Sometimes small systems are plenty
Friday my wife suddenly got the urge to camp. Immediately. All the TT has is the original Group 24 battery, 5w solar to maintain it and a 700w/1500w inverter I've never even run under significant l...
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Yes it did everything we wanted to prep for the trip in the unpowered storage lot except the AC. The principle does apply to short trips with small systems too, or long trips with really good conservation.
I do prefer 120v. For example I have never ever found a portable air compressor in 12v that i really like. I have had quite a few bad ones, and a few fair ones. None I have had could keep up with just your average portable tank compressor. So much faster topping off the tires.
12v TVs stink for the most part. Love 120v entertainment systems better as a rule though you can get great 12v audio systems. 120v residential fridges have really made inroads into RVs.
I could actually see an RV that just bit the bullet and ran non-regulation-mandated systems via an inverter and 120v only. I wonder how bad the inverter and other losses would be if designed specifically for this service...
Jim
I do prefer 120v. For example I have never ever found a portable air compressor in 12v that i really like. I have had quite a few bad ones, and a few fair ones. None I have had could keep up with just your average portable tank compressor. So much faster topping off the tires.
12v TVs stink for the most part. Love 120v entertainment systems better as a rule though you can get great 12v audio systems. 120v residential fridges have really made inroads into RVs.
I could actually see an RV that just bit the bullet and ran non-regulation-mandated systems via an inverter and 120v only. I wonder how bad the inverter and other losses would be if designed specifically for this service...
Jim
