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--- electrical:inverter [2017/10/07 11:41]
frater_secessus [estimating your needs]
+++ electrical:inverter [2018/06/16 23:41]
frater_secessus [overvoltage and undervoltage]
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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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+====== sharing power ======
+Because higher voltage power has less losses over long wires, it may be most efficient to share power between RVs as 120v.  The donor vehicle would invert to 120v, plug in an extension cord to their inverter and run it to the recipient.  The recipient could plug it cord into their [[electrical:shore_power|shore power]] inlet or use it as 120v.

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