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electrician549
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Sep 07, 2013

Nature Power unit

Does anyone have any experience with this unit?

http://www.naturepowerproducts.com/product-details.php?id=78

I have a chance to try one for four days of dry camping but I want to make sure that it won't harm my converter and I'm not sure if it will even be worth lugging it along. After all it charges a 12 volt dc battery from a solar panel inverts it to 120 volts ac and then my camper will convert it back to 12 volts dc and that equals a lot of conversion loss. I already use a 60 watt foldable solar panel that almost maintains my camper battery during the day so my only real loss is at night.

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    robatthelake
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    Sep 07, 2013
    Sounds like it is designed to be used as an Emergency Power Source .
    In my opinion not going to be able to power Your RV but may allow You to watch TV or operate/recharge Your Laptop.

    Using a 12 Volt Inverted (120) Power source to then Convert 120 back into 12 is a waste of time and effort!

    The Rule that I follow is 75-80 Watts of Solar will maintain 12 Volts of Battery at a 440 AH Rating (2X 6V Trojan T105 Batteries), assuming minimal usage and maximum Exposure to the Sun! ( Simple or no Controller)

    We have 275 Watts on the roof which keeps Our 4X6 V Battery Bank Running 24/7/365 through a Morningstar 45 Controller.

    We watch 4-6 Hours of Sat/DVD TV Daily and several FL and LED Lights, but do not even attempt to run Coffee Makers Etc.

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