12 Volt Outlets
What does everybody use their 12 volt outlets for? Need some examples please.
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I would be cautious using anything that draws more than a few AMPS using the cigarette light type 12V receptacles. The plugs will get hot on you and melt down the plug and probably the socket. My trailer only came with the one 12VDC receptacle with the antenna panel.
I wired in several 12VDC connections from a BLUE SEA 12VDC fused SUBPANEL to run several of my 12VDC toys I wanted to run...
Most of my items are hard-wried to the 12VDC sub panel. I did install a couple of high quality 12VDC Receptacles with matching 12VDC plugs and these seem to run pretty cool up to 8-10AMPS of current.
One table top location I use one of these USB CELL PHONE type receptacles to be able to charge cell phones etc which is pretty neat...
Whatever you use be sure to feel of the plugs/adapters to make sure they are not getting hot on you. If the connections are poor quality they will definitely get hot enough to melt down things...
12VDC appliances was not a good deal for me. I bought a 10-cup DC coffee maker once at a local truck stop and it took around 5-6 hours to brew a pot of coffee... If you want to do these things install an proper size PSW INVERTER and only use 120VAC appliances. My Cuisinart Grind and Brew coffee maker will make me a 10-cup pot of fresh brewed bean coffee in 5-minutes and pours up into a thermos server and then totally shuts down. Perfect for using around battery systems. Only uses power for about five minutes.
Roy ken
I wired in several 12VDC connections from a BLUE SEA 12VDC fused SUBPANEL to run several of my 12VDC toys I wanted to run...
Most of my items are hard-wried to the 12VDC sub panel. I did install a couple of high quality 12VDC Receptacles with matching 12VDC plugs and these seem to run pretty cool up to 8-10AMPS of current.
One table top location I use one of these USB CELL PHONE type receptacles to be able to charge cell phones etc which is pretty neat...
Whatever you use be sure to feel of the plugs/adapters to make sure they are not getting hot on you. If the connections are poor quality they will definitely get hot enough to melt down things...
12VDC appliances was not a good deal for me. I bought a 10-cup DC coffee maker once at a local truck stop and it took around 5-6 hours to brew a pot of coffee... If you want to do these things install an proper size PSW INVERTER and only use 120VAC appliances. My Cuisinart Grind and Brew coffee maker will make me a 10-cup pot of fresh brewed bean coffee in 5-minutes and pours up into a thermos server and then totally shuts down. Perfect for using around battery systems. Only uses power for about five minutes.
Roy ken
