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Iowa_Cowgirl
Explorer
Jan 08, 2014

Inverter question

Hi y'all. I'll try to keep this fairly short.
I camp in a gooseneck horse trailer with living quarters. It has an inverter in it right now, but the set up is weird. To switch from 12v power to 110v when I get to camp, before I plug in, I have to flip a switch on the interter and unplug my fridge from the inverter before I plug into the power at camp. I want to run my fridge off the marine batteries in transit when I travel long distances and have it automatically flip over to 110 without having to hassle with my current weird situation.
What kind of inverter can I purchase to do this?
Thanks.

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  • jmtandem's avatar
    jmtandem
    Explorer II
    Jan 08, 2014
    Hi y'all. I'll try to keep this fairly short.
    I camp in a gooseneck horse trailer with living quarters. It has an inverter in it right now, but the set up is weird. To switch from 12v power to 110v when I get to camp, before I plug in, I have to flip a switch on the interter and unplug my fridge from the inverter before I plug into the power at camp. I want to run my fridge off the marine batteries in transit when I travel long distances and have it automatically flip over to 110 without having to hassle with my current weird situation.
    What kind of inverter can I purchase to do this?
    Thanks.


    I know this is not the answer you are looking for but would it be easier to have your refrigerator run off propane when in transit? That seems to be the way most are set up.
  • newman_fulltime's avatar
    newman_fulltime
    Explorer II
    Jan 08, 2014
    Why dont you just leave the fridge pluged into the inverter when you plug into 110 your converter will charge your batteries

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