mockturtle
AZ
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For charging electronics and running a small fan, I use one of these:
Jackery
2015 Tiger Bengal TX 4X4
Chevy 3500HD, 6L V8
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2112
Texas
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We use a solar charger similar to This and a USB hub to charge our electronics. Place it in the sun during the day and charge our phones and iPad overnight.
2011 Ford F-150 EcoBoost SuperCab Max Tow, 2084# Payload, 11,300# Tow,
Timbrens, PullRite SuperGlide 2700 15K
2013 KZ Durango 2857
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trail-explorer
NM
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enblethen wrote:A good way to charge phones and other electronics devices is a USB receptacle
They are easy to add.
Bob
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rlw999
Washington State
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Quote:Correct, it is rather confusing that the RV industry decided to call the battery charger/power supply a "converter". While it does "convert" 120V to 12V in some respects it should have been called a battery charger since that really was the prime reason for the converter to exist.
Then you'll get questions from people asking "My RV only has a battery charger, how can I run my 12V appliances when plugged in to shore power?". And really, I use my converter as a DC power supply much more than I need to use it as a battery charger.
I don't think there's anything you could call it that wouldn't raise questions from someone new to RV'ing, but once they learn, then calling it a "converter" is no worse than anything else and they quickly learn the difference between an inverter and a converter.
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Gdetrailer
PA
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rlw999 wrote:Quote:Correct, it is rather confusing that the RV industry decided to call the battery charger/power supply a "converter". While it does "convert" 120V to 12V in some respects it should have been called a battery charger since that really was the prime reason for the converter to exist.
Then you'll get questions from people asking "My RV only has a battery charger, how can I run my 12V appliances when plugged in to shore power?". And really, I use my converter as a DC power supply much more than I need to use it as a battery charger.
I don't think there's anything you could call it that wouldn't raise questions from someone new to RV'ing, but once they learn, then calling it a "converter" is no worse than anything else and they quickly learn the difference between an inverter and a converter.
If you called it 12V POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERY CHARGER there would be zero questions. Spells out exactly what the function is.
Calling it a "converter" just makes a muddy mess since folks think it CONVERTS 12V to 120V..
Both converter and inverter "convert" and hence the confusion which could have been easily avoided.
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