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26/5/2009 at 11:18am
Location: Sheffield
Outfit: SunnCamp Pathfinder 400
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Quote: Originally posted by john cardiff on 26/5/2009
Hi newbies here with mh..want to converter electric instead of paying on site. Is maplins the best place to buy cheap converter.
Hi,
What was you intending to use an inverter for? They are ok for low drain stuff or occasional use but if you wanted to run lights, tv, fridges etc. then EHU would be better. The reason being that even "small" loads at 240v can end up being big drains on a 12v battery, for example a 15" LCD TV uses about 40w at 240v, that works out to be about 3.5A at 12v.. Add in a fridge, lights etc and that lot will flatten a 110Ah battery in a day or so at best.
Then you have to consider keeping it charged, could be done using the vans engine but then its the cost of burning fuel, wear & tear etc. Probably cheaper and certainly less hassle to just pay the few quid a night and use EHU.
On the flip side we camp in a tent and have small 300w inverter in the car, use it to charge phones etc whilst driving but thats it. Ours came from Argos a few years ago, most places that do electrical stuff seem to sell them now - dare say lots on ebay, online stores and so on too.
Cheers
Liam
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26/5/2009 at 12:31pm
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Thankyou liam,
Think it might be wise to pay onsite as we usually book with haven.
We like pool & facilitys when away.
Not done the wild side yet we like telly to much LOL.Hence the question for inverter.
Thankyou again John.
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