Making It Our Own-Inside

[drdave]

[quote source="/post/17024/thread" timestamp="1449542881" author="@sandroad"]Some tech mods. (Hard to get good photos in these areas)


The  22" Samsung HD TV on the TV mount, the 12VDC clock in the Command tray for use at night, the Samlex 300 watt sine wave inverter mounted on the cabinet over the TV (for the TV when "off the grid"), and Command trays for remotes and iPhones. 



The Ambient Weather wireless indoor/outdoor weather station, Progressive Industries EMS-HW30C monitor, and Luxpro digital thermostat. The outdoor monitor for the weather station normally lives in/on the tongue box. 


[/quote]Hi Merlin.   How are you getting power to your inverter?   Can you run it at the full 300W off the 12V socket or did you need to run a heavy duty cable from your battery?   

[charliem]

[quote source="/post/17880/thread" timestamp="1453166876" author="@tlbones"]
Hi Merlin.   How are you getting power to your inverter?   Can you run it at the full 300W off the 12V socket or did you need to run a heavy duty cable from your battery?   [/quote][font size="3"]It's best not to run from a 12V socket. The inverter should be installed as close as practical to the converter panel and wired with #10AWG wire to an unused slot. Full power from a 300W inverter can approach 28-30 Amps. Most 12V sockets are rated at 15A. That said my Samsung 55" LED TV only requires 154W @ 120V. Smaller TVs will require less. [/font]

[daplumbr]

[quote source="/post/17880/thread" timestamp="1453166876" author="@tlbones"]Hi Merlin.   How are you getting power to your inverter?   Can you run it at the full 300W off the 12V socket or did you need to run a heavy duty cable from your battery?   

[font size="3"]It's best not to run from a 12V socket. The inverter should be installed as close as practical to the converter panel and wired with #10AWG wire to an unused slot. Full power from a 300W inverter can approach 28-30 Amps. Most 12V sockets are rated at 15A. That said my Samsung 55" LED TV only requires 154W @ 120V. Smaller TVs will require less. [/font]
[/quote]Good question and good answer. In our case, we run the inverter off the 12V socket that's handy on that wall. We use it only when boon-docking to power the 22" TV which draws only 23 watts AC. Factor in some inefficiencies in the power supply chain and I'm fairly certain the total draw is less that 4-5 amps DC. I didn't buy the inverter new for the camper; it's one I already had from other projects. Charlie's right on that driving the inverter to it's full output would need direct battery or converter wiring.