Installing 12 v power port; Question
I'm going to install a 12v power port for a small 100-130 watt inverter to run a small LCD TV. I can conveniently pick up the power off an LED light fixture nearby. Would this be adequate to power t...
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Goes to show there is no "one size fitz all"...I don't have a shore cord compartment, I have a Marinco detachable cord. This scenario would require me to unpack the cord, connect it to the TT, then run it into a compartment somewhere....with my scenario I just flip a switch.
Ron 3rd, a good first step is to do some testing with your panel box and see what breakers control what. The converter is typically not on its own circuit (I had to add another breaker in the panel so I could have the converter on its own circuit) so you want to be sure if you flip off the breaker for the converter you are also not de-powering the outlet for the TV.
Either transfer switch or shore cord plug in are technically equal in terms of delivering power to your TV outlet, you need to figure out which works best with your RV and where things are located. The key is minimizing the distance form the inverter to the batteries, or else using up-sized wire between the inverter and the batteries to minimize the voltage drop. This was why mine squealed at less than 80% battery charge from the cig outlet, due to a long run of small gauge wire to the cig outlet.
Ron 3rd, a good first step is to do some testing with your panel box and see what breakers control what. The converter is typically not on its own circuit (I had to add another breaker in the panel so I could have the converter on its own circuit) so you want to be sure if you flip off the breaker for the converter you are also not de-powering the outlet for the TV.
Either transfer switch or shore cord plug in are technically equal in terms of delivering power to your TV outlet, you need to figure out which works best with your RV and where things are located. The key is minimizing the distance form the inverter to the batteries, or else using up-sized wire between the inverter and the batteries to minimize the voltage drop. This was why mine squealed at less than 80% battery charge from the cig outlet, due to a long run of small gauge wire to the cig outlet.
