The 12 volt side is not creative at all. However, if you want to some how hard wire the 110 v side, you need to know what you are doing to meet codes and keep things safe. Dennis
-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of TC Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 11:10 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Inverter converter/charge system for $500-1000 ?? Dennis > If you can be electrically creative, a cheap alternative is a PC UPS, > (Uninterruptible Power Supply). Most of them use an internal 12 volt > sealed battery. Remove the battery and connect to your 2nd battery. You > now have an inverter and automatic battery charger. Err humm how creative do you have to be is this any more complicated than just changing out the existing battery in the ups you fav deep cycle battery ? |
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