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djbroughton
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Feb 23, 2015

Trying to use small inverter through cig. lighter adapter

I am trying to run my CPAP machine from a light fixture above the bed instead of through the main inverter. I wired a 12 v cigarette lighter outlet into the fixture. The voltage reads 12.5 v and I can...
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djbroughton
Explorer
Feb 24, 2015
wa8yxm wrote:
Too much too small wire feeding the outlet.. The voltage is dropping under load.

you need to find a stronger wire in the bedroom.....

QUESTION, is there a slide out for the bed? and if so what is the make of the slide system,, Accu-Slice there will be a controller, likely either above the slide or below it a piece of fascia covers the area.. Tap the power to that, that lead can hauld hte freight just fine.


But the new connection read about 12.5 v? I was never strong on Ohms law.

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