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myredracer
Explorer II
Sep 15, 2015

From one extreme to the other - electrically speaking

Am writing this adventure story (with a possible hint of rant) as we have no 120 volts at our CG and can't watch TV (missing Dr Phil season premiere & AGT finals too, argh). First time EVER dry campi...
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NinerBikes
Explorer
Sep 15, 2015
I saw 104V in a RV park one cold morning in Idaho in late Sept. Electrical Heater fan motor wasn't digging it at all, barely spinning fast enough to keep heating coils staying cool.

175W inverter for powering the TV off of 12V battery, TV draws not even 2 amps off the battery, per hour

Put an end to RV campgrounds, got a Honda EU2000i generator, and a 150W 12V solar panel, and started dry camping. Problem solved.

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