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Originally Posted by Chance
What is there to lose by running inverter while on the road?
While driving the engine alternator on most motorhomes should supply enough electrical current to power the inverter/refrigerator without even discharging the batteries.  |
What I was inferring was that if not needed, why turn it on? Our refrigerator stays cold without it being powered, just the wife and I and everything that we need while going down the road is powered at the dash... In the event we need ac power, we need a bunch, and it is much more economical to fire up our 8 KW genny that can power the whole bus, most specifically both A/C units, not just a few appliances. We either don't have anything that calls for the inverter, or, we need a lot more than what the inverter is capable of supplying, ergo we don't use the inverter.
Of course, we turn off lights when not needed, use the A/C sparingly, fix drips to conserve water, etc. Somewhere down the line that power has to be replaced and nothing is free. Am I a tree hugger? Nope, I cut down plenty on my property, but, I don't believe in wasting or squandering resources just because I can.. I don't need it, I don't run it. If I ever need it, I'll fire it up.
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