Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:28:40 -0600
Reply-To: Paul Connelly <vanagonhummingbird@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Paul Connelly <vanagonhummingbird@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Inverter Questions
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Thanks Loren,
I have never had a front table (I have the "stand" for it) - its on the list
of things to get, but its not at the top yet!!! But I always swing the
passenger seat around when set up. My camping is usually done in western CO
or Eastern UT, so always pretty much national forest (and not in campgrounds
either - I work in the tourism industry and the last thing I ever want to
see when camping is other tourists! - That's why I chose to get a Syncro -
to get away from all of the crowds).
So I will probably just hook the inverter directly to the battery and leave
it on that front side of the cabinets and not bother setting up anything
else for shore power until such times as I may use it more. But I will bear
in mind your distribution idea if and when that happens - thank you for
that.
Now I've got to wonder why I should put a 100 amp fuse in a "hard wired"
connection to the battery when a temporary connection via the clips provided
with the unit has no additional fusing and there are already 2 x 30 amp
fuses in the unit itself (with low voltage, over voltage, overload, over
temp protection and a low battery alarm)?
I can see a "short" taking out the on board fuses (which are standard blades
and would be easily accessible in that position should they ever go. I would
expect them to blow before a 100 amp fuse in the feed line anyway, (if the
wiring could even survive that load as David pointed out).
Any thoughts on that one anyone?
Thanks again,
Paul.
On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 9:04 AM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 7:40 AM, Paul Connelly <
> vanagonhummingbird@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Loren,
>>
>> Yes, I am beginning to see the error of my ways! Is your power strip
>> connected to the inverter or to the fringe outlet for shore power (or either
>> depending on the situation)?
>>
>
> The power strip is simply plugged into the 110 outlet that is there for the
> 'fridge. It's been in there for six years now, I don't remember how I
> snaked it in at the back of the cabinet but there was enough clearance for
> the plug. Not hard wired.
>
>
>> There is enough clearance back there to run the cable, but not a plug, so
>> I'm assuming that you have it hard wired to the socket, no?
>>
>> I liked the idea of using the existing socket positions to use a laptop on
>> the table when sitting on the rear bench.
>>
>
> Eash of us evolves a 'living style' in our campers. In my case I set up
> the laptop on the front table and use the passenger seat, reversed. And I
> use a 12v adapter for the laptop. I have three 12v outlets also mounted on
> the cabinet behind the drivers seat. So any power, 110 or 12v, comes from
> the same general location. I rarely use the inverter, use it only for
> charging items that can't be charged from 12v.
>
>>
>>
>> Paul.
>>
>>
>
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