Solar question
We are heading out west for vacation and will be staying in several no hookup sites. although we have a generator, our camper is not in any way wired for solar - it doesn't even have a 12 volt plug. ...
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eric1514 wrote:
Most CPAP machines are already 12v and use a wall wart to convert 110AC into 12DC. She probably doesn't need an inverter. She probably needs a 12v outlet next to the bed and just run the generator an hour a day.
Her rig has no 12V plug, and she wants to watch a satellite TV as well. So she does need a small inverter, - very small PSW 200W inverter. About $200 cost. The cheapest and easiest way would be to wire inverter to the battery and run extension cord to the TV inside. More elegant solution would be adding a transfer relay and feed the inverter output to all the 120V plugs, this is more work and slightly more cost. I am not familiar with CPAP, but it sounds like 200W inverter can feed both CPAP and satellite receiver, so she won't have to install 12V plug - which is not much work, but still some work. Alright, get a 300W inverter. How difficult can it be?
Pam - if you get your next rig solar-prewired, make sure they know what they are doing, or at least specify what you want them to do, what panels, charger, cables etc. Because usually they don't know these things, in RV shops.
