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--- electrical:12v:intro [2024/09/08 15:02]
frater_secessus [sources of house power] rearranged
+++ electrical:12v:intro [2024/12/24 09:58] (current)
frater_secessus [avoiding beginner mistakes] added further reading
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 Before you spend money on making/storing power in your vehicle, be sure to leverage other sources:
-  * plugs at your work, church, or anywhere else you visit regularly
+  * plugs at your work, school, church, or anywhere else you visit regularly
   * plugs at cafes and restaurants -- ask for a table near an outlet
-  * look for outlets at bus stops, park pavilions, etc.
+  * look for public outlets at bus stops, park pavilions, etc
-It may be useful to carry a gym bag with a power strip, extension cord, and any items that need to be charged.  The power strips allows you to charge many things at once, and the extension cord helps you reach faraway outlets or outlets in inconvenient places (on a wall,  behind furniture).
+It may be useful to carry a gym bag with a power strip, extension cord, and any items that need to be charged.  The power strips allows you to charge many things at once, and the extension cord helps you reach faraway outlets or outlets in inconvenient places (on a wall,  behind furniture). An inexpensive, pocket-sized [[electrical:shore_power#power_testers|outlet tester]] can quickly tell you if the outlet is live and wired correctly. It's easier to pop one of those in than to drag out all your equipment only to find out there is no power to that outlet.
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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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