Inverter - Inverter/Charger
During my review of Four Wheel Camper, I noticed that they didn't offer an inverter. I called them and they said it wasn't an option. I told them that I need 110 to run my CPAP breathing machine and...
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Inverter/charger combos - way to expensive and require hardwiring into the camper's electrical system and the removal of your current charger/converter.
On the flip side, you also need to understand there are also 2 kinds of inverters -- true sinewave and modified sinewave, true being more expensive than modified.
Without getting too technical, the difference is--
True sinewave - as close as you can get to true household 110v. Puts out a nice clean 60hz (cycle) sinewave, but cost more.
Modified - Puts out a harsh 60hz square-wave. Much cheaper, but not good for sensitive electronics, and especially medical equipment.
I would look into Xantrex True Sinewave inverters. They're about as clean as you can get for a reasonable price.
Keep in mind, depending on what you're running off them, inverters draw a LOT of amperage from your batteries. I run 6 golf cart batteries, and that gets me easily 3-4 days of running anything I want before I need to consider recharging. But again, that's SIX batteries.
On the flip side, you also need to understand there are also 2 kinds of inverters -- true sinewave and modified sinewave, true being more expensive than modified.
Without getting too technical, the difference is--
True sinewave - as close as you can get to true household 110v. Puts out a nice clean 60hz (cycle) sinewave, but cost more.
Modified - Puts out a harsh 60hz square-wave. Much cheaper, but not good for sensitive electronics, and especially medical equipment.
I would look into Xantrex True Sinewave inverters. They're about as clean as you can get for a reasonable price.
Keep in mind, depending on what you're running off them, inverters draw a LOT of amperage from your batteries. I run 6 golf cart batteries, and that gets me easily 3-4 days of running anything I want before I need to consider recharging. But again, that's SIX batteries.
