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electrical:12v:intro [2019/05/07 23:26] frater_secessus [Table] |
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* **House power** (coach power, leisure power) is the (usually 12v) electrical system in the **living area**. | * **House power** (coach power, leisure power) is the (usually 12v) electrical system in the **living area**. | ||
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+ | ===== what you can run in the van ===== | ||
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+ | Things that are run off house power are called [[electrical: | ||
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+ | Here are some very general ideas to get you thinking: | ||
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+ | * **trivial to run** off the [[electrical: | ||
+ | * phone and tablet charging | ||
+ | * [[electrical: | ||
+ | * **easy/ | ||
+ | * fan | ||
+ | * CPAP | ||
+ | * **average loads** - small ($) house power system: | ||
+ | * [[food: | ||
+ | * laptop charging/ | ||
+ | * [[hvac: | ||
+ | * swamp coolers (due to high power fan motors) | ||
+ | * gaming laptops run off solar during the day | ||
+ | * 120v refrigerators off [[electrical: | ||
+ | * charging e-bikes, etc [[electrical: | ||
+ | * **harder and more expensive to run** - substantial ($$$) house power system - 400w+ of solar, 200Ah+ of battery | ||
+ | * gaming laptops at night | ||
+ | * charging e-bikes, etc at night | ||
+ | * **difficult and very expensive to run** - $thousands in solar, battery, and alternator charging. | ||
+ | * heating or cooking with electricity, | ||
+ | * [[hvac: | ||
+ | * electric [[food: | ||
===== sources of house power ===== | ===== sources of house power ===== | ||
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+ | Most campervans use [[electrical: | ||
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