What runs on battery?

Thanks everyone. Great info. The 12 volt side of life was a great read.

Ken

Bobbo wrote:

Those who boondock and have TV have an inverter that "inverts" 12v power from the battery back to 120v for the TV.

Some actually have a TV that runs directly from 12 V. They are more common than you might think.

Yes, some TV's use a "brick" power supply that has a 12VDC output to the TV. Since most trailers have a 12V power outlet by the TV you can (CAREFULLY) make up a 12V plug to "M"-connector cable to power the TV directly from 12V.

Caveat - if you don't know what your doing, don't attempt this. You may be buying a new TV.

If your needs are modest add 400 watts of solar and a decent charge controller. That will make you energy independent when boondocking.

Sam Spade wrote:

Bobbo wrote:

Those who boondock and have TV have an inverter that "inverts" 12v power from the battery back to 120v for the TV.

Some actually have a TV that runs directly from 12 V. They are more common than you might think.

Apparently, not the OP. Otherwise he would not have been asking about it.

RoyB wrote:
replace all of the AUTOMOTIVE type lamp bulbs with very low wattage LED units. The automotive light bulb will draw around 1AMP of DC CURRENT

More like 1.5 Amps each bulb. LED bulb would draw 0.3A each. At $2-2.50 each it's a no brainer.

What runs on battery ONLY:
Lights, Fans, Water pump, Furnace, TV (OTA) antenna, Optionally The TV
Motors that move things like Slides or Jacks.

What runs on Gas or 120vac but USES battery power for command and control?
Water heater, Fridge (see note) Air Conditioners

Some fridges are 3-Way, and can run on 12 volt. I DO NOT recommend doing it.

In my coach I have a freezer that is 12 volt (3 amps running) but this is not a standard RV product.. Norcold and Dometic both make ones like it, and at least one model of RV fridge that's all electric,, Runs on 12 or 120 volt.. I do like those. Again 3-4 amps if running on DC. This is in the range of a 2-lamp light fixture.

wa8yxm wrote:
What runs on battery ONLY:
Lights, Fans, Water pump, Furnace, TV (OTA) antenna, Optionally The TV
Motors that move things like Slides or Jacks

Most Furnaces run on 12v and propane.

Almot wrote:

RoyB wrote:
replace all of the AUTOMOTIVE type lamp bulbs with very low wattage LED units. The automotive light bulb will draw around 1AMP of DC CURRENT

More like 1.5 Amps each bulb. LED bulb would draw 0.3A each. At $2-2.50 each it's a no brainer.

Maybe my search skills are deficient, but searching campingworld the lowest price I found was $10, not 2-2.50. Got a link?

LaunchnRetrieve wrote:
Maybe my search skills are deficient, but searching campingworld the lowest price I found was $10, not 2-2.50. Got a link?

As much as I'm trying not to help the economy of already powerful and dangerous dictatorship regime, I think that Campingworld is a sort of Walmart of camping, selling same no-name Chinese LEDs as Ebay.

With wedge socket: 24*5050 SMD
They come with other sockets as well. And in other brightness or color. This one is equivalent to 18W automotive bulb in both brightness and color. I can hardly tell the difference, other than it's less "blinding" than automotive when you look at it, because the light source is more evenly distributed. You might be able to find cheaper, but this one is where many members bought and I don't regret.