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--- electrical:12v:intro [2019/09/23 19:32]
frater_secessus [Powering your vanlife]
+++ electrical:12v:intro [2019/12/06 23:03]
frater_secessus [things you can run in the van]
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 The two are usually separate systems, except when actively [[electrical:12v:alternator|charging from the alternator]].((or doing something exotic like [[electrical:solar:shallow_cycling|shallow cycling]]))
+===== what you can run in the van =====
+Things that are run off the van's power are called [[electrical:12v:loads|loads]].  Unlike a wall socket where you can run pretty much anything you want, using power you make yourself is a series of choices and compromises.   Some things are easy to run off off-grid;  some things are harder and require more infrastructure, planning, and money.
+  * easy/cheap to run
+      * phone and tablet charging
+      * [[electrical:12v:laptop|laptop]] charging/use if you do it when the sun is shining
+      * ventilation
+  * harder and more expensive to run
+      * laptop charging/use if you do it a night
+  * hard to run
+      * heating or cooking with electricity, which is why we use propane
+      * [[hvac:solar_ac|air conditioning]], which is why we go where it is cooler
+      * electric coffee makers, which is why we use propane((see the pattern?))
 ===== sources of house power =====

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