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07/8/2018 at 1:36pm
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I would suggest that you give the members a bit more information, like
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Make of power supply unit
More details of exactly what the problem is
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16/8/2018 at 2:10pm
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It looks like your continuous power requirements are in total 230w worse case and your output is 120w continuous so the inverter is overloaded and shuts down.
If the laptop at 120w is red lighting the inverter and the table fan at 15w is not it would appear that the inverter has a safety cutout at anything above 120w
Have you tried the fan at 100w to see if it red lights
In general it looks like you are trying to run too much off the inverter
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17/8/2018 at 2:50pm
Location: Doncaster
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What is an inverter?
What do you use it for?
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17/8/2018 at 10:01pm
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An inverter takes 12v from a supply and converts it to 220v.
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18/8/2018 at 5:52pm
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Do all m otorhomes have them Barry?
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19/8/2018 at 12:02pm
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No they are an add on item for use where you need to convert 12v 220v, like in a car where you need to stop and use a laptop say from your plug in cigarette lighter socket
Andrew as I said if the laptop runs at its max of 120w and you then plug in the desktop fan at 15w it would appear that your inverter has a safety cutout between 120w and 135w
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19/8/2018 at 4:17pm
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I’m sorry but I’m not sure where this is going?
If you only plug in 1 appliance at any time what is the problem?
You said that when you plug in the laptop it’s ok but when you plug in the desk top fan the red light comes on hence your question why does the red light come on
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19/8/2018 at 5:03pm
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Your Laptop is 12v, most likely your turning 12v in to 240 with your inverter to then have it returned back in to 12v by the transformer in the cable of the laptop. There are leads available that will let you cut all this waste of power out and connect your laptop to the 12v power outlet.
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