Meatdog, your setup will work fine. Build a plug and run it off you rv plug. Yes you can run 8 halogens in a series. I know you had a lot of response to your question, just hoping this helps.

 

I say you pushing the genny to much!
300 X 8 = 2400 + 850 = 3250

 

If the generator is 3500 watt continuous and the wattage u gave us on the converter is right, it should work fine. But like mud fish said - u are loading up the genny pretty good (if the converter is calling for maximum output).

 

I wouldn't run the halogen lights in series. If you do you will drop your amperage significantly and your lights will be dim. Also, if you have a bulb blow or a problem with one fixture all your lights will go out at the same time.

 

^Yep. Parallel is the way to go. You'll be maxing out that Genny and blowing through gas. I run six 300w and two 500w halos on my 3,500w Steele Genny. The two 500w lights are on switches and she chuggs the fuel with that much load. Your convertor will use more power than the 400w difference in lighting setups.op:.