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opnspaces
Navigator III
Mar 12, 2014

Best practice to run an inverter in the tow vehicle.

When we take a long road trip I always have a 300W inverter in the vehicle to keep the portable electronics charged. Typically I plug the inverter into the power port in the dash of the Suburban and r...
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mlts22
Explorer II
Mar 12, 2014
The shorter the 12 volt length the better. A couple volts dropped on a 120VAC link, no biggie. Dropping a few volts on a 12 volt cord can cause issues.

As an alternative, there are 12 volt chargers, which skip the inverter completely. I wonder if that might help.

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