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--- electrical:inverter [2017/10/07 11:41]
frater_secessus [estimating your needs]
+++ electrical:inverter [2018/06/09 00:22]
frater_secessus
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+[[lifestyle:words_of_wisdom|Words of Wisdom]]:  "Inverters are excellent battery depleters." -- sternwake((https://vandwellerforum.com/showthread.php?tid=1462&pid=25783#pid25783))
+[[lifestyle:words_of_wisdom|Words of Wisdom]]:  "One can only put so much inverter on so much battery... A lot of people will put a 2KW inverter, or larger,  on a single 12v battery, but this can be compared to a 5 second drag car, which uses 5 gallons of gas to run the 1/4 mile, but then only having a 2 gallon gas tank."  -- sternwake((https://vandwellerforum.com/showthread.php?tid=256&pid=3823#pid3823))
 Inverters take 12v DC and turn it into 110v AC.  For shore power charging see [[electrical:converter|Converters]].
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   * can cause motorized items to run warmer
   * can cause some electronics to malfunction
-  * there is anecdotal evidence that MSW can damage some electronics.  The most commonly repeated stories are cordless tool battery chargers and laptop chargers.
+  * some reports of damage to electronics;  see below
+===== MSW and electronics =====
+there is anecdotal evidence that MSW can damage some electronics.  The most commonly repeated stories are Dewalt cordless tool battery chargers and laptop chargers.
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