Inverter question.
Alright. So I was looking around for a way to run power through my outlets without having to be connected to my house or campsite. I came across a post somewhere on here saying that they connected an...
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The problem with plugging in the 30 amp cord:
Battery supplying power to inverter,
inverter supplying power to converter,
converter supplying power to battery.
One big loop. None are 100% efficient, so each time the voltage is stepped up or down there are losses. Then you have a lot of small things drawing power that you don't even think about, lights in microwave controller, everything that has a remote and if you forget and leave the fridge on automatic.
one fully charged deep cycle battery will not make 3 pots of coffee using a Mr. Coffee. This was direct hookups with nothing else to draw power.
Battery supplying power to inverter,
inverter supplying power to converter,
converter supplying power to battery.
One big loop. None are 100% efficient, so each time the voltage is stepped up or down there are losses. Then you have a lot of small things drawing power that you don't even think about, lights in microwave controller, everything that has a remote and if you forget and leave the fridge on automatic.
one fully charged deep cycle battery will not make 3 pots of coffee using a Mr. Coffee. This was direct hookups with nothing else to draw power.
