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electrical:inverter [2019/03/13 15:35]
frater_secessus [sharing power]
electrical:inverter [2019/03/13 15:35]
frater_secessus [differences from shore power 12vac]
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 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. 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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 Inverters make 120vac in different way than [[electrical:shore_power|shore power]] does.  [[http://thesurvivalpodcast.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=13518|Alan Georges]] explains: Inverters make 120vac in different way than [[electrical:shore_power|shore power]] does.  [[http://thesurvivalpodcast.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=13518|Alan Georges]] explains:
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