[p]Quick question here!
Are the 120V electrical plugs supposed to work if the tent is not plugged to a elec hook-up, but the battery is fully charged?
Last camping trip, I plugged the tent in my garage to fully charge the battery prior the trip. When we arrived at the camp site, i tried the plugs and nothing was working... Plugged the tent when we came back, and they are working when hooked to electricity.
Does my 10.0 have a problem?
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This is normal the 120v plug will only work if you are plugged to an electric hook-up.
Thanks a lot Paul!
Your QS is working normally. In most campers you can only get 110V AC at the outlets if the main power cable is plugged in to an electrical hook up.
But there is a way. You can install an inverter which takes 12v DC battery power and converts (or to use the technical term- inverts) it to AC. These can be small 150 watt units that plug in to the cigarette lighter outlet and can power small 110v AC chargers and appliances. I use one for my laptop charger. Or they can be larger units permanently wired into the camper that can power a microwave for a few minutes. You usually need more and bigger batteries to power the larger inverters. But forget about powering the air conditioner. It would take a huge battery bank to do that.
David
I will look in to that David. It would be practical to be able to charge my cell & have to toaster working in the morning.
But, toast taste great done on the fire, so no big deal! The QS is already a big step above sleeping in our old regular tent :) I just wanted to make sure that everything was working correctly before leaving for our 16 days trip.
Kinyo
[p]The small, cigarette lighter plug in inverters will not run a toaster- the wattage required is more than 150.[/p][p]
[/p][p]For tablets and cell phones, you can usually use a cigarette lighter to usb female plug in device and then use a charging cable for your cell or tablet that has a male usb connector. The cigarette lighter to usb adapters are cheap and work well. See [a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_6?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=usb+cigarette+lighter+adapter&sprefix=usb+ci%2Caps%2C198"]http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_6?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=usb+cigarette+lighter+adapter&sprefix=usb+ci%2Caps%2C198[/a][/p][p]
[/p][p]But since laptops typically need 19V DC to charge and cigarette lighter and usb voltage is lower (12 and 5V respectively and it is more difficult electrically to go up in voltage but easy to go down) you need the AC inverter to power the wall plug in charger for a laptop.
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Quote from: @david" timestamp="1435593327" source="/post/12803/thread[p]The small, cigarette lighter plug in inverters will not run a toaster.[/p][p]
[/p][p]But since laptops typically need 19V DC to charge and cigarette lighter and usb voltage is lower (12 and 5V respectively and it is more difficult electrically to go up in voltage but easy to go down) you need the AC inverter to power the wall plug in charger for a laptop.
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[font size="3"]For laptops, another option is the car chargers available for most laptops. Check Amazon or other computer hardware shops. They connect directly from 12V to the computer just like the original 120V charger. You don't need a separate inverter and you can use them in the car while traveling. I have two and they work great. [/font]
Toast tastes best done on a frying pan with butter both sides.
Inverting 12V dc to 110V ac is inefficient. You lost ~20% charging the battery and will lose 10% at least 8-10% and probably more out the wall.
[quote timestamp="1435665177" source="/post/12831/thread" author="@whoofit"]Toast tastes best done on a frying pan with butter both sides.
Inverting 12V dc to 110V ac is inefficient. You lost ~20% charging the battery and will lose 10% at least 8-10% and probably more out the wall.[/quote]