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electrical:12v:intro [2021/05/02 18:50]
frater_secessus [what you can run in the van] added wallwart link\
electrical:12v:intro [2021/05/20 14:05]
frater_secessus [what you can run in the van]
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-===== what you can run in the van =====+===== what you can run in the vehicle =====
  
 Things that are run off house power are called [[electrical:12v:loads|loads]].  Unlike a wall socket where you can run pretty much anything you want, using power you make yourself is a series of choices and compromises.   Some things are easy to run off off-grid;  some things are harder and require more infrastructure, planning, and money. Some things are impractical in vans. Things that are run off house power are called [[electrical:12v:loads|loads]].  Unlike a wall socket where you can run pretty much anything you want, using power you make yourself is a series of choices and compromises.   Some things are easy to run off off-grid;  some things are harder and require more infrastructure, planning, and money. Some things are impractical in vans.
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      * [[electrical:12v:phone charging|phone and tablet]] charging - can also be charged from a [[https://amzn.to/2WTMOAm|USB battery pack]].      * [[electrical:12v:phone charging|phone and tablet]] charging - can also be charged from a [[https://amzn.to/2WTMOAm|USB battery pack]].
      * [[electrical:12v:laptop|laptop]] charging      * [[electrical:12v:laptop|laptop]] charging
 +     * <=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]].
   * **easy to run** off a [[lifestyle:faq_solar_generator|portable power pack]]((which you will have to recharge somehow))   * **easy to run** off a [[lifestyle:faq_solar_generator|portable power pack]]((which you will have to recharge somehow))
       * fan       * fan
electrical/12v/intro.txt ยท Last modified: 2024/02/21 13:44 by frater_secessus