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--- rv:build:cardboard [2020/01/23 19:07]
frater_secessus [carrying a tape measure]
+++ rv:build:cardboard [2021/06/07 21:36]
frater_secessus [power in the "van"]
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   * use cardboard boxes((of the appropriate shape and size)) to represent any medium or large objects you don't have yet:  [[food:refrigeration|fridge]], [[electrical:12v:deep_cycle_battery|battery bank]], [[electrical:solar:charge_controller|charge controllers]], [[water:start|water jugs]], etc.   Use a marker and write "fresh water jug" or other apprpri
   * sawhorses can hold up galley surfaces, bed decks,  or other horizontal spaces.  Later during the build you can use the horses for their actual carpentry purposes.
+===== power in the "van" =====
+[[https://amzn.to/3ptHIbX|{{ https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61FOAk4UA5L._AC_UL320_.jpg?75}}]]
+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.
+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.
 ===== live in the "van" =====

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