of your content .
Well done. It’s good to see a real life test of a product.
love your honest, realistic reviews. Keep up the great work. 👍👍
Thanks mate. Honesty is the only way I know how to do them 😂. I’m not smart enough for anything else
Gave it a real beating. And I love the idea of an air fryer at camp. Well done.
This is the first time I've watched one of you vids mate was hilarious and felt like a genuine bloke giving a genuine review so. thumbs up keep em coming
Hahaha. Thanks mate. I try to just be me on camera. Sometimes that’s me being a knob 😂.
Thanks for watching and hope you like the rest of the channel too
Great vid mate. Another one here for a shed tour. Just like in camping id always take a look at someone else's enginuity and methods of storage.
Great video mate, been wondering about these since the came out. I'll definitely need to upgrade my batteries if I'm going to get one. Thanks again for the real world tests, thats what its all about
Yeah I think lithium is a must when trying to suck that much power out of ya battery’s
Well done Steve, was a good video showing both the inverter & DCS. I haven’t tried to hit the amp limit on my DCS 200. Great to know the bms is doing its job.
I might have to do a test with my twin induction & coffee machine pumping both at max.
I didn’t even considering the battery giving out before the inverter. But it’s nice to know it’s safty features work.
Thats impressive Steve, I bought my 1500W one based on your other video and I too have had no issues. But that's a weapon. I only have 200A lithium available but they're under the bonnet so I won't go that far but still a solid result. Cheers Steve
Hey mate just found your channel. Bloody love it. Just got one of these for my caravan for my lap next year. They kick ass. Definitely sending you a sticker
First of your reviews I've seen. Well done. Subscribed.
Legend. Welcome to the UA-cam family.
Looking forward to a shed tour mate. Bring it on!
How is this bloke not getting sponsorship! Hands down one of the best reviews I've seen, across the entire overlanding channels available. Keep up the good work legend!
Much appreciated! Thanks mate.
Much appreciated! Thanks mate.
Thanks for the really neat real world testing
You’re welcome.
Yes too the shed tour!
Great review and subscribed - look forward to more reviews, especially on the Kings stuff! Would be interesting to see voltage waveform during large load transients (over voltage) - this is often what kills electronics when drawing on the same inverter. I’ve seen generator (Kings in fact!) reviews where the cheaper ones would spike at around 300V - electronics death 💀
Was thinking about getting one myself , great video thanks
Hopefully this helps make up ya mind.
As I said in the video but, this is such a small test as I only just installed it. Only time will tell if it’s ganna last long term
The testing and comedy was gold, give the haters nothing, no hot coffee and toast or steak and chips. Electricity and electronics is my weakness so I watch and read a lot to understand what I need for a solar set up. I’ve gone from the idea of a basic agm solar set up with a gas cooktop to lithium and 3000w inverter with toasty maker, kettle induction even a 240v chainsaw instead a battery type, as it will only get used occasionally out bush and about third the price.
Next video should be a full noise testing, comedy and cooking show.
Cheers
It was fantastic the battery safety systems kicked in and worked well. It would be interesting to test on another vehicle with a more basic battery system. :)
I very much doubt that a lead acid or AGM would even give out half the amount of power required to run it at full capacity
But would be good to show that one day I think
Another awesome vid. Thanks Steve :)
You’re welcome buddy. As always.
Yes a full shed tour would be great thanks.
Few ppl asking now so I think I better make it happen
Yep shed tour would be awesome👍😉
Great Review and I have just subscribed!
Very educational- thank you
Keen to see a shed tour 🥃
Thanks for that, I just want to run an induction cooktop from time to time!
Loved the video Steve, I’m with you I have some kings stuff and for the most part there ok (you get what you pay for) but quantity control needs to be better.
That’s always been there biggest downfall I think
Great product review can I run one on 2 x 100ah lithium batteries
Mate, let’s see the shed layout!
Also, love to see a good camp site set up too, you’ve done the wagon / Ute canopy comparisons, but let’s see how you like to set up your camp site
One of the best tests/reviews yet. You should give the old one away, but how do you stop the people from winning that hate kings stuff, just want it to make a quick buck??
Bought myself a Kogan air fryer/oven (1700W) I'm going to test out on the weekend and cook some pizzas. Glamping to the next level for sure.
Also just saying if you're giving it away i wouldn't say no since im in the market for one for my caravan build 😂🤣😉.
But great review mate keep up the good work mate 👍
Such a small package for a 3000w inverter,
Dealing regularly with the Redarc and other products of the likes it’s amazing to see something in the “budget” category keeping up !
We will see in the long run if it “ keeps up “ 😂 but yeah I agree there is a place for them in the market to help ppl get out and about
@@Australian4x4Adventures has it survived a year? I am looking at this inverter for the same reasons as you, i agree camp fire toast is terrible
Another great vid mate - in fairness to the kings boys, they crank out A LOT of units for a comparably low price and some of the install stories that I hear are from people that have absolutely NFI, cabling way too small, no fuses, poor mounting and locations … all I’m saying is they do get the part of the market that are more likely to do a dodge job.
Great vid mate!
Thanks mate
I purchased one a few weeks ago, I replaced the cables before first use with 50mm2 and a 250 A fuse. running 2 135 AGM batteries in series. I'm not drawing over 1500W and have not had any problems,(as yet?)
Deadly video lad I got one to and installed it works deadly we use induction cooker toaster coffee machine with it love it
Thanks mate. Glad ya liked it.
@@Australian4x4Adventures hey maybe u should take yours back n get it swapped because my one I got didn’t have loose terminals for the battery cable it’s tight 👍🏾
Interesting.
I’ll keep an eye on it. At the very least I have video evidence it was loose from day 1
Awesome vid mate, very informative and entertaining, using the kings gear myself without any issues. Just bought thier MT1 trailer with 2 lithium batts and 3000W inverter. We run literally of it. Mate try cooking yr bacon in the air fryer. Super krispy 😀
How many ah to run a 3000w inverter?
Great videos, thanks .
Good review thanks and subscribed
Due to previous bad experiences with Adventure Kings products & customer service I swore I’d never use them ever again, something I’m still confident in doing. I enjoyed this video though 👍
Yeah their products aren’t for everyone and by in large I’m not a fan but they don’t make some good things at an affordable rate for ppl.
Nice Vid mate, Any chance to measure the 240V at 2KW ? interesting to see if the inverter HOLD the 240V ( 230v) or will it SAG under load... ie... drop to say 210V Ac etc.... ta
Great video
Cheers mate 😉
Great video!
I’m a noob at this so could I get some clarification please?
If you are drawing ~250 amps before the battery BMS cuts out, what is that in watts draw?
Is it 250amps @ 12V = 3000 watts?
In that case the inverter was pumping out its max output and still functioning ok?
Am I right?
Thanks.
Awesome vid mate 👌
Thanks 👍
great review! take it to the limit..
Nice video mate.
See the draw Tags are holding up 👍
Yeah I get comments on them all the time. Still loving them 😝
What induction cooktop top you running? Are they all much of a muchness ? Great review. Given plenty of ideas 😎 oh and shed tour is a must!
Great Video….
Wanted to know are you still using the 3000watt any further issues ?
mad vid dude i just bought same model inverter. wondering what type of induction stove your using im thinking about buyin 1. cheers.
Hey Mate love you video,
Just a quick question, when hooking up you inverter, what battery have you connected it to a AGM or a lead acid battery and how many batteries do you have?
"you do you" Gold!
thats all awesome mate but what batteries are you using thanks?
Awesome, thanks for the honest review. The 1St 3 mins has made up my mind not to buy a kings inverter. Great video, Thank you.
I just subscribed ,,what a very interesting video and interesting test ..I wonder what brand of lithium battery you have ..great to see the BMS protection cutting off . Looks like the inverter is pretty good , I'm thinking of buying one ..And yes when I buy I hope to get a good one and not a lemon . I don't want my caravan to burn down because it's my home for starters .
Hey hey. Thanks for joining the UA-cam family.
I had the DCS 200 amp battery back when I made this video and it was a great battery.
I’ve currently got the ITechWorld 240x pro and it’s just as good if not better in my opinion so far.
sorry for the sstupid question, I cant afford a 200w lithium battery so would 2x 110ah lead batteries do the same job. great video, thanks mate.
Great video and great test. I got a 3000 watt renogy in my van and can run an electric kettle,toaster etc but when it comes to a 1050watt input portable air conditioner,the inverter trips out. Love ya work 💪👍🍻
Really 1050w and it trips out? That doesn’t sound right
Seems odd.
I installed the 3000W renogy inverter/charger with auto changeover switch in my caravan and it runs the ibis4 domectic AC, microwave, 3way fridge on AC and TV at the same time no worries.
You just answered my question... Thanks
Do you have to put an inline fuse on the positive side at all ?
Would this run a small 5hp rigid vacuum and pressure washer at the same time?
Good review
Not really a review as I haven’t had it long enough. Just a quick test of what it’s capable of.
Really who doesn't like chips when I go camping and a steak the problem is I don't have an Airfryer maybe my next upgrade thanks for the video
Hahaha. I know right. Nothing beats a pub meal in the middle of the bush.
Good luck with ya new air fryer when you get it 😂
Nice review might need to upgrade if I get another lithium battery, just wondering as well, do you carry another cooking source just incase you ever have a electrical fault white on the road
For moving camps no, I only ever take the induction these days.
If it’s a base camp for more then 2 days I’ll take a small gas cooker because the battery doesn’t last long enough past 2 days without running the car for a bit ( and who wants to do that while camping )
So far so good and I haven’t had any failures.
I have had gas cook tops fail over the years and leave me with no cooking ( apart from the fire ) but I’ve used gas cook tops forever and only started induction the last 18 months.
But I’ve still got the fire to fall back on
Great video, though of greater concern is the fact you eluded to, was that you didn't like your steak well done!
Hahahaha. Med rare for me all day long 😂
Hey mate great video I’ve just started thinking about inverters. Can you share what battery your using please.
Cheers Adam
I mention in the video a few times. It’s the DCS 200 lithium.
Thanks buddy very informative. I run DCS as well, 75ah under the bonnet of my Amarok, runs my Engel, lights and 600w inverter and 100ah in my cub camper runs my other Engel 1500w kings inverter and lights. To get over the BMS limitations you can run another similar sized battery in parallel. I'm thinking of putting the 3000w kings inverter in my cub and adding another 100ah DCS in parallel. Theoretical max discharge current should be at least 400amps.
Don't forget to run bloody thick cables for 400Amp.
I ran 300mm square weld flex to my 3000W inverter, slight overkill but no voltage drop.
dont mix battery sizes
@@damienfrizzell9394It doesn’t matter with Lifepo4 chemistry, u can mix 2A cells with 200A cells in the right configurations, IR & cabling, etc, they will charge & discharge proportionally. This has been shown & proven on Andy’s Off Grid Garage. I’m sure many will disagree, but check out his experiments from a year ago with irregular size, capacity cells, & as he has more recently called it, the latest ‘Frankenstein Battery’, which have all passed capacity & high output current tests with flying colours.
Personal opinion zero chance I would use a cheap brand in the car . I would be extremely concerned about fire . The terminals being so loose is a huge concern to me . Love your honest reviews
There’s a reason I have a fire extinguisher in the car 😂
Great test video. What size inverter do you think I would need just to charge power tool batteries. I already have a 100ah Lithium second battery. Cheers Steve.
Depends on battery charger my makita single charge works off 150w inverter in car
Shed tour!
I'm setting up a canopy and am going exclusively Kings (except for a Bushman 85lt upright fridge.)
I see no problem with the quality of the bits I've bought....so far.
There’s not a lot wrong with the kings products, they serve a purpose for the price and will do most ppl for weekend warrior stuff.
@@Australian4x4Adventures since my previous comment, I've received a Kings 250 watt portable solar panel and the mppt regulator was dead out of the box. Emailed, no reply, ditched the reg and rewired the panel without one at all.
It'll now be run through the Kings mk2 dcdc.
Nice vid mate it's all about the steak n chips 😆 I'm with you thr
Good to vid with realistic views no what they show you just to sell a product then find out it just doesn't cut it 👍
i wanna know if i can plug a 10 amp to 15 amp converter into a 3000 watt inverter plugged into either a 12v or 24 volt battery, will this work ? i wanna power my mains pwer to my caravan to an inverter but its a 15amp socket..
Thank you
A garden variety electric jug takes about 2100w maybe and one to the mix?
Cheers for the video 😁👍🍻
Yeah that’s about right.
I’m still happy with my jet oil for hot water.
Awesome video mate. Kings are definitely improving there products. If your still looking for a home for the 1500watt inverter, I’m building new draws for the back of my patrol and actually using your draw build for inspiration. An inverter is out of by league currently due to budget constraints and it would be very much appreciated.
Awesome info , just a thought with your battery set up and new inverter would you be able to run a 140amp arc welder with 10amp plug be good to know if possible in a track side emergency situation / cheers regards Matty
Pretty confident to say no. The burst current to strike the arc is very high, most small welders recommend over a 6kva generator
Bro thanks for video- do u you ok have up have your car running to use the inverter ?
Hey mate. No I don’t need the car running to use the inverter. But that’s because I have lithium.
Great video mate. I only have a 100ah lithium battery in my car with max 270ah draw. I already purchased the 3000w inverter, not thinking about the battery capacity I would need. I am only intending using mine to grind coffee beans, use a coffee perculator and heat milk, all at maybe 1400w - 1600w - cant beat a good coffee first thing! I expect that this will take about 6 minutes in total. At most, this would only pull 20 amps out of the battery each morning. Do you think my setup will survive this okay?
Hey mate.
Yeah ya battery will handle that setup just fine. You’ll love it. At least by having the bigger inverter now, if you ever upgrade the battery’s the inverter is already big enough.
Great vid can let us no how many out of battery I did see 73persent what did it at the end 👍👍👍
It got down to 56% at the end of it all. So used about 85 amps in total
Would love to be considered for the giveaway of the 1500W inverter! I’m a big fan of the channel, and have just started with the mods and accessories of my own 4WD rig.. plus I’m a local Kilsyth/Montrose bloke 😊
Hahaha. Thanks for watching.
I’m not 100% sure what I’m ganna do with the old one yet but I’m definitely leaning towards giving it away to one of you legends who follow my shenanigans 😂
Cool video, i have the 3000 inverter waiting to go in.. what size battery are you running?
Love it!! Dont overcook the steak. My pet hate thats why i cook it myself. If you want a bloodless steak cook it yourself. I refuse to destroy good meat ;-). Cheers good review. Ive been running the 1500w kings for ages and its been great so the 3000W will take its place with induction going into my next build!! Stuff the haters... I camp a lot in summer with total fire bans so induction to me it just smart.
I used to have over cooked steak. Now it’s med rare all the way. 🤤.
I always say you do you and that includes ya camping setup. Everyone does it differently and no one does it wrong.
If I'm fitting a 2000 watt inverter and using a split charge relay.... do i need to upgrade my alternator ? It's only a 150 amp. Thanks
Yes please I need 1 of them there things
🤣. Don’t we all
What is the battery set-up?? How many batteries and what ahs??
Great video. Ive been curious about the kings 12volt gear. What are your thoughts on the kings 120ah and 200ah lithium batteries, when compared to more premium brands? The kings lithium batteries are a fraction of the cost, but would you feel comfortable in having one in your vehicle. Are they safe and would they last as long as premium brand batteries? A possible video for you maybe.
I’d love to review one of the kings battery’s but being self funded it’s a fair chunk of money for me to outlay without much return for something I won’t use long term as I already have lithium in all of my setups.
Wouldn't touch their lithiums. They aren't a fraction of the cost of good brands. They are basically charging the same money.
@@Australian4x4AdventuresI have recently purchased 3 x 200A Kings Lithiums (2 x Blue Top & 1 x Black top @ $800ea) for an off grid Ute canopy & a shed inverter installs. From recent reviews & research, they seem like a solid product for their price point at this time & hard to beat.
Great video mate 👍👍
Question I have x2 AGM 100ah batterys in my off road camper trailer but won't to upgrade to lithium to run my makita dual battery charger for my chainsaw recommendations on a set up ?
Hey mate. Your AGMS will run an inverter to charge up your makita gear just fine as that’s only a small load.
You’d prolly only need a 600w inverter to do that job.
Having said that lithium gives you so much more scope of what’s Possible.
Obviously I’m a fan of DCS but I’ve just ordered ( due tomorrow ) 2x 200 amp ITechWorld lithium battery’s.
I have a promo code for a small discount if you want as well ( A4x4A )
Obviously I can’t speak to the quality just yet as I haven’t used them but they seem very reasonable priced.
I’d be looking at that path
@@Australian4x4Adventures sweet as mate I'll check it out thanks for getting back to me just found your channel looking forward to more ps thanks for the promo code 👍👍
you could run a plug in electic chinsaw with a lithium
Hi thanks a great review, A year later how is the Inverter still going? And would you still buy it!
Still going strong
I’ve never had anything go wrong with it that wouldn’t make me buy another
@@Australian4x4Adventures thanks for answering so quickly, a great channel
Steve, nice video, what is your battery setup? I think Someone told me, (I think it was Renogy), that a 3,000 watt inverter needs 400 amp hours to use it’s full potential for some time? I’m still learning. Just like with wire size and fuse, every chart seems different, etc. My theory was bigger is better, bought 4/0 cable, then needed a hydraulic press to put on the connectors. I may have a run over 6 feet from tongue batteries so maxed out cables? Thanks for a real, down to earth video, real life use. Now I need to get an inverter that works properly, lol
Bit late to this, but how many batteries are running that 3000w inverter or what ah are they
LMFAO, "coz i want to" soooo agree with you!! fitz of laughter!!! he he ha ha
Haha. That’s always enough reason for me.
Gday Iron Chef! I just bought one of these yesterday for my work trailer I'm keen as! Just wanted to ask you are these safe to wire directly to the battery with the cables they come with? No need to run a circuit breaker or maxi fuse? Just want my first crack at DIY 12v install to be safe as possible cheers!
Hey mate. I’ve since added a 300amp maxi fuse to make it all a little safer.
@@Australian4x4Adventures 300 circuit breaker equivalent okay?
Awesome. If only I waited a couple of weeks I could have gotten the 3000W inverter when I bought my 1500w. Something to add regarding the cables. In found that the ones which came with my inverter were only 4GA. Insert a lot of engineering jargon and I recommend upgrading to 2GA. Similarly 2GA is only rated to roughly 150A. The 3000W inverter will draw 250A at max load and insert engineering jargon I recommend ditching the included cables and get some 0GA cable especially if you're running the cables longer than 1m.
Agree with you completely. Cables supplied with inverters are always undersized. People need to realize that efficiency of the conversion to AC needs to be taken into account. The DC current draw for 3000 watts of AC will be more like 300 amps. A rough rule of thumb in determining cable size is to use 10 volts instead of 12 volts in your power calculation to work out how many DC amps will be needed to produce the rated AC power.
You can run 4GA cables in parallel better than single 2GA.
@@spartannomad3036 you can but that's not what's provided in the kit
100pc Agree for 12v 3000w you need welding cable or fair dinkum large battery cable
Maybe it's people's setup's rather than the inverters
Same as 12v fridges on cigarette plugs
They come lose the fridge dies from lack of current and people say the fridge is crap
Quock question i have a sine wave inverter 3000w and downloaded the dsl app but cant find my inverter what do i need to put in when searching for it
What is the app you were using? I think I’ll buy one for my setup. Thankyou.
The app on the battery monitor is actually inbuilt to the DCS battery it self.
Victron sell a very similar product that can be attracted to any battery.
I bought the kings 3000w inverter. Checked the 240v output. The wire is 16AWG. 600V 105°c. Is this enough to hold 3000w🤔🤔🤔🤔
Champion Video. One question about your install. Do you have a fuse between the inverter and the battery?
I’m this video no. But I have since installed one just to be safe. It wasn’t supplied with one
@@Australian4x4Adventures cheers, just about to install one myself but couldn’t figure if it needed it and the size.
Second that, type of fuse, ANL, inline blade??
And amperage of fuse??
Also, don't they have an internal fuse?
Firstly I'm impressed with the power this inverter can push out - my 2000w kettle and 900w toaster plus a few little things like a soundbar, subwoofer and laptop charger all at the same time. Now the toaster and kettle only ran for a few minutes before the water was boiled and the toast popped up - and the cooling fans didn't even kick in. The problem I'm having is that if I just have the laptop charger (
U should be charging laptop using 12V,
@@kymwhiteway3329Absolutely, anything u can run off DC is going to be far more efficient than using a 12vDC -240vAC inverter then back to 5v - 20v DC for small appliances, just use 12vdc or DC step up/down converters for better efficiencies, especially if Solar is a part of ur recharging process.
What size battery do you have. ?
You reckon the 120 amp lithium will be enoght for this