Thatoneguy
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Ok so I'm currently in the process of gathering material for a custom built truck bed tool box... It will have a removable tool tray with foam cutouts for each socket, wrench, etc., LED lights for the bed, AND a power inverter neatly hidden away with probably 2 110V plugs going under the arm of the tool box that goes over the bed rails. I chose that location so that they will be concealed and protected from the elements. Now, onto the question... For the inverter I'm not sure how to run the electrical. I could install a battery isolator and separate the two batteries. One would be a deep cycle battery for powering tools and such while the truck isn't running, and the other would probably have to be a really nice sized battery to be able to start up the truck alone.... Or, I could fabricate a battery tray for the passenger side of the engine bay where the two stock batteries would sit next to each other and retain their stock functions with a separate battery on the drivers side which would be the deep cycle for the inverter and also hooked up to the alternator so it can be charged up. Does anyone know how many amps a battery would need to start these trucks alone? Any thought or ideas would be appreciated!