$.80 solar panels
A while back, maybe months, maybe last year, someone posted a link to solar panels for 80 cents per watt. I've tried searching but can't find it. I've also looked around eBay and Amazon and can't fi...
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Go into a truck stop and you'll find lots of 12v stuff and yes, those TVs are pricy considering you can go into Best buy and get one that uses a brick much cheaper.
We have been collecting 12v gear since the 80s and I gotta tell you, most of it sucks. Most of it is smaller and slower than the 120v version and the cords/ plugs like on our 12v auto drip coffee maker is just not up to the job. I tested it once last year ring on the battery and the plug got so hot I couldn't hold it.
I did convert a 15 inch LCD TV/ DVD combo to 12v last year and it worked fine except the trailer has no 12v plugs. I used a 35ah gel cell to power it and that doesn't last long enough on a cold rainy day.
Next year it will just be easier to do a 180 and put a big PSW inverter on a big bank with it's own solar system, plug the trailer in and use 120v gear.
We have been collecting 12v gear since the 80s and I gotta tell you, most of it sucks. Most of it is smaller and slower than the 120v version and the cords/ plugs like on our 12v auto drip coffee maker is just not up to the job. I tested it once last year ring on the battery and the plug got so hot I couldn't hold it.
I did convert a 15 inch LCD TV/ DVD combo to 12v last year and it worked fine except the trailer has no 12v plugs. I used a 35ah gel cell to power it and that doesn't last long enough on a cold rainy day.
Next year it will just be easier to do a 180 and put a big PSW inverter on a big bank with it's own solar system, plug the trailer in and use 120v gear.
