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SidecarFlip
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Mar 24, 2017

CPAP Machines RV's

Wanted to run my Res-Med in my TC when boondocking so I added an AIMS Power PSW 1000 watt inverter and hardwired a dedicated 110 volt plug next to the bunk to run it. I can run all night with humidification no issue on one house battery (Truck Camper). Added a second battery this winter for some added power, just in case.

The AIMS Power PSW inverter has the lowest idle current draw of any inverter on the market and comes with a remote switch so you can shut it down when not needed.

So far, all is good.... zzzzzzzzzzzz;)

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  • Oasisbob wrote:
    I bought a 1000 watt PSW inverter for a fishn buddy and wondered how long it would run his Cpap. Thanks for posting. This helps


    Should be a non issue on even a single Group 24 deep cycle so long as he don't use his heated humidifier, that is what sucks the juice, heating the water. I run mine passive in the RV and in the boonies.

    I heard they can run ok on a modified sine wave inverter but I felt safer using a pure sine wave inverter and paying a few dollars more.
  • Edd505 wrote:
    Try this 12V for Resmed
    http://www.bestcpapprice.com/ResMed-10-Series-DC-adapter-for-AirSense-10-CPAP-machines-and-AirCurve-10-VPAP-Machines_p_1286.html?gclid=CKDlkNjS79ICFVNqfgods64OGA


    In the RV, the PSW works fine. On battery I cannot run my S8 direct because the polarity inside the machine is reversed (from the factory), so I use a 150 watt mini inverter to power the machine with. I plug my Li battery into the inverter and use the 110 volt power cord to run the machine plugged into the Inverter. If I had know of that short fall ahead of time, I would have a different, more 12 volt friendly machine but it is what it is. CPAP machine are very expensive to purchase outright.

    I actually got away a bit cheaper than your link. My mini inverter was 45 bucks.

    Res Med even warns users not to plug the S8 into a 12 volt power supply negative ground, as it will cause immediate failure of the machine. For over a grand, I don't want to find out.
  • Try this 12V for Resmed
    http://www.bestcpapprice.com/ResMed-10-Series-DC-adapter-for-AirSense-10-CPAP-machines-and-AirCurve-10-VPAP-Machines_p_1286.html?gclid=CKDlkNjS79ICFVNqfgods64OGA
  • I bought a 1000 watt PSW inverter for a fishn buddy and wondered how long it would run his Cpap. Thanks for posting. This helps
  • Something I cannot deal well without, I have to have my CPAP sleep every night or else I revert to a zombie.

    What really presented an issue for me was remote area hunting, I regularly go on big game hunts and most every one is in a very remote area with no power available and that has limited me greatly until now.

    I recently purchased 2 Li-Ion battery packs (each weigh under 2 pounds) and each pack will run my machine (no heated humidifier) for a night (8 hours) with a little juice left over and I can charge the packs either with 110 volts or 220 volts, 50 or 60 cps. or via a 12 volt power plug in a vehicle

    They have made my adventure lifestyle much simpler. I can actually spike camp miles from any power source and still get a good night's sleep. Imperative when hiking and remote hunting.

    Been using a PAP machine for over 15 years now.
  • I dis something very similar in our fiver. It has worked well except for one night when the battery died, the charge fuse in the truck was blown.

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