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--- electrical:12v:intro [2024/01/29 13:36]
frater_secessus [Real-world(ish) examples]
+++ electrical:12v:intro [2024/01/29 13:37]
frater_secessus [Real-world(ish) examples]
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      * <=100w loads from [[https://amzn.to/3u4Qm1g|small inverters]].  Note that most small, inexpensive inverters are [[electrical:inverter#modified_sine_wave|modified sine wave]] and not appropriate for all [[electrical:12v:loads|loads]].
      * very small loads (like a cellphone) might be run off the ciggy/USB port [[https://www.reddit.com/r/urbancarliving/comments/v42jvw/is_it_safe_to_charge_your_phone_in_car_while_its/ib5k2u5/|without the engine running]].
-  * **trivial loads**  like phone charging can be run off [[https://amzn.to/47X2Ziy|USB power bricks]].  See [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1sjqaRll2s|this testing video]] by Project Farm.
+  * **very small loads**  like phone charging can be run off [[https://amzn.to/47X2Ziy|USB power bricks]].  See [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1sjqaRll2s|this testing video]] by Project Farm.  Recharge the brick[s] from the cigarette lighter while driving, at cafes, etc.
   * **Easy to run** off a small [[lifestyle:faq_solar_generator|portable power station]]((which you will have to recharge somehow))
       * Phone/Tablet/small laptop (MacBook Air, Chromebook) charging while parked

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