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rv:build:cardboard [2022/08/14 15:12] frater_secessus [Cardboard Aided Design] |
rv:build:cardboard [2023/10/19 14:46] frater_secessus [power in the "van"] |
Cardboard Aided Design((a play on Computer Aided Design, or CAD)) is a method to **model a van's living space**((cargo area)) at actual scale. It is a mock-up you can stand in, sit in, //live// in. it does not require one to actually own a van yet. The area is marked off and actual objects or cardboard mock-ups are moved into the space. | Cardboard Aided Design((a play on Computer Aided Design, or CAD)) is a method to **model a van's living space**((cargo area)) at actual scale. It is a mock-up you can stand in, sit in, //live// in. it does not require one to actually own a van yet. The area is marked off and actual objects or cardboard mock-ups are moved into the space. |
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A similar scale model idea is expressed by lennyflank when he, only half-jokingly, advises mildly interested newcomers to "live in your bathroom for a month." | A similar scale model idea is expressed by lennyflank when he, only half-jokingly, advises mildly interested newcomers to "live in your bathroom for a month, but without using the toilet, running water, or grid power." |
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If you are going to run 120vac ([[electrical:inverter|inverter]]) loads, get a power strip and plug it into [[https://amzn.to/3ptHIbX|a kill-a-watt meter]]. Note what every device draws, and how much power you consume every 24hrs. Add 10%-20% for inverter losses, depending on which inverter you buy. | If you are going to run 120vac ([[electrical:inverter|inverter]]) loads, get a power strip and plug it into [[https://amzn.to/3ptHIbX|a kill-a-watt meter]]. Note what every device draws, and how much power you consume every 24hrs. Add 10%-20% for inverter losses, depending on which inverter you buy. |
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For 12v loads, get your bank set up and charge it only in the daytime. At night it gets drawn down just like in a real van when the sun goes down and the solar stops working. | For 12v loads, get your bank set up and charge it only in the daytime. At night it gets drawn down just like in a real van when the sun goes down and the solar stops working. [[electrical:12v:battery_monitor|A battery monitor]] will be helpful. |
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