Use inverter to power electrical outlets
I'm in the process of purchasing an Outdoors RV Creekside 20FQ. I'm having the dealer add a few things such as a 150 watt solar system and a Go Power 600 watt inverter. I will have two Lifeline AGM 6 ...
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If you leave the inverter on for long periods of time (even when it's not powering anything) it will consume a nontrivial amount of power... 0.9A if it's their pure sine wave model, or 0.2A if it's their modified sine wave model, according to the Go Power website. For charging cell phones, you're likely better off using a 12V car charger than a 120V charger powered by the inverter.
Other than that, you should be OK. You are probably losing some power to unnecessary "phantom loads" such as the microwave clock (assuming you have a microwave), the TV's standby power supply (assuming you have a TV), etc. For relatively short-duration usage, they're probably not worth losing sleep over.
Other than that, you should be OK. You are probably losing some power to unnecessary "phantom loads" such as the microwave clock (assuming you have a microwave), the TV's standby power supply (assuming you have a TV), etc. For relatively short-duration usage, they're probably not worth losing sleep over.
