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rv:build:cardboard [2022/05/25 11:36]
frater_secessus [defining the space] 		rv:build:cardboard [2023/10/19 14:47]
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 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. 
  
-A similar scale model idea is expressed by lennyflank when he, perhaps 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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 ===== power in the "van" =====  ===== 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.  +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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 +[[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 added accuracy actually run all your 120vac loads off the inverter from your bank.  
  
  
rv/build/cardboard.txt · Last modified: 2024/04/09 11:24 by frater_secessus

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