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petervicich
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Feb 20, 2014

What type of transformer/converter should i get?

Hi all, I am traveling to south america, so in many countries (or at least my final destination, Peru) the current is 220, so I should get a converter from 220 (wall outlet) to 110 (Camper), how m...
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KD4UPL
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Feb 20, 2014
If you have a 30 amp service and want to use it to full capacity that would be 3,600 watts. Just the battery charger and refrigerator may be anywhere from 300 to 2,000 watts depending on the size of your converter and how low your batteries are.
Either way, the transformer to make this happen is going to cost several hundred dollars.
One option would be the X240 autotransformer that Outback Power sells.

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