Convert 120V to 12V
I Just got a macerator to empty tanks at home and am a bit stumped on powering it. I know I can pull right off the battery but am wanting to run it off my house/shore power. Reasons being I have two...
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Pipeman wrote:
I made up a longer set of wires and attach them to the macerator wires with alligator clips. I hook them up to my 12 volt batteries in the trailer and pump into the 35 gallon black water tote that I have or into the house when at home. When dry camping I usually have the gennys running and at home the 5er is hooked up to a 30 amp plug to keep batteries charged. Simple.
Simple ! Elegant !
I would use at least 14 gauge wire, 12 would be better. Also, for heavy DC loads like that, install a set of Anderson PowerPole 45A connectors close to the batter bank with a 30A inline fuse. Couple of bucks on eBay.
