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Almot
Explorer III
Nov 21, 2015

To plug a VERY small inverter into the wall receptacle?

I'm not using 110V devices other than electric shaver and charging small tools or laptop. 175 watt MSW inverter on the night table, DC wires passed through the crack into the trailer basement to ba...
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Almot
Explorer III
Nov 21, 2015
Tom_M wrote:
The suicide cord will work "IF" you remember to unplug it prior to plugging in shore power or firing up the generator.

There is no shore power, no generator, and no plans to have any of this in the nearest future.

But I agree that 15A/30A adapter and main cord into outside shore power receptacle is the safest way. Comments on disconnecting converter are duly noted.

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