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cbshoestring
Explorer II
Jul 03, 2016

87. Volt. Are you on the fence about buying surge protection

I was told A/C could not be used, and friends who have stayed by the lake warned it was a single receptacle. Still, I paid for electric, I hoped I could at least make coffee. 87 volts when it first...
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tvman44
Explorer
Jul 03, 2016
For the situation there only a auto transformer would help and really not enough 87 volts would go up about 10% which would be about 95 volts. Over there you would be dry camping as far as electrical. The truck is not the way to go to charge the battery. A ginny and a good smart battery charger would be your best bet, or a lot of expensive solar panels.

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