Choosing and installing an inverter
Background: New 21' Fiberglass FW, all power related equip under the rear dinette seat. 2-6V Interstate GC batteries 232A 160w 12v flat mount solar, will add another 100-160w this spring/summe...
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I have an older heating pad, the sore back kind, that does not have the safety timer like new ones, and it works properly on my PSW or MSW inverter.
I have a newer heating pad, and it works on MSW too, but the timer/thermostat/3 setting switch sometimes acts funny, and I need to unplug it from inverter and reinsert it to get another 45 minutes.
I just use the older heating pad without the annoying safety timer.
An option for powering the laptop is just using a DC to DC converter to step up voltage to the usually 19.5v range.
These can go for 20$ for a plug and play, but many laptops could be powered by a simpler cheaper voltage booster, if one has another power cord for the laptop handy.
http://www.amazon.com/Converter-10-32V-12-35V-Voltage-Charger/dp/B008NKNHSG/ref=pd_sim_e_3/192-7599450-0108052?ie=UTF8&refRID=19F46B1DHFWR3BGZMWV8
My plug and play laptop DC converter was 22$, is silent and significantly more efficient than turning on an inverter just to power the provided transformer.
I have a newer heating pad, and it works on MSW too, but the timer/thermostat/3 setting switch sometimes acts funny, and I need to unplug it from inverter and reinsert it to get another 45 minutes.
I just use the older heating pad without the annoying safety timer.
An option for powering the laptop is just using a DC to DC converter to step up voltage to the usually 19.5v range.
These can go for 20$ for a plug and play, but many laptops could be powered by a simpler cheaper voltage booster, if one has another power cord for the laptop handy.
http://www.amazon.com/Converter-10-32V-12-35V-Voltage-Charger/dp/B008NKNHSG/ref=pd_sim_e_3/192-7599450-0108052?ie=UTF8&refRID=19F46B1DHFWR3BGZMWV8
My plug and play laptop DC converter was 22$, is silent and significantly more efficient than turning on an inverter just to power the provided transformer.
