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Showing posts with label inverter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label inverter. Show all posts
Friday, June 3, 2016
Sunday, January 30, 2011
What's the Difference - Converters/Inverters
Manufacturers install 12 volt only components, such as lights, and use converters and inverters to power them. If you are connected to shore power or using your generator, the converter is supplying 12 volts to your lights. Otherwise, your inverter is supplying 12 volts to your lights from your house batteries.
Your converter is really a simple device that takes 110 volt AC and turns it into 12 volt DC. They allow you to use your 12 volt appliances, fans, pumps and camper lights while you are plugged in to 110.
Most RV power converters are equipped with a battery charger to keep the RV's battery charged when connected to a 110 power source. These chargers are usually trickle chargers with a charge rate of less than 10 amps.
Inverters work the exact opposite. They change the DC power of the house batteries to AC current. Some RVs have inverters to provide AC power at times when shoreline power is not available, or when generator use is not advised. Inverters are rated in watts, from 35 to 3000 watts.
RV Power inverters are nice to have for dry camping. Generators require fuel, regular maintenance and can be very noisy. We usually dry camp to avoid noise. Inverters are quiet - not even a hum, and are virtually maintenance free!
A power inverter relies on good RV deep cycle batteries to work properly. They work well for low power appliances such as televisions, radios, computers, and for short term use of appliances such as coffee makers or microwaves.
Your converter is really a simple device that takes 110 volt AC and turns it into 12 volt DC. They allow you to use your 12 volt appliances, fans, pumps and camper lights while you are plugged in to 110.
Most RV power converters are equipped with a battery charger to keep the RV's battery charged when connected to a 110 power source. These chargers are usually trickle chargers with a charge rate of less than 10 amps.
Inverters work the exact opposite. They change the DC power of the house batteries to AC current. Some RVs have inverters to provide AC power at times when shoreline power is not available, or when generator use is not advised. Inverters are rated in watts, from 35 to 3000 watts.
RV Power inverters are nice to have for dry camping. Generators require fuel, regular maintenance and can be very noisy. We usually dry camp to avoid noise. Inverters are quiet - not even a hum, and are virtually maintenance free!
A power inverter relies on good RV deep cycle batteries to work properly. They work well for low power appliances such as televisions, radios, computers, and for short term use of appliances such as coffee makers or microwaves.
What's the Difference - Converters/Inverters
Manufacturers install 12 volt only components, such as lights, and use converters and inverters to power them. If you are connected to shore power or using your generator, the converter is supplying 12 volts to your lights. Otherwise, your inverter is supplying 12 volts to your lights from your house batteries.
Your converter is really a simple device that takes 110 volt AC and turns it into 12 volt DC. They allow you to use your 12 volt appliances, fans, pumps and camper lights while you are plugged in to 110.
Most RV power converters are equipped with a battery charger to keep the RV's battery charged when connected to a 110 power source. These chargers are usually trickle chargers with a charge rate of less than 10 amps.
Inverters work the exact opposite. They change the DC power of the house batteries to AC current. Some RVs have inverters to provide AC power at times when shoreline power is not available, or when generator use is not advised. Inverters are rated in watts, from 35 to 3000 watts.
RV Power inverters are nice to have for dry camping. Generators require fuel, regular maintenance and can be very noisy. We usually dry camp to avoid noise. Inverters are quiet - not even a hum, and are virtually maintenance free!
A power inverter relies on good RV deep cycle batteries to work properly. They work well for low power appliances such as televisions, radios, computers, and for short term use of appliances such as coffee makers or microwaves.
Your converter is really a simple device that takes 110 volt AC and turns it into 12 volt DC. They allow you to use your 12 volt appliances, fans, pumps and camper lights while you are plugged in to 110.
Most RV power converters are equipped with a battery charger to keep the RV's battery charged when connected to a 110 power source. These chargers are usually trickle chargers with a charge rate of less than 10 amps.
Inverters work the exact opposite. They change the DC power of the house batteries to AC current. Some RVs have inverters to provide AC power at times when shoreline power is not available, or when generator use is not advised. Inverters are rated in watts, from 35 to 3000 watts.
RV Power inverters are nice to have for dry camping. Generators require fuel, regular maintenance and can be very noisy. We usually dry camp to avoid noise. Inverters are quiet - not even a hum, and are virtually maintenance free!
A power inverter relies on good RV deep cycle batteries to work properly. They work well for low power appliances such as televisions, radios, computers, and for short term use of appliances such as coffee makers or microwaves.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Where to Mount a Whole House Inverter
I mounted the inverter on my MB in the outside left compartment that's just under the battery box which is below thefridge. The Prosine is mounted on edge at the forward end of the compartment, up as high as possible. The upper mounting flange requires no fastener as it fits up between a wood cleat and the
plastic compartment side. Temporarily block the Prosine up in position
and drill the lower flange mounting holes for 3 bolts.
This location will have the unit's cooling fan blowing out the rear,
inboard end. I used a length of plastic tubing to route this exhaust
out a screened hole I drilled in the back of the compartment. I put a
deflector in front of this hole to assist drawing the air out with a
low pressure zone. Intake air is via a screened hole at the back of
the compartment. (Subsequent to this write-up, and driving some dusty dirt
roads, I found it's desirable to add a dust filter to the air intake.)
This location also makes for an easy AC wiring run down the inboard
side of the water tank. The converter is tossed and a small breaker
box (Home Depot) is installed in its place. The new box contains the
main breaker for the Prosine and a new breaker for the air conditioner. The
air conditioner is placed on its own breaker which is supplied AC only from
shore power or the genset. If it were left on the original AC buss, it may
accidentally be powered by the Prosine inverter, which would overload the
Prosine.
A further advantage of this outside storage bin location is its proximity to
the battery box. If you are going to have the full Prosine 2000 watt output available, then those DC leads going to the Prosine are going to be prodigious -
4/0 welding cable. Running the microwave on the inverter (very doable by the
way) draws about 170 amps from the battery bank/s.
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