โOct-04-2015 08:48 AM
โOct-04-2015 05:05 PM
CommuterCruiser wrote:
***knock on wood*** so far we haven't fried a computer.
โOct-04-2015 04:52 PM
corvettekent wrote:
Last year I installed two 160 watt solar panels and I have four 6 volt batteries. I used a modified sine wave 150 watt inverter to power the TV or charge the laptop. You should be fine using a small inverter like this but you may want to step up to a pure sine wave inverter.
โOct-04-2015 04:44 PM
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โOct-04-2015 12:04 PM
tfirma wrote:
I'm wondering why it makes sense to use a portable inverter inside my RV rather than just allow myself the convenience of using the 120V outlets?
โOct-04-2015 11:43 AM
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โOct-04-2015 09:07 AM
โOct-04-2015 09:04 AM
CommuterCruiser wrote:
Using any inverter will use more power than direct to DC/12V. I don't know if all inverters are alike in converting DC to AC/120V, but it's a question to ask. If the little portables are not as efficient, it might be a selling point to installing the inverter to allow you to use the 120V outlets.
Another consideration is the type of power output by the inverter -- pure sine wave versus modified. We have a modified on our sailboat and have fried more than one rechargable battery for power tools. But we haven't fried other stuff -- at least that we know of. They say not to use electronics with modified sine wave, but ***knock on wood*** so far we haven't fried a computer.
Just some considerations in your decision.
โOct-04-2015 08:53 AM