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--- electrical:12v:intro [2024/09/08 19:13]
frater_secessus [sources of house power]
+++ electrical:12v:intro [2025/04/13 16:14] (current)
frater_secessus [sources of house power]
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 ===== sources of house power =====
+>> A. B. C.  \\ A - always.  \\ B - be. \\ C - charging.  \\ Always be charging. //Always// be charging.  -- [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz246_Pjjkc|Glengarry Glen Ross]] (paraphrased)
-Most campervans use [[electrical:solar:gentle_intro|solar]] combined with another charging source, usually the van's [[electrical:12v:alternator|alternator]].   [[electrical:12v:alt_and_solar|This combination]] can be both cheap and highly effective((Isolators are inexpensive, and the combination allows one to run much smaller solar configurations than if one were charging by solar alone))
+Most 'dwellers use [[electrical:solar:gentle_intro|solar]] combined with another charging source, usually the  [[electrical:12v:alternator|alternator]].   [[electrical:12v:alt_and_solar|This combination]] can be both cheap and highly effective((Isolators are inexpensive, and the combination allows one to run much smaller solar configurations than if one were charging by solar alone))
 Before you spend money on making/storing power in your vehicle, be sure to leverage other sources:
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   * Pre-made:  belief that a "power station" is the default solution to every answer.  People were vandwelling for decades before power stations were invented and marketed.
+===== further reading =====
+  * [[https://www.youtube.com/@RVelectricity|RVelectricity YT channel]] (Mike Sokol)

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