Date:         Wed, 19 Apr 2006 07:12:24 -0400
Reply-To:     Edward Maglott <emaglott@BUNCOMBE.MAIN.NC.US>
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From:         Edward Maglott <emaglott@BUNCOMBE.MAIN.NC.US>
Subject:      Re: battery-inverter-charger-battery loop
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Shouldn't I just be able to switch the hot side of the 110v circuit?
Edward

At 06:17 AM 4/19/2006, you wrote:
>I would be more concerned about the safety of the 110v side of things.
>The switch you use has to switch both sides of the 110v system. The van
>is small enough that things can just be plugged into the inverter and
>just let the fridge run on 12 volts while driving. As for the
>thermostat, the fridge will never freeze your soda or milk anyway and
>except in the winter, it will always turned all the way up so that is
>not a benefit. Most inverters will try to run with the battery down to
>10.5 volts and at that pint it will take 4 hours or more to fully
>restore it so some battery damage will occur anyway.
>
>Dennis