50 amp service, Inverter vs Converter
Sorry I originally had this posted in travel trailer section then moved it here. I am in the process of gutting out an 18 foot travel trailert, all I have left is the shower and head. I have some ...
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Back to the inverter vs converter idea, you don't need a converter.
You just recharge at home or while camping (if you have a gen to run it) with a battery charger and then put it (at home only) on a float charger.
If you have some solar, you can go longer without having to recharge with a 120v supplied charger. IE solar saves gen time. Might not even have to take a gen (IMO always take it-- it is bound to cloud over if you don't! :( )
While camping you get your 120v from the inverter. How much depends on what you do and how much inverter you have and how much battery you have, but you will want something in the way of an inverter, but you don't need a converter at all.
If you do have shore power, you just camp like you don't for the 12v side (no converter) and recharge the batts when they need it with your charger. But your inverter gets a rest.
You just recharge at home or while camping (if you have a gen to run it) with a battery charger and then put it (at home only) on a float charger.
If you have some solar, you can go longer without having to recharge with a 120v supplied charger. IE solar saves gen time. Might not even have to take a gen (IMO always take it-- it is bound to cloud over if you don't! :( )
While camping you get your 120v from the inverter. How much depends on what you do and how much inverter you have and how much battery you have, but you will want something in the way of an inverter, but you don't need a converter at all.
If you do have shore power, you just camp like you don't for the 12v side (no converter) and recharge the batts when they need it with your charger. But your inverter gets a rest.
