Cpaps and dry camping
Hi My wife and I each use a cpap machine that uses 1.2 A apiece. We have found cpap batteries that will last 10-12 hours to use when we dry camp. The question is how do we recharge them the n...
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Check on it, many CPAP and BIPAP units are actually 12 volt. DW and I both use one and both of our units are 12 volt. Mine is an unheated basic CPAP which apparently draws about 1.5 amps and hers is a BIPAP drawing about 3.1 Amps . Both of our machines are Philips Respironics and the 12 Volt cords are avail from the Mfr website.
By using them this way the same batteries we are recharging anyway are handling the CPAP units and the trailer batteries recharge faster than the little specialty batteries from the med suppliers. But if yo are more comfortable using the secondary units made for your machines install an inverter to power the rechargers, and just run the genny to top off the trailer batteries after the secondary system is done.
By using them this way the same batteries we are recharging anyway are handling the CPAP units and the trailer batteries recharge faster than the little specialty batteries from the med suppliers. But if yo are more comfortable using the secondary units made for your machines install an inverter to power the rechargers, and just run the genny to top off the trailer batteries after the secondary system is done.
